Category: History - Other

Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 2 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.

population--Whites--Indians--Africans--Leperos--Rancheros--Characteristics, Indifference, Procrastination--Females--Better Classes--Their social habits--Entertainments--Leperos--Their habits--Evangelistas--Thieving--The Ranchero--His character and habits--The Indian race--Agri...

Chapters

55. BOOK VI.

EXPLORATION OF THE FAR WEST--LONG, NICOLLET, FRÉMONT--SANTA FÉ TRADE--FIRST ADVENTURERS--CARAVANS--NEW MEXICO ERECTED BY CONGRESS INTO A TERRITORY--GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF NEW M...

44. CHAPTER II.

BOUNDARIES OF VERA CRUZ--RIVERS, LAGUNES, MINERAL SPRINGS, POPULATION, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, PRODUCTIONS, CATTLE, CITIES, TOWNS.--VERA CRUZ--ITS DISEASES--METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVAT...

52. CHAPTER X.

STATE OF QUERÉTARO--BOUNDARIES--DIVISIONS--CHARACTERISTICS--RIVERS--POPULATION AND CLIMATE--DISTRICTS, ETC.--AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS--FORESTS--FACTORIES--CITIES--MINES.--STATE OF...

30. CHAPTER II.

DIVISION OF POPULATION--WHITES--INDIANS--AFRICANS--LEPEROS--RANCHEROS --CHARACTERISTICS --INDIFFERENCE--PROCRASTINATION.--FEMALES--BETTER CLASSES--THEIR SOCIAL HABITS--ENTERTAIN...

34. CHAPTER VI.

REFLECTIONS ON EMIGRATION--ADVANTAGES OF AMERICA--LAND AND LABOR.--MINES WROUGHT BY AZTECS--MINING DISTRICTS AND EXTENT IN MEXICO.--ERRORS AS TO EARLY SUPPLY OF METALS FROM AMER...

48. CHAPTER VI.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF MEXICO--CATHEDRAL--ITS ARCHITECTURE AND RICHES--THE PALACE--UNIVERSITY--MARKET--CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, ETC.--PORTALES--MINERIA--LA MERCED--SAN DOMINGO--...

54. CHAPTER XII.

STATE OF CHIHUAHUA--POSITION--BOUNDARIES--EXTENT--CHARACTERISTICS--RIVERS --LAKES--INDIANS--DIVISIONS--CLIMATE--PRODUCTIONS--CATTLE ESTATES--MINT--MINES--PRINCIPAL TOWNS--CHIHUA...

33. CHAPTER V.

ESTATES IN THE VALLEYS OF CUERNAVACA AND CUAUTLA--MEXICAN HACIENDAS.--SUGAR REGIONS--COFFEE--ITS YIELD.--TOBACCO--ORIZABA--CHIAPAS, ETC.--INDIGO--COTTON.--MANUFACTURES ENCOURAGE...

38. CHAPTER X.

THE MILITARY IN MEXICO BEFORE AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION--CONFIRMATION OF ARMY--ITS POLITICAL USE.--CHARACTER OF MEXICAN SOLDIERS--RECRUITING--TACTICS--OFFICERS.--DRAMATIC CHARACT...

32. CHAPTER IV.

AGRICULTURE--DRY AND RAINY SEASONS.--IRRIGATION--YIELD OF CORN LANDS.--COLONIAL RESTRICTIONS.--COLONIAL DEPENDENCE--BAD INTERCOMMUNICATION--ARRIEROS.--CORN LANDS--DIFFERENT KIND...

43. CHAPTER I.

DIVISION OF MEXICO INTO STATES--EASTERN, WESTERN, INTERIOR. YUCATAN--BOUNDARIES, DEPARTMENTS, POPULATION, DISTRICTS, TOWNS, PARISHES, PRODUCTIONS, PRINCIPAL TOWNS, ISLANDS, HARB...

39. CHAPTER XI.

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE MEXICAN CHURCH AND THE POPE.--CLERGY, MONKS, NUNS, MONASTERIES, CONVENTS.--WEALTH OF THE CHURCH.--RATIO OF CLERGY AND PEOPLE.--HIGH AND LOW CLERGY--THEIR H...

