Reglamento adicional a la Ordenanza de intendentes

What it is

This is a printed Spanish regulation titled Reglamento adicional a la Ordenanza de intendentes. Its text states that the Senate of the city of Santiago de Chile met on 31 August 1821 and agreed to set up two superior juntas for public finance, one for contentious matters and one for government. The regulation supplements the 1803 ordinance for intendants and lists its articles. The Internet Archive record gives the caption title and the subjects Chile, administrative law and 1821.

Why it matters

The regulation was issued during the government of Bernardo O'Higgins, and it shows the kind of state he was building after the break from Spain. It reveals how the new Chilean authorities reorganized the handling of public finance and administration, using rules first written under the colonial system. It also shows that the people who ran these bodies were lawyers and officials, not only soldiers.

Look closer

• Which institutions does the regulation create, and what does their name tell you about their jobs?
• What does the reference to the 1803 ordinance suggest about how new governments used older laws?
• Who is named as making the decision, and who is left out of it?