INDEX

NOTE.—For other place-names not given in index see chapters on Natural Resources and Railways, also List of Illustrations.

Acapulco, seaport,

[17]

,

[105]

,

[109]

,

[111]

,

[304]

,

[343]

Acocotla,

[341]

Africa,

[258]

Agramonte,

[105]

Agricultural products, list of,

[291]

Agriculture,

[282-327]

Aguascalientes, State of,

[210]

,

[271]

,

[303]

,

[314]

Ahuitzuco,

[280]

,

[304]

Albuquerque,

[105]

Alcohol,

[238]

Aldama,

[111]

Alfred, King,

[24]

Allende,

[111]

Alligators,

[19]

,

[152]

Alpacas,

[152]

Alvarado mine,

[259]

Alvarado, Pedro de,

[59]

,

[82-97]

,

[190]

,

[347]

Amazon,

[18]

,

[290]

,

[353]

Ameca,

[147]

,

[208]

American Smelting Co.,

[336]

Americans in Mexico,

[12]

,

[14]

,

[16]

,

[116]

,

[155]

,

[181]

,

[201]

,

[204]

,

[205]

,

[211]

,

[249]

,

[305]

,

[323]

Ampudea, General,

[122]

Anahuac,

[9]

,

[15]

,

[20]

,

[136]

,

[140]

,

[185]

Andes,

[18]

,

[112]

,

[136-146]

Anglo-American Co. of Puebla,

[336]

Anson, Admiral,

[105]

Anthracite,

[280]

(

see

[Coal]

)

Apaches,

[158]

,

[210]

,

[264]

Arbitration,

[354]

Arch in prehistoric Mexico,

[34]

Architecture, Mexican,

[182]

,

[185]

,

[288]

Architecture, prehistoric,

[34-84]

,

[326]

Area of Mexico,

[135]

,

[296-327]

Arequipa,

[180]

,

[210]

Argentina,

[106]

,

[167]

Arista, General,

[121]

Arizona,

[34]

,

[123]

,

[149]

,

[296]

Armadillos,

[153]

Army,

[202]

Art Institution,

[199]

Asia, Asiatics,

[35]

,

[294]

,

[325]

,

[351]

(

see also

[Japanese]

, &c.)

Asphalt,

[322]

Astlan,

[24]

Atahualpa,

[101]

Atlantis, lost continent of,

[34]

Atoyac Irrigation Co.,

[336]

Atoyac river,

[319]

Audiencias,

[102]

,

[107]

Austins, the,

[119]

Austria (

see

[Maximilian]

)

Avino mine,

[259]

,

[266]

,

[313]

Azoteas,

[9]

,

[182]

Aztecs,

[2]

,

[16]

,

[20-97]

,

[107]

,

[143]

,

[182]

,

[259]

,

[288]

,

[316]

,

[341]

Babylon,

[45]

Bahamas,

[57]

Balboa,

[57]

Balsas river,

[144]

,

[303]

,

[304]

,

[318]

,

[349]

Bananas or platanos,

[3]

,

[11]

(

see also

[Agriculture]

)

Bank,

[335]

Barbarity of the Spaniards,

[72]

,

[75]

,

[81]

,

[83]

,

[100]

,

[110]

Barley,

[289]

Barradas, General,

[118]

Bazaine, General,

[127]

Beans,

[289]

,

[291]

Bears,

[153]

Beaver,

[153]

Behring Straits,

[36]

Belgians, King of the,

[127]

Belize (

see

[British Honduras]

)

Bernal, Diaz,

[27]

,

[28]

,

[64]

,

[74]

,

[79]

,

[92]

Biblical analogies,

[35]

,

[223]

Birds,

[3]

,

[135]

,

[153]

Bison,

[153]

Boa-constrictors,

[3]

,

[152]

Boleo copper mines,

[279]

Bolivar,

[106]

Bolivia,

[138]

,

[152]

Bondholders, British,

[126]

,

[131]

,

[132]

Bravery of the Mexicans,

[121]

,

[122]

Bravo, General,

[115]

,

[116]

Brazil,

[284]

,

[290]

