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Mexico, September 19, 1836.. [1]p. on folded folio sheet, plus integral blank leaf, 12 x 8 1/4 inches. Docketed at the bottom of the first page. Old folds, a few spots of light foxing. Contemporary manuscript notes in three different hands, and one manuscript correction to text (see below). Very good. Of the highest importance in the religious history of California, this decree provides for the establishment of the first bishopric in Alta and Baja California. This decree came on the heels of the secularization of the California missions, which had been the foundation of religious organization there. The procedures for establishing a separate diocese and appointing a new bishop are given, the bishop to be chosen by the government based on the recommendation of the CABILDO METROPOLITANO and proposed to the Pope. The government would grant an annual stipend of 6000 pesos to fund the bishopric, which would also have at its disposal monies from the Pious Fund. The decree was issued by Mexican President…
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by José Justo Corro
DECREE ON TRADE CAUSED BY THE REVOLT IN TEXAS: De los Puertos para el Comercio Extranjero y de Cabotage y clasificación de Aduanas Marítimas y Fronterizas.
by José Justo Corro
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TRADE REORGANIZATION CAUSED BY THE REVOLT IN TEXAS
[Texas Revolution][California] José Justo Corro. De los Puertos para el Comercio Extranjero y de Cabotage y clasificación de Aduanas Marítimas y Fronterizas. Mexico: [Ministerio de Hacienda?] 1837. Self-wraps. 32 cm. Text begins: El Exmo. Sr. Presidente interino de la República se ha servido dirigirme el decreto que sigue ... At head of title: Ministerio de Hacienda. Dated at end: México á 17 de febrero de 1837. Signed: J.M. Cervantes. 9 leaves, 17 printed pages. Near fine condition.
OCLC shows 3 holdings (UC-Berkeley; UC-SD & Brown Univ.) Not in Streeter, Texas. An informative document describing in detail the Mexican customs system during the Texas Revolution. This decree lists all Mexican ports, classifies them, and prescribes the staff, salaries, etc., for each. Among the ports listed are: Matamoros, Galvezton (sic) [Texas], San Diego, San Francisco and Monterey [California]. Land frontier ports of entry are also treated, including Nacogdoches, Taos, Paso del Norte (El Paso) and San Francisco. Among the ports closed by the law were two from the Alta California and Texas. The closed ports for foreign commerce were San Francisco and San Diego in California and Matagorda and Galveston in Texas. The closure of the ports of the Upper California would later prove to be an enormous mistake that would impede the colonization of the territory. Some assert that would contribute a decade later in the loss of the territory to the United States. Only the port of Monterey was left open in Alta California, none in Texas. The Mexican government decided to close the ports of Texas as long as the Texas War continued. The ports of San Diego and San Francisco, according to the law, would be open only for domestic travel and commerce. The law also limited the points of entry with the US to Nacogdoches in Texas, Taos in New Mexico, San Carlos and Paso del Norte (today Ciudad Juarez) in Chihuahua and San Francisco in California. The document details the staff and wages of the port of Monterey in the Upper California. It also includes section of laws applicable for the workers and operation of the ports and customs.-
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- Date Published 1837
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SECRETARIA DE JUSTICIA Y NEGOCIOS ECLESIASTICOS. EL EXMO. SR. PRESIDENTE INTERINO DE LA REPÚBLICA MEXICANA SE HA SERVIDO DIRIGIRME EL DECRETO QUE SIGUE...ERIGIR UN OBISPADO EN LAS DOS CALIFORNIAS...
by [California]: Corro, Jose Justo
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PRIMERA SECRETARIA DE ESTADO. DEPARTMENTO DEL EXTERIOR....1. EL TERRITORIO MEXICANO SE DIVIDE EN TANTOS DEPARTAMENTOS CUANTOS ERAN LOS ESTADOS, CON LA VARIACIONES SIGUIENTES...[caption title and first line of proclamation]
by Corro, José Justo: Ortiz Monasterio, José Maria
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[Mexico], December 30, 1836.. [1]p., on a bifolium. Folio. Light general wear. Near fine. A scarce and important decree from Mexican President José Justo Corro promulgating one of the "Siete Leyes," a group of laws that essentially rewrote the Mexican constitution of 1824 and converted the country from a Federal to a Centralist Republic. Corro became President shortly after Santa Anna resigned to fight the rebellion in Texas, after the immediate successor, Barragán, died of typhus. In his one-year term, the highly religious Corro slowly lost nearly all of his political support through a series of economic and military failures, although he did manage to earn the Pope's recognition of Mexican independence. His most significant undertaking, however, was the institution of the "Siete Leyes," which in essence rewrote the entire Mexican constitution. The laws established literacy and property requirements for the vote, gave the President considerable powers over Congress and the courts, reorganized…
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