[This is an unnumbered decree of the Permanent Deputation, issued on July 23, 1834, stating that the Congress believed that the will of the nation, and expressed by a majority of the states, should be followed, and it recognizes General Santa Anna as president of Mexico. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en la Ciudad de Monclova á 24 de Julio de 1834. Francisco Vidaurri y Villaseñor. J. Antonio Padilla. Secrétaría. [translated from the original Spanish] [Decorated with patterns as design elements.]