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Title: Informe del Presidente de Santander a la Asamblea Legislativa en sus sesiones de 1869
Creator: Salgar, Eustorgio, 1831-1885
Publication Info: Socorro : Imprenta de Arenas i Cancino, 1869.
Physical Details: 49 p. ; 28 x 20 7/10 cms.
Physical Condition: No wrappers, title page eaten away at top, worn at edges, foxing, pp. xx-xxvi, but fair to good.

Summary: Eustorgio Salgar, President of the state of Santander, here reports to the legislature about the situation of the state during the year 1869. The report includes extensive information concerning law enforcement, relations with the central governments, armed forces, communications infrastructure, education, as well as providing detailed financial information.
Historical Notes: The state of Santander was located in eastern Colombia. It was established in 1857, and became the Department of Santander in 1886. Santander was reduced in size in 1911 when its northern portion separated to become the Department of Norte de Santander. Davis, Robert 1993 Santander. In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 313. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: Governor Salgar's report on Socorro province in 1869. - 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: P01222
Record Number: 331
Islandora ID: islandora:9328