Mexico, as it was and as it is/Index
INDEX.
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| Alameda | 44 | |
| Arrieros | 18 | |
| Aguador | 42 | |
| Alameda of Mexico | 45 | |
| Agave Americana | 76 | |
| Ancient vase from Tula | 107-108 | |
| Compared | 108 | |
| Armor of Alvarado | 106 | |
| Ancient Mexican sacrifices | 120 | |
| Ancient Mexican calendar | 116 | |
| Ancient arms and armor | 185 | |
| Armas de Agua | 168 | |
| An Alcaldé | 191 | |
| Alcalde’s secretary | 198 | |
| Acianca | 284 | |
| A country Beauty | 204 | |
| A caravaggio scene | 204 | |
| Ayotla | 205 | |
| Aztuk words | 216 | |
| Ancient remains on this Continent | 237 | |
| Ancient remains in the United States | 237 | |
| Ancient Caves | 240 | |
| Ancient paintings in caverns | 299 | |
| Antiquities | 84 | |
| Altars | 92 | |
| Alvarado’s armor | 108 | |
| Ancient pyramids | 264 | |
| Archbishop’s palace | 265 | |
| Arbol Mainta | 265 | |
| Acordada | 268 | |
| Academy of Arts | 271 | |
| Ancient Mexican priests | 115 | |
| Aqueducts, Spanish | 268 | |
| American Antiquities, letter on | 379 | |
| Barranca Seca | 19 | |
| Beggars | 55-80 | |
| Butchers | 54 | |
| Beggar boy, story of the | 57 | |
| Bull Fight | 58 | |
| Reflections on | 61-68 | |
| Barrancas | 178-179 | |
| Broad seal in Mexico | 122 | |
| Burial of Santa Anna’s leg | 287 | |
| of Vivanco | 228 | |
| Bloody scenes during the Revolution | 280 | |
| Beautiful residence | 285 | |
| Bull Sancho | 268 | |
| Botanic garden | 266 | |
| Base of Teoyaomiqui | 114 | |
| Bath of Montezuma | 268-284 | |
| Builders of Ancient Cities | 254 | |
| Bustamante, elected President | 340 | |
| Coffee of Perote | 15-19 | |
| Cholula, Town of | 32 | |
| Casa Municipal | 40 | |
| Canals | 41 | |
| Chenampas | 42 | |
| Climate of Mexico | 45 | |
| Court ceremonies | 70-71 | |
| Cock-fighting | 78 | |
| Calvario Bell | 78 | |
| Commission of Alvarado | 108 | |
| Crosses found in Mexico, &c. | 113 | |
| Colleges of antiquity | 118 | |
| Common sacrifice | 120 | |
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| City of Mexico, as it was at the Conquest | 121 | |
| Cortez’s description of | 122 | |
| Splendor of | 121-125 | |
| Conquest of the Capital and destruction of | 127 | |
| Chapultepec | 156 | |
| Cruz del Marques | 169 | |
| Cigarritos (form of) | 169 | |
| Cuernavaca | 171 | |
| Hotel at | 171 | |
| Church at | 172 | |
| Casa Municipal | 173 | |
| Situation of | 172 | |
| Climate of | 173 | |
| Old Convent of | 172 | |
| Scenery of | 173 | |
| Chasms on plains | 173 | |
| Cocoyotla | 189 | |
| Comparisson of Indians and Negroes | 288 | |
| Cuautla | 288 | |
| Valley of | 294 | |
| Cortina, collection of | 272 | |
| Cacahuawamilpa, Cave of | 198 | |
| Cuaulta de Amilpas | 198-273 | |
| Contador, the | 285 | |
| Commerce of the United States and Mexico | 310 | |
| Cotton factories | 313 | |
| Crops, value of | 314 | |
| Custom House returns for 1841 | 318 | |
| Church, wealth and influence of the | 326 | |
| Conventual establishments, number and property | 329 | |
| Cortez, sketch of | 282 | |
| Conquest of Mexico, character of those who aided }} | ||
| in the | 282 | |
| Calleja, inhumanity of | 385 | |
| Coaches and mules, Mexican | 264 | |
| Character of the Mexicans | 269 | |
| Commerce and manufactures of Mexico | 325 | |
| Custom house, products of the | 305 | |
