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Title: Informe del Síndico Municipal de su cargo en el año de 1865
Creator: Pereira Gamba, Prospero, 1825-
Publication Info: Bogotá : Imprenta de Gaitán, 1866.
Physical Details: 16 p. ; 24 x 15 5/10 cms.
Physical Condition: Dust-stained wrappers, also torn at top, some foxing, but text intact.

Summary: In this report the Bogotá treasurer, Próspero Pereira Gamba, provides information concerning the judiciary system, construction of infrastructure and related contracts, the fiscal situation of the city, and public health issues related to the city’s public establishments.
Historical Notes: In 1819 Bogotá was designated the capital of Gran Colombia. The Federal District of Bogotá was created in a decree in 1861 that was abolished in 1886, re-established in 1905, and changed again a number of times before 1954. Davis, Robert 1993 Distrito Especial de Bogotá In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 190-1. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.

Subject(s): Bogotá (Colombia) -- Politics and government -- 19th century

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P00158
Record Number: 269
Islandora ID: islandora:5511