When did Victoria become the capital of the combined colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia?

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Victoria Provincial Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Victoria was made the capital of the combined colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in 1866.12

Prior to this union, New Westminster had served as the capital of the mainland colony of British Columbia from 1859 until 1866. Following the merger of the two colonies, Victoria became the capital of the newly unified Colony of British Columbia, a status it retained when the region later entered the Dominion of Canada as a province in 1871.312