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 Title: Decretos y reglamentos constitutivos y orgánicos de la Caja de Ahorros de Bogotá
Creator: Pombo, Lino de, 1797-1862
Publication Info: Bogotá : Imprenta de José Cualla, 1845.
Physical Details: 36 p. ; 15 x 10 cms.
Physical Condition: Some ink stains on rear wrappers, bottom stained, but otherwise in good condition.
Summary: Lino Pombo, Director of the Cámara Provincial de Bogotá, decrees here the creation of a savings bank and outlines its regulations. He also encourages people to put their savings in banking institutions as a practice necessary for social and economic progress.
Historical Notes: The development of banks and financial institutions lagged in Colombia. It was not until 1870 that the banking sector began to develop: by 1881 there were forty-two banks in the country. Many of these institutions were short-lived, however, since the national bank monopolized the profitable banking activities and thus forced one-third of these organizations to close by 1887. Davis, Robert 1993 Banks, Banking, and Financial Institutions. In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 84. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: An early attempt by the elites to encourage savings among artisans and others. - J.L.H.
Subject(s): Caja de Ahorros de Bogotá
Banks and banking -- Colombia -- Bogotá
Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P00050
Record Number: 272
Islandora ID: islandora:5913