Carmen Territory
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CapitalVilla del Carmen
Total
20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)| Carmen Territory Territorio del Carmen | |||||||||||||
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| Territory of Mexico | |||||||||||||
| 1853–1857 | |||||||||||||
Location of the Carmen Territory (green) in Mexico. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Villa del Carmen | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| • Type | Territory of Mexico | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 23 November 1853 | ||||||||||||
• Dissolution | 16 September 1857 | ||||||||||||
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The Carmen Territory (Spanish: Territorio del Carmen) was a federal territory of Mexico that existed between 1853 and 1857.[1]