The Manual de urbanidad y buenas maneras, a manual of civility and good manners, was written in 1854 by the Venezuelan Manuel Antonio Carreño. A chapter published by the UNAM’s Institute of Historical Research refers to it as “el texto más conocido y difundido a la vuelta del siglo” (the best-known and most widely circulated text at the turn of the century).
The chapter describes the manual as “un puente entre la socialización familiar y la socialización escolar” (a bridge between socialization in the family and socialization at school).