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Sucre Department
Sucre is a department of Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering the Cordoba Department to the west, the Magdalena Department to the east and the Caribbean sea to the north. Its capital is Sincelejo.
History
Name
Sucre was named in honor of the Independence hero Antonio Jose de Sucre who was quoted by the founders of this department in reference to Simon Bolivar's death as saying "They have killed my heart", expression said while cruising the territory of the present day Sucre Department.
Pre Columbian
the area of the city of Sincelejo was inhabited by tribes commanded by a Cacique named Chinchelejo
Colonization
The Spanish colonizers arrived to the area c. 1535 and officially founded a town called San Francisco de Asis de Sincelejo (Saint Francis of Asissi of Sincelejo) on October 4, 1535 under the terrority and government of Cartagena of Indies.
The Governor of Cartagena ordered Antonio de de la torre y Miranda to collect all inhabitants in the area and concentrate them in the city of Sincelejo. The area was later given in encomienda to Alonso Padilla in 1610.
Modern history
In 1963 the Second Assembly of Municipalities met to reaffirm the creation of the Department of Sucre after the population supported the initiative leaded by CorpoSucre. On July 28, 1966 the Senate of Colombia started a debate on the creation of the Department and on August 18 of this same year approves its creation under the 47 Law of 1966 sanctioned by President Carlos Lleras Restrepo.
Geography
Administrative Divisions
Provinces
Sucre is subdivided into 5 regions or provinces:
Mojana
Guaranda
Majagual
Sucre
Montes de Maria
Chalan
Coloso
Morroa
Ovejas
Sincelejo
Morrosquillo
Covenas
Palmito
San Onofre
Tolu
Toluviejo
Sabanas
Buenavista
Corozal
El Robel
Galeras
Los Palmitos
Sampues
San Juan de Betulia
San Pedro
Since
San Jorge
Caimito
La Union
San Benito Abad
San Marcos
Municipalities
Buenavista
Caimito
Chalan
Coloso
Corozal
Covenas
El Roble
Galeras
Guaranda
La Union
Los Palmitos
Majagual
Morroa
Ovejas
Palmito
Sampues
San Benito Abad
San Juan Betulia
San Marcos
San Onofre
San Pedro
Since
Sincelejo
Sucre
Tolu
Toluviejo
External links
Government of Sucre official website
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