Santander State
Santander State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Limits. In 1863 it bordered: Subdivisions. In 1857 the state was divided into the following departamentos: The law of 17 April 1859 divided the state into 7 departamentos: In 1860 two more departamentos were created: