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Title: ¡Un duelo nacional!
Creator: Aguilera C, Rafael D.
Publication Info: Palmira : Imprenta de Guevera y Compañia, June 21, 1888.
Physical Details: 29 1/10 x 22 2/10 cm

Summary: Aguilera expresses his grief upon learning of the death of Don Sergio Arboleda via a telegram. Praises Arboleda as a great man and laments the loss as a national tragedy.
Historical Notes: Sergio Arboleda was the younger brother of Julio Arboleda, an important military figure and statesman. Like his brother, Sergio Arboleda was a writer, soldier, and politician who fought for the Conservative Party. The Arboleda brothers were best known for leading the government forces against the Liberal Rebellion (1860-1862) led by their uncle Tomás C. de Mosquera. Ospina, Joaquín. “Aboleda Sergio.” <i>Diccionario biográfico y bibliográfico de Colombia</i>. Bogota, DC: Editorial de Cromos, 1927.

Subject(s): Arboleda, Sergio, 1822-1888
Generals -- Colombia
Military history

Type: Broadside
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00829
Record Number: 382