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Title: Informe que el Gobernador del Estado de Antioquia presenta a la Legislatura Constitucional en sus sesiones ordinarias de 1859
Creator: Giraldo, Rafael María
Publication Info: Medellín, Colombia : Imprenta de la Sociedad, 1859.
Physical Details: 64 p. ; 31 x 21 5/10cm.
Physical Condition: Wrappers worn, slight dog-earing, interior pages good.

Summary: Rafael María Giraldo, the Governor of the Antioquia state, reports here about the judiciary, education, law enforcement and the fiscal situation of the state for the year 1859.
Historical Notes: Antioquia has been an important center for commerce since the 16th century. It was established as a province in 1830 and became a sovereign state in 1856. The Department of Antioquia as it is today was created in 1886. Davis, Robert 1993 Antioquia, Departamento de. In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 63-4. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: The governor of Antioquia reports on matters in his charge 1859. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Antioquia (Colombia : Department) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Governors -- Colombia -- Antioquia -- Messages
Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1858-1886

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P01727
Record Number: 237
Islandora ID: islandora:6423