Colombia--Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Simón Bolívar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1060
Abstract

These papers relate to Benjamin Clement's offer to help Simón Bolívar seek exile in Jamaica, to the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830, and to Bolívar's sword and cloak, which ended up in Clement's possession.

Dates: 1830 - 1861
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Simón Bolívar Collection

Simón Bolívar Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0835
Abstract

This collection contains a commission naming Jose Duran as Captain of the Escuadron on July 22, 1824. The commission is signed by Simón Bolívar.

Dates: 1824 July 22
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Simón Bolívar Manuscript

Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0954
Abstract

This collection contains a letter from Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano, the Mayor of Bogota from 1796-1797, to the Mayor of the town of Choconta regarding judicial action in a criminal case against Manuel Mariño. The letter is dated 1796 May 12.

Dates: 1796 May 12
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter

Jannon's Lettres de Carthagene

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30081048636520]
Identifier: MSS.0898
Abstract

This collection consists of 6 letters written from Cartagena, Colombia by Jannon, a French merchant, describing revolutionary-era South America. The letters reflect political intensity between supporters of the liberation movement led by Simon Bolivar and those of Vice President Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña over Bolivar's attempt to reform the 1821 constitution.

Dates: 1828 January-June
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Jannon's Lettres de Carthagene

 

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