January 3 of 1954 . In 1954 there
were coup then president José María Obando , by
General Jose Maria Melo , sparking the fighting between the
Provinces. The then governor of the province of Soto Dr. alpio
Mantilla Floridablanca relief requested from the governor of Socorro. In
the congress of 1855, on March 6 , General Mosquera presented a
project on the creation of the state of Santander . On May 13,
1857 was created by the State of Santander Act, comprising the provinces
of Pamplona , Ocaña and Socorro that henceforth
it would be a federal state . On October 16 of 1857 in
the Constituent Assembly of the State of Santander was appointed Dr. Manuel
Murillo Toro as President. Murillo Toro ( Tolima ), was in
charge of the state command of October 26 of 1957 ,
on November 11 of the same year was elected owned Dr. Murillo Toro
Santander state constitution is an example of consonance between liberal ideas
and governance principles of the peoples themselves and consecrate "Santandereanos
are all people who are in their territory without distinction of birth and all
citizens of the state over 21 Santander." On November 24th of 1857 was
appointed as the capital of the state of Santander to Bucaramanga. On December
23 of 1857 were enacted State Law 15 circuits forming Santander
as territorial division. The circuit consists Giron Giron and
Floridablanca, Girón chose as its capital. On January 8 of 1858 was
established as a municipality of Floridablanca (and he own
constitution). On 21 January 1958 , Santander
president Manuel Murillo Toro officiating mayors and among other
