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Title: Informe del Gobernador de Santander a la Asamblea Departamental de 1898
Creator: Mutis, Aurelio
Cala, Roso
González, Reyes
González, Eugenio
Publication Info: Bucaramanga : Imprenta Mercantil, 1898.
Physical Details: 120 p. ; 29 7/10 x 27 cms.
Physical Condition: Wrapper worn on back strip, but interior pages good.

Summary: The government of the Department of Santander provides here a report concerning the situation of schools and the department’s infrastructure (e.g., roads and railroads projects). The government functionaries state that the department has experienced satisfactory economic progress which they attribute to a peaceful year nationwide.
Historical Notes: The State of Santander was established in 1857 became the Department of Santander in 1886 and was reduced in size in 1911 when it split into Santander and North of Santander departments. It is located in eastern Colombia. Davis, Robert 1993 Santander In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 458. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: A detailed reprot on Santander Department as it stood on the brink of the One Thousand Days' War. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Santander (Colombia : Department) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Governors -- Colombia -- Santander -- Messages

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P00316
Record Number: 257
Islandora ID: islandora:10147