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State of Cauca

1857–1886 · 19th century · Also known as Sovereign State of Cauca

The State of Cauca was a federal state of Colombia created in 1857 within the Granadine Confederation, covering a vast area of the south-west from the Pacific coast to the Amazon, with its capital at Popayán. Its governor Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera rebelled against the confederation in 1860 and won the civil war that followed. As the Sovereign State of Cauca it lasted until 1886.

State of Cauca
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Granadine Confederation

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). State of Cauca. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-of-cauca
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