The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana at Vanderbilt University includes unique primary sources on 17th to 20th-century Colombian history and culture. The result of a half-century of collecting on three continents, the collection is one of the largest and most wide-ranging in the United States. The collection includes books, manuscripts, broadsides, pamphlets (including novenas), royal cedulas, programas, and newspapers.

The database includes a selection of full text searchable broadsides, pamphlets, and programas. Some additional records for materials that have not yet been scanned are also included in the database.

Online exhibits and corresponding essays are linked below.

For questions about the collection, please contact Paula Covington, Bibliographer for Latin American and Iberian Studies and Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies.

Colombia in the 19th Century

Rebellion and Nation Building in 19th-Century Colombia

Colombia in the Early 20th Century

Colombian Independence

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Prensa. Disposiciones relativas a la materia (1909)
The press regulations issued by the govt. of General Rafael Reyes from 1906 to 1909: they became increasingly restrictive by 1909

Constituciones del Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1893)
The rules and regulations of the Colegio del Rosario, followed by several appendices, including a list of earlier rector, lists of distinguished alumni, and pertinent royal & republican legislation.