New Granada Mineral Land Company. 1858. Panama & Columbia related

Description

New Granada Mineral Land Company
Incorporated in 1857
Certificate for 100 shares was issued September 3, 1858
Company was established to mine in New Granada
The
Republic of New Granada
was a
centralist
unitary republic
consisting primarily of present-day
Colombia
and
Panama
with smaller portions of today's
Nicaragua
,
Costa Rica
,
Ecuador
,
Venezuela
,
Peru
, and
Brazil
. It was created after the dissolution of
Gran Colombia
in 1830, with the secession of
Ecuador
(Quito, Guayaquil and Azuay) and
Venezuela
(with Orinoco, Apure and Zulia). In November 1831, with the adoption a new constitution, the country was officially renamed
New Grenada
, but had no official currency, iconography, coat of arms or flag upon establishment. Older flags of Gran Colombia were confirmed as provisional by the National Convention of 17 December 1831. It is not clear which flag was chosen:
Restrepo
believes that it was the flag with the two cornucopias of Gran Colombia. While new flags were being discussed, some proposals were issued. On 9 May 1834, the national flag was adopted and was used until 26 November 1861, with the Gran Colombian colors in Veles' arrangement. The merchant ensign had the eight-pointed star in white.
In 1851, a civil war broke out when conservative and pro-slavery groups from Cauca and Antioquia departments, led by
Manuel Ibánez
,
Julio Arboleda
, and
Eusebio Borrero
, revolted against liberal president
José Hilario López
, in an attempt to prevent
emancipation
of disenfranchised groups and abolishment of
slavery
, in addition to a number of religious issues.
A report by J.King Merritt (found in the Yale Library) identifies the purpose of the company:
Report of J. King Merritt, A.M., M.D." (p. [14]-44) and the "First annual report of the president to the directors and shareholders of the New Granada Mineral Land Company" (p. [45]-51), signed: W. Norris, president.
Format:
Book
Subjects:
Mining corporations--Colombia.
Mines and mineral resources--Colombia.
Geography--Panama--Veraguas (Province).
Genre/Form:
Charters.
Hand-colored plates.
Also listed under:
Merritt, J. King (Joseph King), 1824-1882.
Norris, Wm. (William), Genl.
Pennsylvania. Act to incorporate the New Granada Mineral Land Company.
New Granada Mineral Land Company. First annual report.
The certificate in in fine condition with many wonderful vignettes, one central fold and ink stains on the back.
Engraved by Draper, Welsh & Co., Philadelphia