In 1839 it became the provincial capital and was made a city by the provincial assembly.
The provincial capital is Chang-sha Fu, in addition to which it has eight prefectural cities.
The provincial capital is Nan-ch'ang Fu, on the Kan Kiang, about 35 m.
Near the end of the century Sonora and Sinaloa were divided into two districts, in 1767 the Jesuit missions were secularized, in 1779 the government of the province was definitely organized by Caballero de Croix, and in 1783 Arizpe became the provincial capital.
Albacete comprises the picturesque old upper town and the new or lower town, with lawcourts, schools, barracks, hospitals, a council-hall, a bull-ring and other modern buildings, mostly erected after the city became a provincial capital in 1833.
