Autógrafo - Año 1831–1832. Firma Fernando VII y boda María Cristina. Real. Real Despacho Militar. - 1831
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A Spanish-language military appointment document from 1831–1832, issued in Fernando VII’s name to grant José Morales the rank of infantry lieutenant and registered in Havana, with Claudio Martínez de Pinillos’s autograph rubric.
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Original historical military document issued in the name of Ferdinand VII, originally dated 1831 and formally entered in the relevant official registers in Havana (Cuba) in early 1832.
Military appointment granting the rank of Infantry Lieutenant to Second Lieutenant Don José Morales (noted at the foot: “His Majesty grants the rank of Infantry Lieutenant to Don José Morales”).
The initial handwritten text explicitly states that the military honor was bestowed in celebration of the monarch’s wedding: “Whereas, in celebration of my happy marriage to Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon of Naples, and in consideration of the service and merits of Second Lieutenant... Don José Morales of the Infantry Regiment, I have seen fit to grant him the rank of Lieutenant...”
Overseas processing in Cuba: On the reverse and in the margins are the entries and registrations made by the Captaincy General, the Army Comptroller’s Office, and the Royal Treasury in Havana between February and March 1832.
The reverse bears the handwritten signature of Claudio Martínez de Pinillos, Count of Villanueva (“The Count of Villanueva”), a key figure in the island of Cuba’s colonial administration, economy, and public works, alongside signatures of other colonial officials.
It shows natural wear and a characteristic dark tone caused by the oxidation of the paper in the warm climate of the overseas territories, which attests to its authenticity and age without affecting the manuscript’s complete legibility.
This document does not have the typical pale tone of European archives because its fibers bear the mark of a transatlantic journey: it has literally been “toasted” by the Cuban tropics. The Caribbean heat and humidity that produced this distinctive color acted as a natural chemical catalyst on the period’s rag paper and iron-gall ink.
Period original. A beautiful piece, carefully selected.
A great opportunity, with no reserve price.
Original historical military document issued in the name of Ferdinand VII, originally dated 1831 and formally entered in the relevant official registers in Havana (Cuba) in early 1832.
Military appointment granting the rank of Infantry Lieutenant to Second Lieutenant Don José Morales (noted at the foot: “His Majesty grants the rank of Infantry Lieutenant to Don José Morales”).
The initial handwritten text explicitly states that the military honor was bestowed in celebration of the monarch’s wedding: “Whereas, in celebration of my happy marriage to Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon of Naples, and in consideration of the service and merits of Second Lieutenant... Don José Morales of the Infantry Regiment, I have seen fit to grant him the rank of Lieutenant...”
Overseas processing in Cuba: On the reverse and in the margins are the entries and registrations made by the Captaincy General, the Army Comptroller’s Office, and the Royal Treasury in Havana between February and March 1832.
The reverse bears the handwritten signature of Claudio Martínez de Pinillos, Count of Villanueva (“The Count of Villanueva”), a key figure in the island of Cuba’s colonial administration, economy, and public works, alongside signatures of other colonial officials.
It shows natural wear and a characteristic dark tone caused by the oxidation of the paper in the warm climate of the overseas territories, which attests to its authenticity and age without affecting the manuscript’s complete legibility.
This document does not have the typical pale tone of European archives because its fibers bear the mark of a transatlantic journey: it has literally been “toasted” by the Cuban tropics. The Caribbean heat and humidity that produced this distinctive color acted as a natural chemical catalyst on the period’s rag paper and iron-gall ink.
Period original. A beautiful piece, carefully selected.
A great opportunity, with no reserve price.
Details
Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
Autógrafo
Book title
Año 1831–1832. Firma Fernando VII y boda María Cristina. Real. Real Despacho Militar.
Condition
Fine
Language
Spanish
Publication year oldest item
1831
Original language
Yes
Publication year youngest item
1832
Height
30.5 cm
Number of pages
2
Width
20.5 cm
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