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(TEXAS.) Revillagigedo, Juan, Conde de. Instruccion Reservada . . . su Succesor en el Mando, Marqués de Branciforte,
(TEXAS.) Revillagigedo, Juan, Conde de. Instruccion Reservada . . . su Succesor en el Mando, Marqués de Branciforte, sobre el Gobierno de Este Continente. Portrait plate. 8vo, period calf, worn at extremities; lacks front free endpaper, hinges split, some underlining in red pencil in text. Mexico, 1831
- Notes: first edition. Instructions from the outgoing Viceroy of New Spain to his successor, written in 1794 but not published until 1831. Includes substantial material on what later became Texas, California, Oregon, and Alaska. "Contains full particulars of the duties, privileges, and powers of the viceroys, and is of great importance in connection with the government of Mexico under Spanish domination"--Sabin 70288. "Abounds with details of administration [of Texas]"--Raines page 93. Palau 263470.
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