Breweries,

[311]

,

[339]

Brigantines,

[89-97]

Britain, British,

[6]

,

[10]

,

[11]

,

[12]

,

[104]

,

[105]

,

[106]

,

[109]

,

[112]

,

[116]

,

[125]

,

[126]

,

[131]

,

[135]

,

[155]

,

[201]

,

[204]

,

[249]

,

[265]

,

[279]

,

[296]

,

[305]

,

[313]

,

[314]

,

[317]

,

[331]

,

[336]

,

[337]

,

[352]

British capital in Mexico,

[275]

,

[277]

,

[331]

,

[336]

,

[337]

British Honduras,

[135]

,

[325]

,

[326]

,

[327]

Buccaneers,

[104]

,

[105]

,

[106]

Budget,

[331]

Buena Vista, battle of,

[122]

Buenos Ayres,

[112]

,

[184]

Bufa mines,

[277]

,

[278]

Buildings, prehistoric,

[33-55]

,

[304]

Bull-fights,

[176]

,

[193-196]

,

[241-244]

Burgoa, Francisco,

[43]

Butterflies,

[3]

Cactus,

[3]

,

[5]

,

[15]

Calendar stone,

[23]

,

[34]

,

[53]

,

[199]

California,

[24]

,

[34]

,

[105]

,

[107]

,

[114]

,

[123]

,

[257]

,

[283]

,

[343]

California, Gulf of,

[145]

California, Lower,

[139]

,

[143]

,

[271]

,

[277]

,

[278]

,

[279]

,

[280]

,

[297]

Calleja,

[111]

Campeche, State of,

[105]

,

[135]

,

[271]

,

[324]

,

[325]

Canada, Canadians,

[167]

,

[178]

,

[336]

Canal, Mexican drainage (

see

[Drainage]

)

Cananea Copper Co.,

[278]

Cannibalism, Aztec,

[51]

,

[94]

,

[96]

Canning,

[116]

Caracas,

[112]

Carlos III. of Spain,

[269]

Carlos V. of Spain,

[64]

,

[70]

,

[73]

,

[90]

,

[96]

,

[100]

Carlota, Empress,

[127-129]

Carmen Island,

[280]

Casa Fuerte, Viceroy,

[106]

Casas Grandes river,

[211]

Casones river,

[323]

Catalina, Juarez,

[59]

Catapult, the,

[94]

Cathedral of Mexico,

[103]

,

[191]

Cathedrals,

[186]

,

[209]

,

[266]

,

[303]

Catorce,

[266]

,

[315]

Cattle,

[284]

,

[292]

,

[299]

,

[309]

,

[311]

Causeways, Aztec,

[26]

,

[34]

,

[77-97]

Cavendish,

[104]

Caves,

[225]

Cedar,

[151]

(

see

[Timber]

)

Cement work,

[339]

Cempoallas,

[33]

,

[65]

Cenotes, or wells,

[46]

,

[326]

,

[327]

(

see also

[Coast Pacific Zone]

)

Centipedes,

[153]

,

[234]

Central America,

[106]

,

[149]

Centralists,

[116]

,

[119]

Cereals,

[283]

(

see

[Agriculture]

)

Chalco, lake,

[16]

,

[146]

,

[188]

Chamber of Mines,

[336]

Chapala, lake,

[25]

,

[144]

,

[145]

,

[208]

,

[301]

Chapultepec,

[95]

,

[121]

,

[122]

,

[186]

,

[189]

,

[200]

Cheops, pyramid of,

[40]

Chewing gum,

[32]

Chiapas, State of,

[142]

,

[271]

,

[284]

,

[307]

Chicago,

[182]

Chichemeca,

[24]

Chichen-Ytza,

[37]

,

[45]

,

[46]

Chicle,

[151]

,

[325]

Chihuahua,

[10]

,

[105]

,

[111]

,

[122]

,

[138]

,

[142]

,

[210]

,

[266]

,

[308]

Children of the Sun,

[24]

,

[96]

Chile,

[106]

,

[112]

,

[115]

,

[167]

Chilli,

[217]

,

[291]

Chilpancingo,

[111]

