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Title: Informe que el Alcalde del distrito de Popayán presenta al Concejo Municipal
Creator: Vidal, Cenón
Publication Info: Popayán : Imprenta del Departamento, 1894.
Physical Details: 48p. ; 21 2/10 x 14 1/10 cms.
Physical Condition: Frail: yellowed paper and stained and tearing wrappers.

Summary: Cenón Vidal, Mayor of Popayán, here reports to the Municipal Council on public administration, education, law enforcement, education, hospitals and infrastructure during the year 1894.
Historical Notes: Popayán, capital of the Department of Cauca, has been an important administrative, religious and cultural center for four centuries. Considered a conservative state, it was the birthplace of several important politicians and clergy during the 19th century. Davis, Robert 1977 Popayán In Historical Dictionary of Colombia. Pp. 177-8. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Donor Notes: The alcalde de Popayán reported on the city's finances, schools and elections as of July, 1894. - J.L.H.

Subject(s): Popayán (Cauca) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Mayors -- Colombia -- Popayán

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: P00308
Record Number: 342
Islandora ID: islandora:4611