Map of the Kingdom of Córdoba (1797)

This map was created by Spanish cartographer Tomás López de Vargas Machuca in 1797 and published posthumously by his sons in the “Geographical Atlas of Spain” from 1804. The map depicts the Kingdom of Córdoba with its territorial boundaries prior to Javier de Burgos' provincial administration reform in 1833.

The Kingdom of Córdoba comprised approximately the current province of Córdoba. In addition, it bordered the northwest with the province of Extremadura, to the northeast with the province of La Mancha, to the east with the Kingdom of Jaén, to the south with the Kingdom of Granada and to the south-west with the Kingdom of Seville.

The administrative division of the kingdom comprised four judicial districts:

  • Córdoba match
  • Party of Los Pedroches
  • Carpio match
  • Santa Eufemia match

In addition, the map also shows the towns of Andalusia at the bottom. This is a new administrative district, founded in 1784 and completely separate from the Kingdom of Córdoba, with the same administrative capacity. This new administrative division was created during the reign of Charles III with the aim of ensuring the safe transit of people and goods between Madrid and the various cities of Andalusia.

You can read more about Tomás López and his atlas in this article from the newsletter: Tomás López and the first detailed atlas of Spain (1804).

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