Sep 30, 2010 - Sale 2223

Sale 2223 - Lot 311

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(COLOMBIA.) Moya, Pablo de. Padres, y Hermanos mios: Una multitud de afectos contrarios dividieron hasta ahora . . . 4 pages, 12 x 8 inches, on one sheet; minor soiling and wear. Puerto de Santa María, Spain, 8 July 1809

Additional Details

A printed circular letter by the Commissary General of the Indies reporting on the latest developments on the Napoleonic invasion of Spain and the low state of the Spanish monarchy. This sort of news helped spark the struggles for independence in South America. With manuscript completions and Moya's autograph signature, addressed to the college at Popáyan. A long manuscript note and nine signatures by Popáyan faculty members is appended underneath.