This province existed until 1860.

The following provinces also existed but were abolished prior to 2002:

These provinces existed from 1812 to 1814 and once again from 1820 to 1821, the period during which the Spanish Constitution of 1812 was in effect.

A total of 46 different provinces exist, as well as hundreds of unique characters.

A fifth province called Valentia also briefly existed, probably in the far north.

In the 6th century, another Byzantine province existed in this area.

An ecclesiastical province of Kaduna of the Church of Nigeria exists.

Most other provinces, although no longer on the administrative map, still exist as cultural or economic areas, with people frequently referring to them.

Within these Communion provinces may exist subdivisions, called ecclesiastical provinces, under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop.

The province existed through a series of land patents in several incarnations, including one known as New Somersetshire.