(TEXAS) Justo Corro José Mexican decree establishing the Dep

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(TEXAS.) Justo Corro, José. Mexican decree establishing the Department of Texas (ten months after the Republic of Texas). Letterpress broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; small holes in left corners, otherwise minimal wear. San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 7 January 1837

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Justo Corro, as interim president of Mexico, sets forth a new arrangement of departments, creating the Department of New Mexico, the Department of the Californias (alta y baja), and more. Most notably, the Department of Coahuila y Tejas was divided into two departments. As Texas was by that point under other management, this at least allowed Coahuila to function as a normal department. Article 4 declares that a new capital for Tejas would be established once order was restored. This printing was done by the department of San Luis de Potosí, 8 days after the original 30 December 1836 decree, and is signed in type by its governor Juan José Domínguez and secretary Francisco Estrada. This printing not found in OCLC.