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Province of Venezuela (Province of Caracas)

1527 – 1777
ColonySouth America

Spanish colonial province covering the Venezuelan coast and interior, granted by the Crown in 1527; encompassed the Klein-Venedig Welser concession (1528-1546) before reverting to direct Crown administration governed from Coro and then Caracas.

Reorganized/elevated into the Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1777 (already in canonical as captaincy_venezuela, 1777-1823).

Borders in 1547 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Province of Venezuela (Province of Caracas) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1527 · 1547.

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