46. CHAPTER IV.

Nearly all of this State lies in the torrid zone, occupying a portion of the table land, and stretching westwardly down the slopes of the Sierra Madre to the Pacific Ocean, betw...

29. CHAPTER I.

ABSENCE OF ACCURACY--HUMBOLDT.--SUPERFICIAL EXTENT OF MEXICAN TERRITORY.--PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF MEXICO--VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS--CLIMATES--TIERRAS TEMPLADAS, CALIENTES, FRIAS.--POLIT...

49. CHAPTER VII.

ANTIQUITIES IN THE MUSEUM--STATUE OF CHARLES IV.--CONDITION OF THE MUSEUM--FEATHERED SERPENTS--VICEROY'S PORTRAITS--CORTÉZ--PORTRAIT--ARMOR--PEDRO DE ALVARADO--IMAGES--VASES--TE...

35. CHAPTER VII.

INCOME OF NEW SPAIN 1809--EXPENSES OF NEW SPAIN 1809.--MINERAL PRODUCTIONS--MILITARY FORCE--AGRICULTURE--MANUFACTURES.--COMMERCE--EXPORTS--IMPORTS.--PRESENT COMMERCE--IMPORTS--E...

40. CHAPTER XII.

VARIOUS CHANGES OF THE MEXICAN CONSTITUTION.--PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS.--CONSTITUTION OF 1847.--LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIARY--NATIONAL AND STATE.-...

50. CHAPTER VIII.

The State of Mechoacan is the old Spanish Intendencia of Vallodolid, and includes a great part of the ancient Indian Kingdom of Mechoacan, or Mechoacan of the Tarascos. It is bo...

53. CHAPTER XI.

The State of San Luis Potosi is bounded on the east by the State of Tamaulipas; on the north by Nuevo Leon; on the west by Zacatécas; on the south by Guanajuato and Querétaro, a...

47. CHAPTER V.

This State, which includes the national capital and the federal district, lies between 16° 34´ and 21° 7´ of north latitude and 100°, 17, 30´´ and 105°, 7´, 30´´ W. longitude fr...

41. CHAPTER XIII.

Every reader who has accompanied us thus far in studying the history, geography, resources, and character of Mexico, will scarcely require to be told why it is that the nation h...

51. CHAPTER IX.

Sinaloa is bounded on the south by Jalisco, on the east by Durango, on the south-west by Chihuahua, on the north by Sonora and on the west by the Pacific coast for a distance of...

45. CHAPTER III.

This rich and beautiful State lies, for 118 leagues, along the Pacific Ocean. On the north-west, it is bounded by the State of Puebla, on the north by Vera Cruz, and east by the...

31. CHAPTER III.

It is to be regretted that no very accurate census of Mexico has ever been made, and that since the year 1831, no effort has been persistently pursued by the government to enume...

36. CHAPTER VIII.

The distracted political condition of Mexico since 1809, has contributed largely to the proverbial impoverishment and financial discredit of a country, which, nevertheless, has...

37. CHAPTER IX.

KEY: A: No. of factories. B: Spindles in operation. C: Spindles erecting. D: Total. E: No. of looms. F: Quintals of cotton consumed weekly. G: Weekly product of pounds of cotton...

27. BOOK VI.

TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.--Exploration of the far west--Long, Nicollet, Frémont--Santa Fé trade--First adventurers--Caravans--New Mexico erected by Congress into a territory--Geo...

16. CHAPTER II.--Boundaries of Vera Cruz--Rivers, lagunes, mineral

springs, population, political divisions, productions, cattle, cities, towns--Vera Cruz--Its diseases--Meteorological observations at--Water fallen at Vera Cruz--Orizaba--Ascent...

26. CHAPTER XII.--State of Chihuahua--Position, Boundaries,

Extent, Characteristics, Rivers, Lakes, Indians, Divisions, Climate, Productions--Cattle estates--Mint--Mines--Principal towns--Chihuahua--El Paso del Norte--Military importance...

