(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS) Description of the festivities in hono

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(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS.) Description of the festivities in honor of the Constitution of Cadiz in one small town. Letter Signed from Jose Leocadio Oliva as Teniente de Justicia of Ramos in San Luis de Potosí, to Pedro Garcia, political chief of Charcas in San Luis de Potosí. 4 pages, 12 x 8 1/4 inches, on one folding sheet of sealed paper; uncut, minimal wear; inked outgoing stamp of the Intendencia of Zacatecas. Real de Ramos, 6 July 1813

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The 1812 Spanish Constitution of Cadiz was enacted while Spain was still fending off France in the Peninsular War. It was a liberal document but its reach was limited and it was superseded upon Ferdinand VII's return to Spain in 1814. This letter describes the celebrations in honor of the new constitution in one small central Mexican town--ringing of bells, music, a religious ceremony, a bullfight in the plaza, and a dance held with the greatest possible decorum. El Real de Ramos is now known as Villa de Ramos, about halfway between Charcas and Zacatecas.