Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America

CHAPTER XII.

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Buenos Ayres.--Extent of the Argentine Republic.--Population.--Narrow Streets.--Large Public Squares.--Basques.--Poor Harbor.--Railway System.--River Navigation.--Tramways.--The Cathedral.--Normal Schools.--Newspapers.--Public Buildings.--Calle Florida.--A Busy City.--Mode of furnishing Milk.--Environs.--Commercial and Political Growth.--The New Capital 244