| Central government | 329 | |
| Constitution of the | 329 | |
| Constitution of the Republic | 341 | |
| Church property, distribution of | 381 | |
| California, Lower | 361 | |
| Pearl fishery of | 362 | |
| California, Upper | 362 | |
| Missions in | 362 | |
| Description of | 368 | |
| Productions of | 382 | |
| Trade with | 382 | |
| Diligences | 9 | |
| Desierto, the | 188 | |
| Duck shooting in Mexico | 219 | |
| Domestic altars | 22 | |
| Del Barrios | 175 | |
| Dr. Morton opinion of American indians | 250 | |
| Evangelistas | 39 | |
| Equipages | 68 | |
| Egerton’s murder | 157 | |
| Earthquakes | 214 | |
| Excursion to Texcoco | 217 | |
| Execution, mode of | 272 | |
| Egyptian hieroglyphs | 219 | |
| Expenses of the Government, civil lists | 353 | |
| Army and Navy | 384 | |
| Education, estimate of | 381 | |
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| Exports from the Republic | 306 | |
| Exports and imports, comparative estimate | 306 | |
| England, encroachments of | 357 | |
| Policy and foresight of | 289 | |
| Frugality of Mexicans | 17 | |
| Friars and Priests | 44 | |
| Fire worship | 129 | |
| Feasts of human flesh | 129 | |
| Features of the Tierra Caliente | 169 | |
| Funeral Rites | 227 | |
| Fossil bones | 231-282 | |
| Indian superstition in regard of | 221 | |
| Funeral vase | 101 | |
| Fandango | 177 | |
| Federal Government | 227 | |
| Constitution of the | 227 | |
| First Congress of the | 227 | |
| French fleet in the American seas | 387 | |
| Girl with reboso | 47 | |
| Gran Sociedad | 48 | |
| Gambling | 77 | |
| Gladiatorial sacrifice | 123 | |
| Gladiatoral stone | 122 | |
| Good Friday | 155 | |
| Garden at Cuernavaca | 173 | |
| Grove of the Contador | 235 | |
| God of Silence | 86 | |
| Grooves on hatchets | 98 | |
| Glass factories | 315 | |
| Government negotiations, character of | 321 | |
| Guanajuato, butchery of the inhabitants of the | 235 | |
| Geographical position of Mexico | 295 | |
| Guerrero elected President | 328 | |
| Overhtrow and execution of | 328 | |
| Housekeeping | 48 | |
| Huitzilopochtli | 112 | |
| House of Mirrors | 118 | |
| Human sacrifices | 121 | |
| Mode of | 121 | |
| Number of victims | 125 | |
| Hayden’s murder | 141 | |
| Holy week ceremonials | 152 | |
| Horseback journies | 162 | |
| Hill of Flowers | 180 | |
| Housekeeping of a Ranchero | 190 | |
| Hacienda of St. Inez | 208 | |
| Hospitality of do | 208 | |
| Hoochietipec | 205 | |
| Hammocks | 205 | |
| Hard words | 216 | |
| Hunting bull | 225-237 | |
| Houses of the Sun and Moon | 223 | |
| Hidalgo’s trick | 230 | |
| Huajutla | 221 | |
| History-Sandwich Islands | 258 | |
| Hatchets | 28 | |
| Houselhold gods | 108 | |
| Holy week | 149 | |
| Holy Thursday | 151 | |
| Heretics burned | 155 | |
| Hacienda of Temisco | 174 | |
| Hand Flower | 265 | |
| Hacienda of San Nicolas | 136 | |
| of Santa Inez | 198 | |
| Hawaiian Islands, Americans on the | 361 | |
| Missionaries on the | 361 | |
| Iztaccihuatl | 38 | |
| Indian porters | 43 | |
| Iturbidé, autograph of | 75 | |
| Indian sacrament | 113 | |
| women | 142 | |
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| Inhabitants of Palenque, &c. | 621-283 | |
| Imports from the United States | 210 | |
| Iturbidé, accession, dethronment and banishment of | 238 | |
| The return and execution of | 287 | |
| Idols found at Tula | 275 | |
