Beschreibung:

GRAN COLOMBIA-ANGOSTURA CONGRESS] Acta de la instalacion del Segundo Congreso Nacional de Venezuela. Por el Excmo. Senor Gefe Supremo y Capitan-General Simon Bolivar, en la Capital de la Provincia de la Guayana, el dia 15 de Febrero de 1819 . Angostura: Andres Roderick, [18 February] 1819. First edition. Finely bound in modern full burgundy morocco, the cover stamped in gilt. 14 1/2 x 10 inches (37.5 x 26 cm); 7 pp., an uncut copy. A few spots and small stains to title and margins, unobtrusive old crease where once folded horizontally. The First National Congress of Venezuela was attempted in 1811 but was dissolved with the fall of the First Republic. It would take Bolivar until 1817 to occupy the city of Angostura (now Ciudad Bolivar) and the Congress of Angostura was initiated while the wars to liberate Venezuela and Nueva Granada (Colombia) were still being waged (the delegates from Colombia were apparently chosed from exiles fighting among the Venezuelan patriots). The resolves of the Congress held until the Constitution of Cúcuta formed the nation of Gran Colombia in 1821 (see ). This rare act installed the congress and the proceedings at Angostura are a major event in the liberation movement. Bolivar gave several of his most influential speeches there and was elected President of the Republic. See the letter from Bolivar to James Hamilton () for an elegant invitation to the ceremony. Rare: we trace no copy at auction and WorldCat lists no copies. C