Representacion Que el Exmo. Ayuntamiento de la H. Ciudad de Veracruz, Elevó al Soberano Congreso de la Republica Solicitando la Abolicion del Estanco del Tabaco..

Veracruz: Imprenta del Comercio, 1848. Very good.. 28pp. Original printed, blue wrappers. Faint dampstain at lower corner; minor wear and soiling. A rare appeal from the city of Veracruz to the Mexican national congress to abolish the country's tobacco monopoly once and for all in the wake of the Mexican-American War. The monopoly had its roots in Spanish colonial Mexico, when the monarchy introduced it to help replenish the bankrupt treasury after the Seven Years' War, and it controlled every aspect of tobacco production and sales. The monopoly continued after independence, though at different times different group controlled in organization and profits. This address from Veracruz officials appeals to spirit of Mexican independence to reject what amounted to a legacy of colonialism, to a sense of fairness to allow farmer and business owners to produce as they saw fit, and to the opportunity for economic improvement by referring to superior economic data in other countries.Recorded in OCLC, but without location. (Inventory #: 5217)