| Figures of unknown mexican | 277-278 | |
| Idols found in Oajaca | 279 | |
| Insurrrection of 1841 | 249 | |
| Its causes | 241 | |
| Inaccessibility of Mexico | 367 | |
| Isthmus of Panama, advantages of the | 374 | |
| Jalapa-Journey to | 9 | |
| Description of | 15 | |
| Beautiful women of | 15 | |
| Judasses | 165 | |
| Journey to Tierra Caliente | 129 | |
| Journeys on horseback | 181 | |
| Juan Gonzalez | 254 | |
| Litera | 7 | |
| Las Vigas | 19 | |
| La Hoya | 19 | |
| Letters writers | 29 | |
| Lonja | 49 | |
| Léperos | 41 | |
| Laborde | 172 | |
| Licenses | 192 | |
| Lake of Texcoco | 218 | |
| Of the Valley | 218 | |
| Qualities of the | 218 | |
| Lasso | 219 | |
| The benefits of | 188 | |
| La Molina | 285 | |
| Ladies in Church | 151 | |
| Laborde, history of | 172 | |
| Garden of | 173 | |
| Lakes near the City of Mexico, position and level of | 288 | |
| Mexican frugality | 17 | |
| Soldiers | 19 | |
| Fruits | 16 | |
| Medal | 29 | |
| Politness | 59 | |
| Lady going to mass | 51 | |
| Beauty | 58 | |
| Mythology | 139 | |
| Heaven | 169 | |
| Hell | 130 | |
| Deitics | 111 | |
| Serape | 168 | |
| Horsemen | 169 | |
| Spur | 184 | |
| Fleas | 254 | |
| Hospitality | 285 | |
| Hearthquakes | 246 | |
| Words | 285 | |
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| Mexican Bijou | 235 | |
| Sportsman | 287 | |
| Talent for sculpture | 83 | |
| Lakes, the character of the waters, nets | 218 | |
| Manuscript | 258 | |
| Cosmogony | 264 | |
| Teocallis | 254 | |
| Mexican, Road to | 33 | |
| Valley of | 34 | |
| City of | 36 | |
| Approach of | 37 | |
| Appearance of | 38 | |
| Cathedral of | 40 | |
| Alameda of | 45 | |
| Living in | 48 | |
| Market in Mexico | 39 | |
| Moonlight of Mexico | 46 | |
| Monté | 78 | |
| Montezuma and his court | 133 | |
| Style of | 134 | |
| Miquahitl | 136 | |
| Montezuma’s presentiments | 138 | |
| Murder of the Swiss Consul | 140 | |
| Mairet’s murder | 140 | |
| Murder of Hayden | 141 | |
| Murder of Mr. Egerton | 157 | |
| Mules | 162 | |
| Mountain views | 166 | |
| Miraculous breakfast | 168 | |
| Molle de Guagelote | 168 | |
| Michapas | 189 | |
| Miguel Benito | 190 | |
| Mr. Webster in Mexico | 191 | |
| Modes of sleeping | 205 | |
| Mestli-Ytzagual | 23 | |
| Micoatl | 223 | |
| Measurments of the ruins of Teotihuacan | 223 | |
| Montezuma’s inkstand | 227 | |
| Milperos and blackbirds | 227 | |
| Madame Santa Anna | 227 | |
| Montezuma’s bath | 234 | |
| Museum | 89-90 | |
| Marble vases | 96-97 | |
| Mint | 267 | |
| Monte Pio | 267 | |
| Mineria | 298 | |
| Miacatlan | 188 | |
| Musical indians | 197 | |
| Mapilca, ruins of | 246 | |
| Misantla, ruins of | 250 | |
| Milla, ruins of | 251 | |
| Manufacturing establishments, value of | 314 | |
| Mines, production of | 395 | |
| Mexican Revolution, outline of the | 335 | |
| Origin of the | 335 | |
| Mexico, inundation of the city | 282 | |
| Morality in the Capital | 300 | |
| Mexican tribes, origin of the | 382 | |
| National Palace | 39-265 | |
| Negroes and Indians | 202 | |
| Nanahuatzin | 295 | |
| Natividad | 281 | |
| Nuestra Señora de Loreto | 153 | |
| Native musicians | 197 | |
| National debt | 320 | |
| Native family, private life of | 293 | |
| Newspapers and periodicals, statement of | 303 | |
| Naturalization laws | 349 | |
| Orange groves | 189 | |
| Otumba | 228 | |
