A Statistical History of the Kindom of Guatemala, in Spanish America.
London: Printed for John Hearne, 81, Strand; by J.F. Dove, St. John's Square, 1823.
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First edition. Translated by J. Baily, Lieutenant R.M. 2 folding engraved maps. vii, 520pp. 8v=o. Calf, head chipped. Sabin 36818.
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Guatemala attained independence fromn Spain in 1821 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America. It existed from September 1823 to 1841, and was a republican democracy. It is also sometimes incorrectly referred to in English as the United States of Central America. The republic consisted of the present-day Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
