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(TEXAS.) Herrera, José Joaquin. Decree for the Mexican government to consider Texan independence. Letterpress broadside, 12 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, docketed on verso; folds, worn at edges. Stitched with 7 leaves of manuscript transmittal notes from Huichipan in the state of Hidalgo, May to June 1845. Mexico, 20 May 1845
During this period, Texas sought to resolve its precarious state of independence, either by union with the United States, or through formal recognition by its neighbors. Here the Mexican government agrees to negotiate the possibility of formal diplomatic recognition. Of course, Texas was annexed months later and the Mexican-American War followed shortly after. The proclamation was issued on 17 May by José Joaquin Herrera as interim president of Mexico, and this printing was ordered three days later by Manuel Rincon as governor of the state of Mexico. It is signed in type by Rincon and his secretary José Maria de Inclán. "Authorizing the Government to hear propositions made by Texas and to agree on a treaty, to be submitted to Congress for approval"--Streeter, Texas 1020 (for the original 17 May printing).
