Auction Date:2010 May 20 @ 05:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Document signed by Adrian Woll, a French soldier of fortune and mercenary who served as a general in the army of Mexico during the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War. Two pages (one sheet), tall folio, in Spanish dated 25 May 1853, being a decree on behalf of Antonion Lopez de Santa Anna, addressed ''To the Inhabitants of this Country'', followed by a series of articles regarding the treatment of criminals. In part: ''The highway robbers that were apprehended red-handed and those that were not caught red-handed but caused death and heavy harm in the assault, will be judged very summarily…as penalty, it will be capital punishment to be dispensed and carried out in accordance with article 6…In no case recourse to mercy will be admitted for the highway robbers, whether caught red-handed or not…'' With specific instructions for the carrying out of judgments by local officers. Minor chipping to edges otherwise excellent condition.
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11901 Santa Monica Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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