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Title: Mexico (republic). Laws. (December 30, 1836). Variant of S882.
Identifier: BC_0181
Creator: Mexico (Republic)
Topic: Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Sources
Dates: 1836-12-30
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: [The decree of the Congreso General, approved by the President ad interim, and promulgated by José María Ortiz Monasterio, dividing the country into as many Departments as there formerly were States, separating Coahuila from Texas, stating New Mexico and California, "alta y baja," to be Departments, and authorizing the central government to locate the capital of Texas where most convenient when order is re-established. Dated and signed:] México Diciembre 30 de 1836. José María Ortiz Monasterio. [This S882 variant is the proclamation of the decree by José Antonio Fernández y Zaguirre, governor of Tamaulipas. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en Ciudad Victoria á 14 de Enero de 1837. José Antonio Fernández. Francisco Villaseñor, Secretario. Inscribed at the bottom in pen and ink, translated: "I(llustrious) Town Council of Hidalgo." [translated from the original Spanish] [Decorated with patterns as design elements.]

Title: Mexico (republic). Laws. (December 30, 1836). Variant of S882.
Identifier: BC_0182
Creator: Mexico (Republic)
Topic: Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Sources
Dates: 1836-12-30
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: [A decree of the Congreso General dividing the country in to as many Departments as there formerly were States, and separating Coahuila from Texas. Dated and signed:] Palacio del Gobierno nacional en México á 30 de Diciembre de 1836. - José Justo Corro. - A. D. José María Ortiz Monasterio. [This is the proclamation of the decree by the government of the department of San Luis Potosí, their Circular Number 86, in January, 1837. Dated and signed at end:] San Luis Potosí Enero 7 de 1837. Juan José Domínguez. Por indisposición del Sr. Secretario. Francisco Estrada. Oficial Mayor. [translated from the original Spanish] [Decorated with patterns as design elements.]