1806 mexico decree napoleon invasion spain spanish virrey governor signed france

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a small 1806 mexico printed broadsheet rubricated [ie- initaled] by the viceroy of mexico yturrigaray.  Printed 2 sides. Subject is the invasion of Spain by the French (Napoleon), and the behavior of certain families with money.  This was of course a concern to Mexico, as Mexico was still under rule of Spain.  Sheet is heavy wrinkled with significant loss.  Rubrication of yturrigaray is original (not stamped).
José Joaquín Vicente de Iturrigaray y Aróstegui
,
KOS
(27 June 1742,
Cádiz
, Spain – 22 August 1815,
Madrid
) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of
New Spain
, from 4 January 1803 to 16 September 1808, during Napoleon's invasion of Spain and the establishment of a
Bonapartist
regime in Spain. His plans to form a provisional autonomous government led to his arrest and deposition.