Detailed Description

Title: Deseando convencer...(First Line, Manuscript)
Publication Info: Popayan : , May 18, 1818.

Summary: This is a declaration was written in Popayan on May 16, 1818. The author describes important themes of Colombian independence in defense of Spanish royal rule.
Historical Notes: This printed declaration addresses several themes within the movement for independence in Colombia. The document is a valuable source as it provides information from the perspective of royalist sentiment. The author makes statements in defense of Spanish rule in Colombia. For example, he references the just and virtuous king and that the royal administration is a public administration that is transparent.

Subject(s): Colombia -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1822
Popayán (Cauca) -- 19th century

Type: Manuscript
Language: Spanish
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: NA
Record Number: 687