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Copies, possibly contemporary, of documents dated Aug. 29, 1855-June 17, 1859, certifying that the financial reports submitted by subdelegate José Ramírez de Dampierre of tax monies collected in the provinces of Tondo and Bulacan have been reviewed and are found to be in order. The head of the "tribunal de cuentas"--The exchequer--in Manila approves Ramírez's financial reports concerning the collection of fines; public works taxes; the Chinese head tax; "arbitrios" or locally-directed taxes; and taxes for the slaughtering of cattle, and for the maintenance of Filipino and Chinese prisoners. Documents from 1856 were signed by Francisco de P. Alguer and Antonio Sevillano, president and minister of the Tribunal; those from 1857 by Antonio Sevillano, Prudencio de Santos, and Francisco de Oteyza; and the certification from 1859 by Oteyza and Antonio Buera.
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Volume 2 of this critical edition includes the translation of Volumes 3 and 4 of the second, revised French edition of Alexander von Humboldt’s Essai politique sur le royaume de de Nouvelle Espagne from 1825 to 1827 as well as notes, supplements, indexes, and more. Alexander von Humboldt was the most celebrated modern chronicler of North and South America and the Caribbean, and this translation of his essay on New Spain—the first modern regional economic and political geography—covers his travels across today’s Mexico in 1803–1804. The work canvases natural-scientific and cultural-scientific objects alike, combining the results of fieldwork with archival research and expert testimo...
This book is devoted to the chemistry of oil and petroleum products and covers the broad range of topics from heavy fuel oils, crude oils and (diluted) bitumen to today‘s research on asphaltenes. Recent methods are summarized and the large new groups of chemicals found in oils are identifi ed as well as described. The work points the way for a more complete understanding of the composition of petroleum. Highlights include: An update on oil fi ngerprinting New data using Fourier transform mass spectrometry, forensic tools for naphthenic acid fraction compounds in oil sand environmental samples Data on vanadium and nickel content changes in the resins of heavy oils, characteristics of their ...
For the first time, a construction of the history of early radio in the Philippines is attempted through the author's painstaking examination of archival records, extant publications, and private memorabilia as well as interviews with radio broadcasters of the time.
Mexico and the United States each have a constitution and a federal system of government. This fact has led many historians to assume that the Mexican system of government, established in the 1820s, is an imitation of the U.S. model. But it is not. In this interpretation of the independence movement, Nettie Lee Benson tells the true story of Mexico's transition from colonial status to a federal state. She traces the Mexican government's beginning to events in Spain in 1808–1810, when provincial juntas, or deputations, were established to oppose Napoleon's French rule and govern the country during the Spanish monarch's imprisonment. These provincial deputations proved so popular that ultima...
This new book brings together the latest information on intermolecular bonding within molecular crystals, providing a very useful introductory text for graduates.