Group of military letters signed by the revolutionary and future president of Venezuela, Carlos Soublette. Three letters signed as deputy chief of Simón Bolívar’s general staff in the revolutionary army, to Brigadier General Tomás Montilla (1787-1822). Carlos Soublette (1789-1870) was an important figure in the war for Venezuelan independence, and later served almost six years as the nation’s president. The last letter in this group requests that 100 horses and provisions be sent down to Orinoco for General José Francisco Bermúdez. Letter Signed as Secretary of War to the commander of the Department of Orinoco.
An eclectic assemblage of objects coving a wide range of human history.
This collection features objects related to human colonization and displacement.
