San Martín Territory

The San Martín Territory (Territorio de San Martín) was a national territory of the Republic of New Granada (1846-1856) and the United States of Colombia (1866-1886) created on June 2, 1846. The capital was San Martín.

In the South it bordered the Caquetá Territory.

Timeline

 * 1832 part of Bogotá Province as San Martín Territory.
 * 1844 part of Cundinamarca State as San Martín Territory.
 * 1856 part of Bogotá Province as the San Martín Canton.
 * 1863 part of Cundinamarca State as San Martín Territory.
 * 1867 Cundinamarca cedes all rights over the territory to the Union
 * 1875 it is named Meta Province
 * 1886 as Oriente Province part of Cundinamarca Department
 * 1906 Meta National Territory
 * 1909 Meta National Intendency
 * 1959 Meta Department