17. Asks for a veto of the law passed by congress that allocates funds to the departments (later, states), critiques the lack of political will among the ministers; and proposes to dedicate the scarce national funds mainly to the army’s needs. Encero, Secretaría Particular del Presidente de la Republica, March 29, 1844.

17. Asks for a veto of the law passed by congress that allocates funds to the departments (later, states), critiques the lack of political will among the ministers; and proposes to dedicate the scarce national funds mainly to the army’s needs. Encero, Secretaría Particular del Presidente de la Republica, March 29, 1844., Box: 1. William J. Kelleher Collection, BENSON-MS Kelleher, William J.. Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. https://archives.lib.utexas.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/376617 Accessed September 27, 2026.