History of Colombia's Government Systems
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Starting from 1810, and as a consequence of the independence insurrection, the provinces
from New Granada disintegrated into States that aimed for local sovereignty. For
each of the States adopted a type of government. What was the system of government?
adopted by the State of Cundinamarca?
Centralism
Federalism
Republic
None of the above
2. The republic was born as a consequence of the independence movements and under the
leadership of Simón Bolívar. The territory of New Granada was divided into three
departments, these are:
Venezuela, Boyacà, and Quindio
Venezuela, Cundinamarca, and Quito.
Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Magdalena
Quito, Venezuela and Bolívar.
In 1824, the Congress of Colombia reorganized the political-administrative division of the
Republic, by law June 25 of that year. Divided into 12 Departments:
Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Cauca, Isthmus, Orinoco, Venezuela, Apure, Zulia
Ecuador, Azuay, Guayaquil. And at the same time the departments were divided into:
Municipalities
Localities
Provinces
Cities
4. The Republic of Colombia, or first Republic, also known as Greater Colombia had
ephemeral life, only 11 years between 1919 when it was created and 1930 when,
Upon Bolívar's death, it dismembered into 3 nations, these are:
New Granada, Venezuela, Ecuador.
Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.
Ecuador, New Granada, and Colombia.
New Granada, Peru and Colombia.
5. In the mid-1830s, the division of the Republic of Colombia, called Gran Colombia,
it became evident. The Republic of New Granada was legally created as
Independent state, through the Constitution of November 17, 1831,
sanctioned in 1832, this under the government of:
José María Obando
Simón Bolívar
Antonio Nariño
None of the above
6. The new republic from an administrative point of view eliminated the republic
departments created when Gran Colombia, instead adopted a division
territorial in 19 provinces: Veragua, Panama, Chocó, Cartagena, Santa Marta,
Riohacha, Socorro, Pamplona, Mompós, Antioquia, Mariquita, Vélez, Casanare, Bogotá,
Neiva, Cauca, Buenaventura, Popayán, Pasto, Arma, Cáceres. In 1851, the republic
it had 2 million inhabitants. Due to the deepening of the federalist idea
it caused the territory to increase by a total of XXXX provinces.
29 provinces
38 provinces
25 provinces
40 provinces
In 1858, under the government of Dr. Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, the nation adopts a new
Constitution, which has been in effect since May 22 and creates the:
Granadine Confederation
United States of Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Colombia