Content: Decree declaring that all Spanish subjects of African origin shall be given access to study the sciences and undertake religious careers in order to be useful to the State, and that they can be admitted to universities and seminaries and join religious orders. Decree was ordered placed in all public places in cities and towns.

Languages

Spanish, Castilian

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18401028
Archives ID: 22005
Archives EAD ID: 3197867
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0f4caad0-dfcc-0132-998e-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Education of Spanish subjects of African origin - Mexico" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1812. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f4caad0-dfcc-0132-998e-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1812). Education of Spanish subjects of African origin - Mexico Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f4caad0-dfcc-0132-998e-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Education of Spanish subjects of African origin - Mexico" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f4caad0-dfcc-0132-998e-58d385a7b928

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