24. CHAPTER X.--State of Querétaro--Boundaries, Divisions,

Characteristics, Rivers, Population and climate, Districts, etc., Agricultural products, Forests, Factories, Cities, Mines--State of Guanajuato--Boundaries, Extent, Soil--Lake Y...

7. CHAPTER VI.--Reflections on emigration--Advantages of America--Land

and labor--Mines wrought by Aztecs--Mining districts and extent in Mexico--Errors as to early supply of metals from America--True period of abundance--Mines not exhausted--Condi...

11. CHAPTER X.--The military in Mexico before and after the

revolution--Confirmation of army--Its political use--Character of Mexican soldiers--Recruiting--Tactics--Officers--Dramatic character of army--Recriminations--Condition of the a...

15. CHAPTER I.--Division of Mexico into States--Eastern, western,

interior--Yucatan--Boundaries, departments, population, districts, towns, parishes, productions, principal towns, islands, harbors--Chiapas--Boundaries, products, departments, t...

12. CHAPTER XI--Relations between the Mexican church and the

Pope--Clergy--Monks--Nuns--Monasteries--Convents--Wealth of the church--Ratio of clergy and people--High and low clergy--their history--vices--Monks--Rural clergy--Their charact...

22. CHAPTER VIII.--State of Mechoacan--Boundaries--Elevations--Volcano of

Jorullo--Theories of Humboldt and Lyell--Present condition--Rivers of Mechoacan--Climate, Health, Indians, Departments, Agriculture, Towns, Mines--Jalisco--Boundaries, Populatio...

8. CHAPTER VII--Income of New Spain 1809--Expenses

of New Spain 1809--Mineral productions--Military force--Agriculture--Manufactures--Commerce--Exports--Imports--Present commerce--Imports--Exports--Nineteen years trade between t...

1. VOLUME II.

3. CHAPTER II.--Division of

population--Whites--Indians--Africans--Leperos--Rancheros--Characteristics, Indifference, Procrastination--Females--Better Classes--Their social habits--Entertainments--Leperos-...

21. CHAPTER VII.--Antiquities in the museum--Statue of Charles

IV.--Condition of the museum--Feathered serpents--Viceroy's portraits--Cortéz--Portrait--Armor--Pedro de Alvarado--Images--Vases--Tezcoco--Palace--Trough--Massive mounds--Tescoc...

20. CHAPTER VI.--Description of the city of Mexico--Cathedral--Its

architecture and riches--The Palace, University, Market, Chamber of Deputies, etc.--Portales--Mineria--La Merced--San Domingo--Characters and costumes--Paseos--Alameda--Aqueduct...

25. CHAPTER XI.--State of San Luis Potosi--Boundaries,

Lakes, Rivers, Climate, Departments, Products--San Luis--Towns--Mining region--New Leon--Boundaries, Character, Rivers, Climate, Departments--Agriculture--Grazing, etc.--Montere...

13. CHAPTER XII.--Various changes of the Mexican

constitution--Present organization of the national and state governments--Constitution of 1847--Legislative and judiciary--National and state--Judiciary--Administration of justi...

2. CHAPTER I.--Absence of accuracy--Humboldt--Superficial extent

23. CHAPTER IX.--Sinaloa--Boundaries, Climate, Divisions, Indians,

6. CHAPTER V.--Estates in the valleys of Cuernavaca and

5. CHAPTER IV.--Agriculture--Dry and rainy seasons--Irrigation--Yield

17. CHAPTER III.--Oajaca--Extent, Boundaries, Geology, Valley, Indians,

19. CHAPTER V.--State of Mexico--Area, Divisions,

14. CHAPTER XIII.--What Mexico has done--Review

18. CHAPTER IV.--Puebla--Divisions, productions,

42. BOOK V.

10. CHAPTER IX.--Table of cotton factories in

28. BOOK IV.

9. CHAPTER VIII.--Disorder of Mexican finances--Enormous usury--Character

4. CHAPTER III.--Population--Census--Tables of population--Relative