,

[147]

,

[279]

China, Chinese,

[35]

,

[114]

,

[199]

,

[325]

Chivela Pass,

[345]

Chocolate,

[52]

,

[283]

,

[289]

,

[301]

Cholula,

[22]

,

[23]

,

[32]

,

[37]

,

[40]

,

[70]

,

[74]

,

[320]

Church, disestablishment of the,

[118]

,

[125]

Cigarettes,

[218]

,

[338]

Cities of the plateau,

[9]

Class distinctions,

[159]

,

[160]

Clavijero,

[27]

Climate,

[1-19]

,

[136]

,

[146-153]

,

[185]

,

[296-327]

Clubs,

[201]

Coahuila, State of,

[122]

,

[138]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[280]

,

[309]

,

[321]

Coal (

see

[Mining]

)

Coast zone, Atlantic,

[3]

,

[138]

,

[146-153]

Coast zone, Pacific,

[17-19]

,

[138]

,

[146-153]

,

[287]

,

[295-307]

Coatzacoalcos,

[323]

,

[345]

Cocoanuts,

[18]

,

[283]

,

[288]

,

[291]

Cochineal,

[151]

Coffee,

[283]

,

[284]

,

[289]

,

[291]

,

[293]

Cofre de Perote,

[69]

,

[141]

,

[319]

Cold storage,

[339]

Colhuas and Chalcas,

[24]

Colima, State of,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[302]

Colima volcano,

[17]

,

[19]

,

[208]

,

[302]

Colleges,

[197]

,

[198]

Colombia,

[106]

Colonial rule,

[98-112]

Colonisation,

[293]

Colorado river,

[298]

Colorado,

[144]

Columbus,

[57]

Conception del Oro,

[314]

Conchas river,

[144]

,

[211]

,

[321]

Congress,

[111]

Conquest of Mexico,

[56-97]

Conservative party,

[124]

Consolidated goldfields,

[277]

Constitution, Mexican,

[158]

,

[159]

Contreras, battle of,

[122]

Copper among the Aztecs,

[50]

(

see also

[Mining]

)

Cordova, Hernandez de,

[57]

Cornish miners,

[260]

Cortes,

[2]

,

[17]

,

[27]

,

[32]

,

[55-102]

,

[103]

,

[140]

,

[188]

,

[259]

,

[266]

,

[304]

,

[318]

,

[326]

,

[341]

,

[343]

,

[355]

Cotton,

[8]

,

[138]

,

[145]

,

[167]

,

[209]

,

[231]

,

[283-291]

,

[285]

,

[337]

(

see also

[Agriculture]

)

Couriers, Aztec,

[50]

Cougars,

[4]

,

[152]

Courtesy of the Mexicans,

[12]

,

[160]

Council of the Indies,

[106]

Coyotes,

[2]

,

[8]

,

[9]

,

[152]

Cozumel, island of,

[61]

,

[326]

Creeds,

[199]

Creoles,

[154]

Creston-Colorado mine,

[277]

Cretaceous period,

[141]

,

[142]

Crocodiles,

[4]

,

[19]

,

[302]

Cross, the, in Mexico,

[15]

,

[61]

,

[79]

,

[219-223]

,

[228]

Cuautla,

[111]

Cuba,

[57]

,

[284]

,

[326]

,

[338]

,

[335]

Cuernavaca,

[17]

,

[90]

,

[304]

,

[318]

,

[343]

Cuitlahuac,

[88]

Cuitzeo, lake,

[146]

Culiacan,

[300]

Currency,

[335]

Cuzco,

[180]

Dam, international,

[293]

Deer,

[153]

(

see

[Game]

)

Deluge, the,

[35]

Denudation of forests,

[152]

,

[285]

Deserts,

[6]

,

[122]

,

[135]

,

[137]

,

[151]

,

[309]

,

[310]

Diaz, Porfirio, President,

[126-133]

,

[165]

,

[193]

,

[306]

Dilligences,

[235]

,

[310]

Doctor mine,

[316]

Dos Estrellas mines,

[276]

Drainage of the Valley of Mexico,

[17]

,

[103]

