How was Mexico divided when it became a republic in 1824?

Mexico was divided into 19 states and four territories when it became a republic in 1824. After becoming independent from Spain the first Mexican Empire under Agustin de Iturbide was dissolved and the newly formed congress determined the new countries subdivision into the following:

• Aguascalientes
• Campeche
• Central District (Mexico)
• Chihuahua
• Chiapas
• Coahuila y Tejas (Coahuila and Texas)
• Durango
• Guanajuato
• Guerrero
• Jalisco
• Michoacán
• Nuevo León
• Oaxaca
• Puebla
• Querétaro
• San Luis Potosi
• Sonora y Sinaloa (Sonora and Sinaloa)
• Tamaulipas
• Veracruz
• Yucatan
• Zacatecas
• Territory of Alta California
• Territory of Baja California
• Territory of Colima
• Territory of Tlaxcala