on them. Territorial divisions The territory of Cartagena province had different administrative subdivisions over the course of its history. At first it was subdivided into partidos, which in the late colonial period were known as jurisdicciones (jurisdictions). In 1675 the province included the partidos of Cartagena, Mompós and Tolu, while in 1776 the province was divided into the five partidos of Cartagena de Indias, Tierradentro, Mahates, Barranca, Tolu and Mompós. With the advent of independence, the boundaries of the old jurisdictions were changed, with the new subdivisions being called cantones (cantons). Many of the inhabitants were not happy with these changes, and consequently, usage of some of the new iterations wes suppressed. In 1825 the province was divided into the cantons of Cartagena de Indias, Barranca nueva, Carmen, Mompós, Simití and Tolu, then in 1835 it was divided into the cantons of Cartagena, Barranquilla, Corozal, Chinú, Lorica, Mahates, Sabanalarga, San Andrés and Soledad. These were all subdivided into parishes and villages. Demographics The table shows the data used by Calderón indicating the approximate population of the province at the time of each census in the New Kingdom of Granada, taken successively when new taxes were levied by the Spanish crown. According to data supplied by the viceregal secretary Francisco Silvestre in his book Descripción del Reino de Santafé de Bogotá (Description of the Kingdom of Santafé de Bogota), in 1789 the population of the province amounted to 119,647 inhabitants, and in 1835, the province had 130,324 inhabitants. According to the census of 1851, the province had 151,950 inhabitants, of whom 73,706 were men and 78,244 were women. The indigenous population in the territory of Cartagena Province at the time of the Spanish conquest was about 100,000, but due to continuous reduction of their numbers, mainly by introduced diseases and the harsh conditions of forced labor that many of them endured, from first contact with the Spaniards in 1502 to 1570 their number had been reduced to only about 22,500. References Provinces of the Spanish Empire Provinces of Gran Colombia Provinces of the Republic of New Granada