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 Title: Equivalencia de las libras esterlinas
Creator: Holguín, Carlos
Publication Info: Bogotá : Imprenta del la América, 1874.
Physical Details: 1-88 p. ; 23 x 15.5 cm
Physical Condition: TWO COPIES: Slight water stains on wrappers, some bottom pages slightly dog-eared but text good.
Summary: Carlos Holguín here explains and analyzes the equivalents of sterling pounds to Colombian pesos as they relate to bonds, their interest and amortization. These government bonds were intended to help relieve the external debt.
Historical Notes: Since the inception of Nueva Granada, its government struggled to manage its revenues in a way that allowed the nation to cover its internal and external debt obligations. During the 1860s the state created a number of financial mechanisms aimed at enticing more investors to “buy” the internal debt through bonds. In a bid to respond to its urgent need for cash and to maintain public order within the nation, the government floated bonds to manage the public debt. Villaveces, Juanita 2007 Formación de la Deuda Pública en Colombia (1821-1873). Borradores de Investigación Universidad del Rosario 84:3-40.
Donor Notes: A discourse on the equivalences between the Colombian currency and the British pound sterling. - J.L.H.
Subject(s): Government securities -- Colombia
Foreign exchange rates -- Colombia
Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P00972
Record Number: 218
Islandora ID: islandora:3198