[Decree of the Congreso General, approved by José Justo Corro on April 14, 1836, and promulgated the same day by José María Tornel, substituting perpetual banishment for the death penalty in the case of certain Texas prisoners of war, but not members of the government and leaders in the revolution. Dated and signed at end:] México 14 de Abril de 1836. Tornel. [This S876 variant is a proclamation of that decree by José Gómez de la Cortina, Coronel del batállon del Comercio y Gobernador del Distrito. Dated and signed at end:[ Dado en México á 18 de Abril de 1836. José Gómez de la Cortina. Catalino Barroso, Secretario. [translated from the original Spanish]
