Victoria en Veracruz

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"Translation into Spanish of an important early-18th-century report on the social and economic conditions of New Spain by a Frenchman at the service of Spain. The report offered many suggestions on improving the trade and economy of New Spain"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Escritor y diplomático mexicano. Dedicó a partir de la juventud buena parte de su vida al periodismo, primero en Guadalajara y luego en la ciudad de México, y desempeñó altos cargos diplomáticos durante el gobierno de Porfirio Díaz, en el que ejerció como Subsecretario de Relaciones Exteriores y, más adelante, como ministro plenipotenciario en Guatemala. Hombre de inquietudes intelectuales, ocupó un puesto destacado en los foros culturales de México y trató los asuntos más variados. Dejó escritas algunas obras en el terreno de la filología.

Congressional decree of 29 May 1811 extending military honors to the Consejo de Regencia and thanking the military of New Spain for its loyalty to the crown.