Constitucion Politica para los Estados UU. de Colombia, Sancionada el Dia 8 de Mayo de 1863

Cali: Imprenta de Nicolas Hurtado, 1863. Very good.. 50pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Untrimmed. Contemporary and later ownership inscriptions on front wrap; later private library stamp on first two leaves of text. Light wear at edges. A few scattered, small stains; even toning. The political pendulum swung to the Liberals in Colombia in 1863, and a new constitution was promulgated at Rionegro, which was to last until 1886. It renamed the nation the United States of Colombia, gave too the states all powers not reserved to the central government, contained fully defined individual liberties and guarantees, and guaranteed Colombians full religious freedom. This printing was authorized in Cali shortly after the document's approval and official printing in Bogotá in May 1863. A contemporary ownership inscription of "B. Nuñez" on the front wrapper notes his purchase date as August 11, 1863. OCLC notes two copies of the Bogotá imprint and one copy of a Medellin imprint, but none of the present issue from Cali.