Demencia en militares: the royal orders on insane soldiers sent to the Indies, 1791-1819

Royal orders of 1791 to 1819, communicated to the viceroyalty of Mexico, told commanders what to do with soldiers who showed signs of madness: confine them safely, try them but with medical examination of whether they acted without deliberation or judgement, send them to the nearest asylum at the treasury's charge, take them back on certified cure. In 1802 every asylum in the monarchy was ordered to admit them even when full.