Mar 10, 2020 - Sale 2533

Sale 2533 - Lot 349

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(MEXICO.) Compilation of Mexico's early printed treaties with European and American nations. 34 documents in one volume, plus 2-page manuscript index bound in. Folio, contemporary 1/2 calf, moderate wear and some restoration; modern bookplate on front pastedown. Mexico, 1822-62
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10 of these treaties and diplomatic documents are with the United States, 5 with South American nations, and 19 with European nations--all printed in Mexico City or elsewhere in Mexico.
The key documents in Mexico's diplomatic history with the United States from 1832 to 1862 are represented. They begin with a first printing of the full Treaty of Limits, the first treaty between the two nations, 21 pages, issued on 1 December 1832. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War is present in two printings, both titled "Tratado de Paz, Amistad, Límites, y Arreglo Definitivo entre la República Mexicana y los Estados-Unidos América." The first printing was done where the treaty was ratified, at Querétaro by J.M. Lara in 1848, in 28 pages; it is accompanied by the related "Exposicion" by the same printer in 27 pages (Howes M565 "b"). Also present is the 1848 Cumplido printing of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 55 pages, which was the first complete edition with all final protocols. The importance of this treaty in the history of both nations can hardly be overstated, as it transferred Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California to the United States. The Treaty of Mesilla by which the United States acquired the Gadsden Purchase is also present in an 8-page 20 July 1854 first Mexican printing by the office of the Secretaria de Estada. Less dramatic but also scarce treaties between the United States and Mexico dated 1836, 1840, and 1862 are also included.
Mexico's first formal treaty with a foreign power is also included in the collection, a treaty with Colombia printed by the Secretaria de Estado in 5 pages on 20 September 1825. Also included are a 29 April 1822 decree by which Mexico recognizes Colombia's independence, and another of the next day ordering formal ceremonies and an artillery salute in Colombia's honor. Mexico's 1833 treaties with Peru and Chile also included.
Among the European treaties, the most important are probably with Spain and the United Kingdom. Present is an 1826 treaty with the United Kingdom, Mexico's second treaty ever and its first with a European power, printed in 12 pages by the Secretaria de Estada on 29 October 1827. It is followed by Mexico's first treaty regarding the slave trade, "Tratado para la Abolicion del Tráfico de Esclavos, Celebrado entre la república Mexicana y S.M. Británica," 1841. Mexico's first treaty with its former colonial ruler, "Tratado definitivo de paz y amistad entre la Republica Mexicana y S. M. Catolica," is present in a 7-page printing by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores dated 28 February 1838. Also included are treaties with France, Belgium, various Germanic states, Sardinia, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Taken as a whole, this volume contains a remarkable diplomatic history of Mexico's first four decades. Additional details are available upon request.