Index:Guatimala or the United Provinces of Central America in 1827-8.pdf

Title	Guatimala or the United Provinces of Central America in 1827-8
Author	Henry Dunn
Year	1828
Publisher	G. & C. Carvill
Location	New York
Source	pdf
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OCLC	57261015

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- - - - - Title — — iv v vi Preface viii — 10 11 12 — 14 15 16 17 18 — 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 — 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 — 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 — 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 — 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 — 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 — 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 — 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 — 107 108 109 110 111 — 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 — 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 — 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 — 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 — 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 — 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 — 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 — 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 — 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 — 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 Errata - - - - -

CONTENTS.

PART I.

Journey from England to the City of Guatimala, by the
bay of Honduras.

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CHAPTER I
Voyage,—Sunset,—Night at Sea,—West India Islands,—Jamaica,—English Quay.	9
CHAPTER II
Belize,—Population,—Government,—Commerce,—Soil,—Climate,—Diseases,-Emigration.	13
CHAPTER III
Black Population,—Character,—Amusements,—Morals,—Inhabitants of the Mosquito Shore,—Coronation of their King,—Customs, &c.	19
CHAPTER IV
Voyage to Yzabal,—Quays,—Settlements,—Coast of Yucatan,—Rio Dulce,—Pirates,—Castillo del Golfo.	30
CHAPTER V
Yzabal,—Mountain of Mico,—Indians,—Character of these Aborigines,—Superstitions,—Iguana.	38

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CHAPTER VI.
Iguana,—Gualan,—Town,—Morals,—Customs,—Intolerance,—Superstition,—Education,—Prison, &c.	46
CHAPTER VII.
San Pablo,—Ampú,—Simplicity of the Inhabitants, Chimalapa,—Sulphureous Springs,—Entrance into Guatimala.	54

PART II.
The City,—Its Manners, Customs, &c.—Population,—Police,—Moral and Religious State, &c. &c.

CHAPTER I.
Former Sites of the City,—Its present Situation and advantages,—Public Buildings,—Streets,—Houses, &c.	63
CHAPTER II.
Customs and Manners,—Tobacco,—Morning Calls,—Occupations of a domestic Man,—Scenes in the Plaza,—Evening Parties,—Gambling,—Superstitions,—Marriages and Funerals,—Almoneda or Auction	76
CHAPTER III.
Population,—Its characteristics,—Public Morals,—Police,—Political offences,—Prison,—Lawsuits,—Education,—Schools, &c.	90
CHAPTER IV.
Amusements,—Theatre,—Bull Fights,—Literature,—Newspapers,—Booksellers,—Fine Arts, &c	106

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CHAPTER V.
Religious Processions,—Masked Dancers,—Clergy Regular and Secular,—Ecclesiastical Quarrels,—Low state of true Piety,—Extracts from a Journal.	112
CHAPTER VI.
Climate,—Temperature,—Rainy Season,—Thunder Storms,—Earthquakes,—Debility,—Diseases,—Small Pox.	143
CHAPTER VII.
Suburbs,—Villages,—Bee Hives,—Cochineal Plantations,—Grazing Farms,—Bathing Places,—Trip to the Antigua or old Guatimala	156

PART III.
History of the Revolution,—Trade and Commerce,—Sketch of Natural History,—Aboriginal Inhabitants.

CHAPTER I.
State of Guatimala before the Revolution,—Causes which produced that Event,—Declaration of Independence,—Junction with Mexico,—General Congress,—Publication of the Constitution,—Resources,—Struggle between the Aristocracy and the People,—Financial difficulties,—War of San Salvador,—Resignation of the President,—Probable results	167
CHAPTER II.
Early Commerce,—Manufactures,—Harvests of Indigo,—Cochineal,—Tobacco,—Sugar,—Balsams,—Cotton,—Coffee,—Hides,—Productions of the different States,—Mines,—Corpus,—Tabanco,—Imports and Exports,—Ports of the North,—Roads,—River Polichic,—Ports of the South Sea,—Independencia,—Impediments to Commercial Prosperity	206
CHAPTER III.
Natural History,—Productions,—Physical Geography, Rivers and Lakes,—Diseases,—Idiotcy	246
CHAPTER IV.
Aboriginal Population,—Conquests of Alvarado,—Utatlan,—Palaces &c. of the King of Quiché,—Languages,—Establishment of the Roman Religion,—Las Casas and the Dominicans,—Population,—Employment,—Mode of Life and Customs, Taxes,—Physiognomy,—Bodily Construction,—Mental Capacities,—Means of Civilization	258

PART IV.
Journey from the Capital to the shores of the Pacific.

CHAPTER I.
A Party of Pleasure,—Visit to a Grazing Farm,—Views,—Taking of Cattle by the Lazo,—Medical Men,—Value of Labour	284
CHAPTER II.
Vale of Petapa,—Lake of Amatitan,—Falls of San Pedro Martyr,—Escuintla,—Salt works, &c.	297
CHAPTER III.
Bar of Istapa,—Fisheries,—Vampyres,—Rock of Mirandilla,—Alotenango,—Almolonga,—The two Volcanoes,—Ascent of the Water Volcano.	309