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Autorizado el Sup.mo Gob.no. por el Congreso Nacional pa. pedir à los Departamentos
Autorizado el Supremo Gobierno por el Congreso Nacional para pedir à los Departamentos
José María Tornel autograph letter signed "Tornel"
Secretaria de Guerra y Marina. Seccion [Cent.]. Mesa [1a.]
Tornel manuscript: Demand for troops to free Santa Anna, May 21, 1836
Demand for troops to free Santa Anna, May 21, 1836
4 unnumbered pages on 1 folded sheet ; 33 cm
Letter from Tornel, the Secretary of War and Marine, to the Governor of the state of Querétaro, asking the governor to send 128 troops to Mexico City in 19 days to "vigorously continue the war on Texas, ... to assure the interests of the Republic, and to obtain the liberty of ... Don Antonio de Santa Anna." Unbeknowst to Tornel, Santa Anna had signed the Treaties of Velasco which promised the Mexican government's recognition of Texas independence only seven days earlier. (Condensed from vendor's description).
The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection.
Dated and signed: Mejico 21. de Mayo de 1836, Tornel.
At end of text: Gob.or [Gobernador] de Queretaro.