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[Copy of an Order from the Viceroy]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that criminal causes should be expedited as much as possible. The document refers to multiple dates ranging from August 1811 to October 1812, mentioning Ferdinand VII, and other royal orders.

Date: 1812-10~

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Document with Decrees Promulgated by the Cortes de Cádiz]

List of decrees promulgated by the Cortes de Cádiz during the year 1812 up to October 27. The decrees are listed out in chronological order and cover many topics: use the royal standard; negroes may be admitted to schools and ecclesiastical studies; employees cease to be so when the job is declared finished; a town in given the title of "noble and loyal city"; and hanging is replaced by strangling for criminals sentenced to death.