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Pena y Barragán, Matías de la, (1800?-1850) Comunicaciones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05477 Author/Creator: Pena y Barragán, Matías de la, (1800?-1850) Place Written: Mexico City, Mexico Type: Broadside Date: 6 March 1847 Pagination: 1 p. ; 45.4 x 32.6 cm. Order a Copy

Communication from the general-in-chief of the Mexican army, Matías de la Peña y Barragán, to President Santa Anna regarding raising troops to defeat the Americans and establishing a legitimate government. Document is in Spanish.

Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
Pena y Barragán, Matías de la, 1800-1850

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