POR LA SECRETARIA DE ESTADO Y DEL DESPACHO DE GOBERNACION, SE HA DIRIGIDO AL EXMO. SR. GOBERNADOR LA SUPREMA ORDEN QUE SIGUE.SU A.S. EL GENERAL PRESIDENTE, QUE CONSIDERA COMO UNO DE SUS PRINCIPALES DEBERES VINDICAR LA NACION DE LOS ULTRAJES Y CALUMNIAS CON QUE EN TODOS TIEMPOS HAN PRETENDIDO MANCILLARLA SUS ENEMIGOS INTERIORES Y EXTERIORES. [caption title and beginning of text]

[Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de]

Published by Puebla, Mexico, 1854

About this Item

Letterpress broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. A few marginal chips (one with a small burn mark), a short worm track in lower margin, not affecting any text. Slight offsetting from another printed document. Overall very good. An exceedingly rare broadside decree by Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna during his dictatorial final regime, in which he attacks and places a prohibition upon authors who wrote a book critical of his conduct in the Mexican-American War. Here, Santa Anna attacks and places sanctions against a list of over a dozen authors and editors, and the printer, Manuel Payno, who were all responsible for publishing APUNTES PARA LA HISTORIA DE LA GUERRA ENTRE MÉXICO Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, which was issued in parts in 1848 and is now regarded as a primary first-hand account of the war from the Mexican point of view. The work was also particularly critical of Santa Anna's actions during the war, which is what the aged dictator rails against here. The broadside is signed in type by Santa Anna as "A.S.," for "Alteza Serenisima." During his last presidency Santa Anna demanded to be referred to by that title, meaning "Your Highness," a term generally reserved for royalty. The actions taken by Santa Annan here are particularly draconian, and emblematic of the difficult relationship between Mexican officials and various authors, printers, and journalists during the 19th century. No copies of the present broadside appear in OCLC, and this is the only copy we can find in auction records. Seller Inventory # WRCAM56067

Bibliographic Details

Title: POR LA SECRETARIA DE ESTADO Y DEL DESPACHO ...

Publisher: Puebla, Mexico

Publication Date: 1854