"Decreto N. 14. El Congreso Constituyente de Guatemala"

Translated Title:

"Decree N. 14. The Constituent Congress of Guatemala"

Creator / Contributor:

Barberena, Manuel, d. 1853 (author / autor) and Guatemala. Congreso de la República (corporate author / autor corporativo)

Date Created / Date Issued:

1824-10-29

Place Name:

Guatemala and Guatemala--Antigua Guatemala

Description:

In 1824 the congress of Guatemala decreed the printing and circulation of this legal document declaring Spanish as the only national language, ordering municipalities and parishes to stop the use of indigenous languages. —— En 1824 el Congreso de Guatemala decretó la impresión y circulación de este documento legal declarando el español como única lengua nacional, ordenando a los municipios y parroquias detener el uso de lenguas indígenas.

Topic:

Guatemala--Languages , Guatemala--Idiomas , Catholic Church , Iglesia Católica , Mayas--Legal status, laws, etc.--Guatemala , and Mayas--Situación legal, leyes, etc.--Guatemala

Time Period Covered:

19th Century / Siglo XIX (1800-1899)

Language:

Spanish

Type:

Text / Texto

Extent:

1 page / página

Source Collection Identifier:

Box 1, Folder 4, #21

Source Collection Name:

Miscellaneous Broadsides Collection

Owning Repository:

Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin

Rights:

Public Domain / Dominio Público (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Use and Reproduction:

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