A collection of documents relating to the Mexican government's efforts to tax the Catholic Church to finance the war. Desperate to pay for the war, Mexican officials turned to the churches in an effort to raise needed funds. These were probably the worst and most unpopular laws passed during the war. Includes: Segunda protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, sobre el decreto de ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo, (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. First Edition. Some soiling and light marginal wear to wrappers, wrappers slightly separating. Interior fine. Tercera protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, relativa á la ley de 4 del corriente febrero, sobre facultades estraordinarios para ocupar los bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, ornamental border, original stitching. First Edition. Representacion del illmo. y venerable Cabildo Metropolitano al soberano Congreso, fundando la justicia y necessidad de la derogacion de las leyes de 11 de enero y 4 de febrero del corriente año, relativas a la ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta del Católico, á cargo de Mariano Arévalo, 1847. [1-3] 4-19 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. First Edition. Wrapper moderately stained. Title page lightly stained, old stab hole in left blank margin. El Clamor de las ovejas a sus pastores dormidos. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, [1847]. Dated in type April 5, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 21.5 cm. First Edition. Right and lower margins wrinkled and chipped, creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, small stain at lower right margin, minor fold splits. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, gobernador del estado libre y soberano de Mexico, a sus habitantes, sabed [caption title]. [Toluca, 1846]. [1] 2-16 pp. 16mo (14.5 x 10 cm), contemporary plain paper wrappers, stitched. First Edition. El Gobernador del Estado á sus habitantes . [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type January 10, 1847, and January 20, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Later Edition. Lightly wrinkled, one small worm hole touching two letters. Ministerio de Hacienda, Seccion 2. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type January 11, 1847 . [4] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 16 cm), folded sheet. First Edition. A few light stains. Ministerio de Hacienda . [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type January 15, 1847. [4] pp. Folio (31 x 21.5 cm), folded sheet. First Edition.
A collection of documents relating to the Mexican government's efforts to tax the Catholic Church to finance the war. Desperate to pay for the war, Mexican officials turned to the churches in an effort to raise needed funds. These were probably the worst and most unpopular laws passed during the war. Includes: Segunda protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, sobre el decreto de ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo, (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. First Edition. Some soiling and light marginal wear to wrappers, wrappers slightly separating. Interior fine. Tercera protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, relativa á la ley de 4 del corriente febrero, sobre facultades estraordinarios para ocupar los bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, ornamental border, original stitching. First Edition. Representacion del illmo. y venerable Cabildo Metropolitano al soberano Congreso, fundando la justicia y necessidad de la derogacion de las leyes de 11 de enero y 4 de febrero del corriente año, relativas a la ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta del Católico, á cargo de Mariano Arévalo, 1847. [1-3] 4-19 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. First Edition. Wrapper moderately stained. Title page lightly stained, old stab hole in left blank margin. El Clamor de las ovejas a sus pastores dormidos. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, [1847]. Dated in type April 5, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 21.5 cm. First Edition. Right and lower margins wrinkled and chipped, creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, small stain at lower right margin, minor fold splits. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, gobernador del estado libre y soberano de Mexico, a sus habitantes, sabed [caption title]. [Toluca, 1846]. [1] 2-16 pp. 16mo (14.5 x 10 cm), contemporary plain paper wrappers, stitched. First Edition. El Gobernador del Estado á sus habitantes . [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type January 10, 1847, and January 20, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Later Edition. Lightly wrinkled, one small worm hole touching two letters. Ministerio de Hacienda, Seccion 2. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type January 11, 1847 . [4] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 16 cm), folded sheet. First Edition. A few light stains. Ministerio de Hacienda . [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type January 15, 1847. [4] pp. Folio (31 x 21.5 cm), folded sheet. First Edition.
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