Jun 27, 2024 - Sale 2675

Sale 2675 - Lot 306

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(WEST--TEXAS.) Agustín Viesca. A broadside decree sent on the eve of revolution to Béxar, signed by Navarro, and forwarded to Goliad. Letterpress broadside, 12¾ x 9 inches, signed in type by Viesca as governor, and in manuscript by Angel Navarro; ink burn to signature, wear and tape repairs to left edge; modern bookplate on verso. Monclova, Coahuila, 7 May 1835
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Agustín Viesca took office as governor of the state of Coahuila y Tejas on 14 April 1835. He was a supporter of the Texans who sought independence. This decree was issued by the state less than a month into his term. Here he moves a profitable cigar factory from the town of Leona Vicario cigar factory to the town of Parras.

This copy was directed to Angel Navarro, the "Jefatura Política del Dep'to de Béxar"--the political chief in what became San Antonio, Texas. Navarro was a committed supporter of independence. He signed this copy and added a note transmitting it to the department of Goliad--another Texan town which would play a dramatic role in the Revolution over the next year.