(CHILE) [Juan Egaña] Constitucion política del estado de Chi

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(CHILE.) [Juan Egaña.] Constitucion política del estado de Chile, promulgada en 29 de diciembre de 1823. 81 pages. 4to, later mottled calf; browned, some leaves reinforced at inner margin. Santiago, [1823?]

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An early constitution from independent Chile, written in the wake of the departure of autocratic revolutionary leader Bernardo O'Higgins. "Its author, Juan Egaña, was one of the two or three best-read Creole intellectuals of the time. . . . The constitution was far too complex to be applied to Chile (or anywhere else)"--Collier & Sater, History of Chile, pages 48-49. The constitution and its 277 articles were tossed aside the following year. Palau 59709. One other copy traced at auction since 1981.