Letter to the Hualahuises Justice of the Peace about depredations of indigenous communities on the eastern and western borders
Description:
Pedro de Ampudia, the Governor of Nuevo Leon, announces that the President of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, has allowed Mexican soldiers to carry guns without licenses in the northwestern and northeastern states, but not outside those states. Santa Anna enacted gun control through licensing fearing he would be overthrown. Multiple versions of this letter were communicated across Mexico to announce the decree. —— Pedro de Ampudia, gobernador de Nuevo León, anuncia que el presidente de México, Antonio López de Santa Anna, ha permitido que soldados mexicanos porten armas sin licencia en los estados del noroeste y noreste, pero no fuera de esos estados. Santa Anna promulgó el control de armas mediante la concesión de licencias por temor de ser derrocado. Se comunicaron múltiples versiones de esta carta en todo México para anunciar el decreto.
Rights:
Public Domain / Dominio Público (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
