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Title: Mensaje del Presidente Constitucional del Estado Soberano de Bolívar a la Asamblea Lejislativa en sus sesiones ordinarias de 1879
Creator: Núñez, Rafael
Publication Info: Cartagena : Tipografía de Antonio Araújo, 1879.
Physical Details: 128 p. ; 24 x 17 5/10 cms.
Physical Condition: Wrappers are gone, and item may be incomplete. Dog-eared and worn, but fair.

Summary: Rafael Núñez President of the State of Bolívar in 1879 reports to the local legislative assembly. He begins his report with a lengthy analysis of the insurrection in Antioquia and how it might affect Bolívar. This report also includes detailed information concerning the finances of the state during the fiscal year 1879, a breakdown of the causes of crime, and detailed information about schools.
Historical Notes: The state of Bolívar is located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia parallel to the lower Magdalena River. The Department of Bolívar was established in 1886, and was reduced in size in 1910, 1951, and 1966 with the formation of the new states of Atlántico, Córdoba and Sucre. Davis, Robert 1993 Bolívar, Departamento de. In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 95. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: Another governor of Bolivar state annual report by Dr. Rafael Núñez: articulate and realistic, 1879. - J.L.H.

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

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P01800
Record Number: 239
Islandora ID: islandora:7902