Granadine Federation (British Louisiana)
From Alternative History
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| Capital: | Santa Fe | ||||
| Language: | Spanish | ||||
| Monarch: | Carlos II | ||||
| Executive President: | |||||
| Independence: | from Spain | ||||
| declared: | 1853 | ||||
| recognized: | 1883 | ||||
| Currency: | Granadine Peso | ||||
The Granadine Federation includes, more or less, OTL Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
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[edit] History
Highly influenced by the British, the Granadine Federation declared her indepenence in 1853. The independence war was quick and almost bloodless, but Spain did not recognized the independence for almost 30 years.
[edit] Geography
The Granadine Federation lies in northwestern Southamerica, plus a deal of the Central American Isthmus.
The Granadine Federation is traditionally divided in six natural regions: The Andes, the Pacific Plains, the Caribbean Plains, the Isthmus, the Llanos, and the Selva.
[edit] Limits
North: The Caribbean Sea. West: Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean. South: Peru . East: Brazil and Venezuela.
[edit] Political Divisions
The Granadine Federation is divided in ten Estados (States, sing. estado) and two federal territories. The States are divided in provincias (provinces) and the provinces in municipios (municipalities).
| State | Capital | Province | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioquia | Santa Fe de Antioquia | Antioquia | Santa Fe de Antioquia |
| Valle de Aburrá | Medellín | ||
| Boyacá | Tunja | Pamplona | Cúcuta |
| Socorro | Socorro | ||
| Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagena |
| Sinú | Montería | ||
| Cauca | Popayán | Popayán | Popayán |
| Valle del Cauca | Santiago de Cali | ||
| Guayaquil | Guayaquil | Cuenca | Cuenca |
| Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| Magdalena | Santa Marta | Cesar | Valledupar |
| Santa Marta | Santa Marta | ||
| Panamá | Panamá | Azuero | Azuero |
| Panamá | Panamá | ||
| Quito | Quito | Carchi | Tulcán |
| Pichincha | Quito | ||
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe de Bogotá | Bogotá | Santa Fe de Bogotá |
| Meta | Villavicencio | ||
| Tolima | Mariquita | Huila | Neiva |
| Mariquita | Mariquita | ||
| Territory | Capital | ||
| Caguán | Florencia | ||
| Amazonas | Leticia |
