HISTORY OF ANTIOQUIA

 History: Independence of Spain August 11, 1813 (200 years) Independence declared February 12, 1820 (193 years) Independence defined  • 1813 Foundation (Independence) 1856 (Independent State) 1886 (Department)

the department's history as a territorial entity begins in 1569 when ordered his separation from the Governorate of Popayán. The October 30, 1584 Santa Fe de Antioquia, which previously depended on such government, became the capital of the Province of Antioquia . In 1830, with the disintegration of the Republic of Gran Colombia, reemerges as a province until 1856, when it was formed in Sovereign State. In 1886 he became the current department with the demise of the United States of Colombia.