Letters and reports on the creation of the Junta General de Caridad manuscript, 1778.

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Letters and reports on the creation of the Junta General de Caridad manuscript, 1778.

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8 letters and reports, some addressed to King Charles III, on the situation of the poor in Madrid and the need for the creation of the Junta General de Caridad. The Junta was overseen by the conde of Florida Blanca, Manuel Ventura Figueroa, and Domingo Alexandro de Lerezo.

8 items ; 30 cm.

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Junta General de Caridad.

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Ventura Figueroa, Manuel.

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Lerezo, Domingo Alexandro de.

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Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III)

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This proclamation was issued as Spain prepared to extend the territory of Louisiana to include Florida, which had been returned to Spain under the peace settlements with England following the American Revolution. From the description of Déclaration du Roi, qui accorde de nouveaux privilèges, pour la protection du commerce de la Louisiane, 1782 Jan 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702144825 The Treaty of Versailles of Sept. 3 1783 which recognized the independence of the ...