En diez y nueve de Noviembre de mil ochocientos quince tuve a bien dirigir a mi Secretario del Despacho de Estado el decreto siguiente : "La formacion de escuelas caritativas de primera educacion para instruir en la doctrina cristiana, en las buenas costumbres ... /

Decree ordering religious convents in the Americas and the Philippines to establish Christian primary schools for poor children. Contains the text of a letter of Pope Pius VII.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Spain. Sovereign (1814-1833 : Ferdinand VII), Catholic Church. Pope (1800-1823 : Pius VII)
Other Authors: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, Varea, Estevan, Palomo, Josef María, Ximénez Alba, Josef
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:Chiefly in Spanish; papal letter in Latin and translation into Spanish in two columns.
Published: [Madrid?] : [publisher not identified], 1817.
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Description
Summary:Decree ordering religious convents in the Americas and the Philippines to establish Christian primary schools for poor children. Contains the text of a letter of Pope Pius VII.
Item Description:Title from caption and first part of text.
Dated: Fecha en [Palacio] a [veinte] de [Octubre] de mil ochocientos diez y siete (the bracketed portions are handwritten).
Printed with manuscript insertions.
Signed: Yo El Rey, Esteban [V]area, 3 rubrics.
At the end of the text: "Para que los conventos de Religiosos y Religiosas de los reinos de las Indias é islas Filipinas se establezcan escuelas para la educacion y enseñanza de niños y niñas."
The Cushing Library/Colonial Mexican Collection copy has additional manuscript annotation signed by Fr. Josef Maria Palomo, Fr. Josef Ximenez Alba, and a paper seal with the Latin phrase "Redemptionum misit Dominus populo suo" on last page.
Physical Description:4 unnumbered pages on 1 folded sheet ; 31 x 22 cm
Place of Publication:Spain -- Madrid.