| Origin of Mexican Idolatry | 89 | |
| Peak of Teplacaulca | 19 | |
| Perote | 26-61 | |
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| Puebla, description of | 23 | |
| Alameda | 24 | |
| Cathedral | 24 | |
| Precious lamp | 24 | |
| Virgin Mary in | 25 | |
| Pyramid of Cholula | 26 | |
| Description of | 26-27 | |
| Legend of | 28 | |
| Building of | 28 | |
| Quetzalcoatl | 29 | |
| Feathered serpents of | 31-32 | |
| Plaza of Mexico | 38 | |
| Parian | 39 | |
| Passéo de la Viga | 42 | |
| President Santa Anna | 42 | |
| Passéo Nuevo | 45 | |
| Pulqué | 76 | |
| Priests of antiquity | 118 | |
| Population of the mountains | 169 | |
| Pyramid of Xochicalco | 180 | |
| Popocatepetl | 33-208 | |
| Crater of | 208 | |
| Ascent of | 209 | |
| Pico del Fraile | 212 | |
| Measurements of | 215 | |
| Geology of | 214 | |
| Outline of | 216 | |
| Pyramids of San Juan Teotihuacan | 222 | |
| Plan of the ruins of do | 223 | |
| Priests of the ruins of do | 225 | |
| Perro Mudo | 85 | |
| Palm Sunday | 150 | |
| Palace of the Archbishop | 255 | |
| Of the Government | 265 | |
| Prision | 258 | |
| Statistics | 275 | |
| Peñasco, collection of | 272 | |
| Primitive village | 175 | |
| Indians | 175 | |
| Papantla, pyramid of | 248 | |
| Ruins of | 249 | |
| Peopling of America | 295 | |
| Peruvian remains | 267 | |
| Water vessels | 267 | |
| Palace of the Incas | 258 | |
| Popocatepetl, flora of | 210 | |
| Ascent of | 208 | |
| Political history | 262 | |
| Population of New Spain in 1798 | 299 | |
| 1808 | 300 | |
| 1820 | 300 | |
| 1842 | 300 | |
| Pedraza Comez elected President | 337 | |
| Political prospects | 346 | |
| Panama Mission | 398 | |
| Pacific Ocean, steam navigation on | 380 | |
| Peak of Orizaba | 1-15-19 | |
| Puente Nacional | 11 | |
| Pan del Rio | 12 | |
| Description of | 28 | |
| Puerto de San Lazaro | 37 | |
| Quetzalcoatl | 29 | |
| Quemada | 240 | |
| Ruins of | 241 | |
| Robbbers | 14-33 | |
| Rebosos | 58 | |
| Revolution of 1841 | 70 | |
| Rancho de Michapas | 189 | |
| Rancheros household | 190 | |
| Remains near the pyramids of Teotihuacan | 294 | |
| Revolutionary jugglery | 230 | |
| Ruins northwest of Chihuahua | 239 | |
| Revolution | 81 | |
| Ruins of Xochicalco | 180 | |
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| Revenue and resources | 327 | |
| Railway, scheme to construct a | 288 | |
| Recruits, manner of raising | 286 | |
| Return home | 355 | |
| Specie imported into the United States from Mexico | 311 | |
| Statistics of trade | 311 | |
| Manufactures | 312 | |
| Santa Fé Expedition, nets | 312 | |
| Trade | 313 | |
| Smuggling, extent of | 318 | |
| Sinking fund, creation of the | 322 | |
| Stamps or Seals | 273 | |
| Serpents, figures of | 276 | |
| Schools and Seminaries | 302 | |
| Scotch and York Lodgges | 227 | |
| Santa Anna, Minister of War | 228 | |
| Spanish power subdued by | 336 | |
| Revolutionary movements of | 338 | |
| Elected President | 339 | |
| Proclaimed Dictator | 339 | |
| Captured by the Texans | 339 | |
| Cunning of nets | 340 | |
| Reelected President | 341 | |
| Power of | 345 | |
| Personal appearance of | 72 | |
| Presentation to | 72 | |
| Autograph of | 75 | |
| Dinner with | 74 | |
| Suggestions as to the mode of the regeneration of | ||
| Mexico | 352 | |
| Shoshones, or the Snake Indians | 283 | |
| San Miguel | 19 | |
| San Michael | 38 | |
