PART II.
THE CITY, ITS MANNERS, CUSTOMS, &C.—POPULATI0N,—POLICE,—MORAL AND RELIGIOUS STATE, &C. &C.
CHAPTER I.
Former Sites of the City,—Its present situation and advantages,—Public Buildings,—Streets,—Houses, &c.
Before entering upon a description of the city, as it now exists, it will be advisable to give a short sketch of the different situations which it has occupied, and the circumstances that have produced its frequent removal.
From Juarros[1] we learn, that soon after the conquest of the country by Pedro Alvarado, he and his followers began to look out for a suitable spot on which they might found a capital for the newly conquered kingdom. “Taking their route
- ↑ Statistical History of the Kingdom of Guatimala, by Don Domingo Juarros. Translated by J. Baily, Lieut. R. N. 8vo. London. 1823.
