EL C. IGNACIO TRIGUEROS, GOBERNDOR DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL. POR EL MINISTERIO DE GUERRA Y MARINA SE ME HA COMMUNICADO ED DECRETO SIGUIENTE. EL EXMO. SEÑOR PRESIDENTE SUSTITUTO SE HA SERVIDO DIRIGIRME EL DECRETO QUE SIGUE: PEDRO MARIA ANAYA, PRESIDENTE SUSTITUTO DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA, A TODOS SUS HABITANTES, SABED: "QUE CONSIDERANDO QUE EL PERFIDO ENEMIGO DE LA NACION HA INVADIO VARIOS DE NUESTROS ESTADOS, Y QUE INTENTA INVADIR OTROS.[caption title and beginning of text]

[Mexican-American War]: [Anaya, Pedro Maria]

Verlag: [Mexico City], 1847

Broadside, 19 x 12¼ inches. Two vertical and three horizontal folds. Dampstained. Bottom left corner torn away (not affecting text), and a small tear along one fold, obscuring part of a word. Overall, good plus. An unrecorded broadside decree from interim President of Mexico, Pedro Maria Anaya, with orders to prepare for invasion and siege from the United States. Jose Ignacio Gutierrez, then Secretary of War and Navy, communicated the present decree to Ignacio Trigueros, Governor of the Federal District, who authorized its publication. This broadside, published after the American siege and subsequent occupation of Veracruz and the defeat of Mexican forces at Cerro Gordo, lays the foundation in eight articles for the Mexican people to thwart an expected siege by the United States. These articles include the ability of a Mexican territory to declare a siege in order to trigger military rule, with the declaration then being approved by "the Supreme Government" in consultation with "gentlemen governors or political leaders." Once a state of siege is declared (in our translation), "The fortresses, all artillery points, and the headquarters of the divisions that operate against the enemy, will be considered in a state of siege." The decree then states that once a siege has been declared, the army may use its authority to gather food and supplies from the area, can occupy or destroy buildings as required, and that all male inhabitants between the ages of 15 and 60 years would be required to "maintain order and internal security.to convey food and ammunition to points of attack.to put out fires caused by enemy fire," and if required, "to take up arms." Once the siege has ended, the commander in charge of the military must present a full report to the Supreme Government of all operations within fifteen days of the conclusion of hostilities for adjudication, to determine if the commander "exceeded or abused" their power. This unrecorded broadside is important documentation showing the measures which Mexico was willing to take in defense of its homeland against the United States during the Mexican-American War at an important juncture during the conflict. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM58843

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Titel: EL C. IGNACIO TRIGUEROS, GOBERNDOR DEL ...
Verlag: [Mexico City]
Erscheinungsdatum: 1847