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Title: [Carta Pastoral]
Creator: Mosquera, Manuel José, 1800-1853
Publication Info: Bogotá : s.n., April 22, 1841.
Physical Details: 20 8/10 x 15 5/10 cm

Summary: In this carta pastoral Archbishop Manual José Mosquera dispels rumors that smallpox vaccine is harmful. States that although a fake vaccine was distribtued in Bogotá, the national congress is taking appropriate measures to ensure the real vaccine is available.

Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Colombia -- Clergy
Medicine -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
Mosquera, Manuel José, 1800-1853
Smallpox -- Vaccination
Smallpox -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
Related Items in the Collection: Remedio facil I seguro para curar la viruela

Type: Broadside
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00103
Record Number: 417