Note I-50 — Chapter I · LAST DAYS OF SPANISH RULE. 1801-1818.
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The pope lent his support with an encyclical letter of Aug. 15, 1814, against freemasonry and other secret societies, which was published June 2, 1815. All persons affiliating in such organizations were required to sever their connection with them. Fern. VII., Decretos, 27-32.