| Salt Lakes | 36 | |
| Social features | 49 | |
| San Agustin | 76 | |
| Festival at | 76-77 | |
| Sacrificial knife | 122 | |
| Sacrificial yoke | 131 | |
| San Cosmé | 140 | |
| San Agustine de las Cuevas | 162 | |
| Serape | 162 | |
| Sombrero | 162 | |
| Spur | 164 | |
| Story of Laborde | 172 | |
| Santa Inez | 201 | |
| Señor Vargas | 208 | |
| Santa Anna’s leg | 207 | |
| Stratagems of a hunter | 235 | |
| Sculpture | 53 | |
| Small idols | 91 | |
| San Nicolas, Hacienda of | 196 | |
| San Inezdo | 198 | |
| Señor vargas | 208 | |
| Tortilas | 17 | |
| The beggar boy (story of) | 57 | |
| Teoyaomiqui | 109-113 | |
| Teocalli of Mexico | 118 | |
| Temples in the Capital | 118 | |
| Tradition in relation to the conquest | 129 | |
| Tacubaya | 157 | |
| Tierra Calienté | 159 | |
| Features of | 169 | |
| Tetecala | 188 | |
| Tenango | 205 | |
| Texcoco, Lake of | 218 | |
| Scenery | 210 | |
| Depth of | 218 | |
| Town of | 220 | |
| Ancient town | 230 | |
| Pyramids of | 221 | |
| Ancient bricks | 221 | |
| Palace of Montezuma | 221 | |
| Puente de las Brigantinass | 221 | |
| Ancient group from | 231 | |
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| Tonatiuh Ytzagual | 288 | ||
| Tradition of the pyramids of Teotihuacan | 286 | ||
| Tezcosingo | 259 | ||
| Theatre balls | 142 | ||
| Temisco | 174 | ||
| Tetecala | 187 | ||
| Teocallis | 116-117 | ||
| Teopans | 116 | ||
| Tezcosingo, Hill of | 268 | ||
| Tusapan,Temple of | 267 | ||
| State and fountains at | 248 | ||
| Tio Ignacio | 253 | ||
| Temple of Pachacamac | 258 | ||
| Tubella Plicalis | 258 | ||
| Troops, parades and discipline of the | 285 | ||
| Theatres in Mexico | 267 | ||
| thieving, impudent and adroit | 258 | ||
| Territory of the Mexican Republic | 259 | ||
| Trade with Tampico, American and Foreign | 328-329 | ||
| Matamoras | 329 | ||
| Table of distances, and hours steaming from Panama | |||
| to various parts | 371 | ||
| Use of the Lasso | 258 | ||
| Voyage to Vera Cruz | 1 | ||
| Vera Cruz | 3 | ||
| Appearance of town of | 4 | ||
| Alameda of | 5 | ||
| Diseases of | 7 | ||
| Baptisms and burials of | 7 | ||
| Water fall at | 8 | ||
| Commerce for the Port of | 357 | ||
| Blockade by the French | 349 | ||
| Vomito | 3 | ||
| Vergara, Hotel of | 37 | ||
| Virggin in the Cathedral | 41 | ||
| Virgin of Guadalupe | 68 | ||
| Her festival | 58 | ||
| Her churches | 64 | ||
| Her legends | 65 | ||
| Her picture | 67 | ||
| Her offerings | 68 | ||
| Her sonnet | 69 | ||
| Her indulgences | 69 | ||
| Virgin of Dolores, Festival of | 149 | ||
| Virgin of Remedios | 143-145 | ||
| Festival of | 145 | ||
| Legend of | 145 | ||
| Description of | 148 | ||
| View from San Agustin | 79 | ||
| Vale of Cuernavaca | 129 | ||
| Village of gamblers | 224 | ||
| Viaticum | 237 | ||
| Vases and cups | 28-94-95 | ||
| From Tula | 197 | ||
| Value of sugar estate | 154 | ||
| Victoria elected President | 387 | ||
| Revolutionary movements against | 337 | ||
| Whipping Indians | 231 | ||
| Wax figures | 88 | ||
| wollen blankets, manufactures of | 235 | ||
| Xochicalco | 189 | ||
| Relish on | 189-192 | ||
| Examination of | 184 | ||
| Caverns of | 184 | ||
| Subterranean vaults | 185 | ||
| Tradition of | 185 | ||
| Restoration of pyramid | 186 | ||
| Xolotl | 245 | ||
| Sun and Moon, origin of | 295 | ||
| Zopilote, the dance of | 287 | ||