Two broadsides reprinted addresses by Mexican President José Mariano de Salas.
Salas held the presidency for only a few months until Santa-Anna was restored.
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El General en jefe del ejercito libertador republicano, en ejercicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la nacion. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type August 6, 1846. Broadside: 43 x 28 cm. First Edition. Salas’ first address to the nation as its new president, to which position he had just been elevated. He roundly criticizes previous governmental affairs: “A un sistema á seguido otro sistema, á una constitucion otra constitucion, á unas personas otras personas; pero ni los primeros se han levantado sobre bases sólidas, ni las segundas han tenido el sello de la legitimidad, ni las últimas han escapado al funesto contagio del espíritu del partido.” He promises an administration that will be different and in the public interest: “Franqueza, lealtad, probidad y decision obsoluta por los principios republicanos, son las bases de mi conducta.” He immediately invoked the 1824 Constitution, for example. Creased where formerly folded, wrinkled, marginal chipping and tears at upper and lower margins.
El general encargado del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la nacion. Puebla: Imp. calle de Micieses, 1846. Dated in type September 30, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 20 cm. Later Edition. At this point, Salas had been president for about six weeks, a position he would continue to hold until early December, when Santa-Anna again became president. He attacks, but not by name, Santa-Anna’s administration and conduct of the war, noting the fall of Monterrey. He promises his administration will be open and honest. Old stab holes in left margin, right side slightly irregular.