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Title: Suscripción para la escuela de niñas
Creator: Socieded de Educación Elemental Primaria de Popayán
Publication Info: Popayán : s.n., November 19, 1833.
Physical Details: 47 x 37 cm

Historical Notes: Beginning in 1832, under the presidency of Paula de Francisco Santander, the Colombian government rapidly expanded access to education. In each town, religious convents were responsible for running schools, which were segregated by sex. Bushnell, David. <i>The Making of Modern Colombia : A Nation in Spite of Itself.</i> Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
Donor Notes: Signed for the Sociedad by Manuel María Mosquera & Cenón Pombo, this is an invitation to subscribe money for the girls' school established in San Augistín Monastery, Popayán. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Education, Elementary -- Colombia -- Cauca
Education -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
Girls' schools -- Colombia -- Popayán
Church and education -- Colombia
Catholic Church -- Colombia -- Education -- 19th century
Catholic Church -- Colombia -- Finance
Church and state -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
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Type: Broadside
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00912
Record Number: 467