,

[104]

,

[133]

,

[188]

,

[203]

Drake,

[104]

,

[257]

Duelling,

[248]

Durango,

[10]

,

[210]

,

[258]

,

[267]

,

[271]

,

[279]

,

[312]

Dyewoods,

[320-327]

Dynamite,

[339]

Eagle Pass,

[310]

,

[344]

Eagle, serpent, and cactus,

[21]

Earthquakes,

[105]

Ecuador,

[23]

Education,

[160]

,

[197-199]

Egypt,

[29]

,

[35]

,

[45]

El Ebano,

[280]

Electric power,

[189]

,

[203]

,

[317]

,

[336]

,

[337]

Elevation above sea-level,

[136]

,

[139]

,

[185]

,

[296-327]

,

[341]

Eloquence, Mexican,

[162]

El Oro, gold-mining district,

[275]

,

[317]

El Paso,

[309]

Empire of Mexico,

[114]

Ensenada,

[298]

Esperanza mine,

[276]

Estrada Gutierrez,

[119]

Ethnology,

[154-158]

Expectoration, habit of,

[249]

Expedition, British-Spanish-French,

[126]

Exports,

[289]

,

[332-340]

Fauna,

[149-153]

,

[296-327]

Feather-work, Aztec,

[50]

,

[63]

Federalists,

[116]

,

[119]

Federation,

[159]

Ferdinand VII. of Spain,

[111]

Fibrous plants,

[151]

,

[289]

,

[291]

Figueroa, Viceroy,

[106]

Financial conditions,

[328-349]

Fisheries,

[296]

Flint and steel,

[218]

Flint implements,

[225]

,

[226]

Floating gardens, Aztec,

[26]

,

[91]

,

[150]

,

[189]

Flora,

[149-153]

,

[296-327]

Flour mills,

[339]

Flowers,

[150]

Foreigners in Mexico (

see also

[British]

,

[America]

, &c.),

[12]

,

[155]

,

[201]

,

[204]

,

[249]

,

[279]

,

[329]

Forests,

[17]

,

[151]

,

[283]

,

[284]

,

[285]

,

[292]

,

[296-327]

Forey, General,

[127]

France, French,

[116]

,

[126]

,

[135]

,

[155]

,

[201]

,

[279]

French Revolution,

[112]

Frijoles,

[216]

,

[289]

,

[291]

Fruits, tropical,

[18]

,

[100]

,

[150]

,

[231]

,

[283-291]

,

[296-327]

Fuerte river,

[299]

Game,

[153]

,

[299]

,

[322]

(

see also

[Sport]

)

Geographical conditions,

[134-153]

,

[294-327]

,

[351]

Geographical Society,

[199]

Geology,

[47]

,

[272]

Germany, Germans,

[135]

,

[153]

,

[201]

,

[204]

Gold, Aztec,

[50]

,

[53]

,

[81]

,

[260]

Gold, (

see

[Mining]

)

Gold, mining companies,

[275-278]

Gonzalez, President,

[131]

Government,

[158-159]

Grape-vine,

[109]

,

[283]

Great Plateau, the,

[2]

,

[3-19]

,

[136-153]

,

[184]

,

[231]

,

[308-320]

Grijalva,

[58]

,

[140]

Grijalva river,

[145]

,

[307]

,

[324]

Guadalajara,

[10]

,

[146]

,

[208]

,

[301]

,

[337]

Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of,

[123]

Guadalupe, Shrine of,

[187]

,

[266]

Guanajuato,

[13]

,

[110]

,

[111]

,

[142]

,

[258]

,

[264]

,

[268]

,

[269]

,

[271]

,

[315]

Guanajuato Light and Power Co.,

[337]

Guatemala,

[9]

,

[31]

,

[44]

,

[100]

,

[114]

,

[135]

,

[295]

,

[307]

,

[324]

,

[325]

Guatemoc,

[27]

,

[88-101]

,

[192]

Guaymas,

[296]

,

[297]

,

[348]

Guayule,

[290]

,

[291]

,

[314]

,

[338]

Guerrero, General,

[113]

,

[115]

Guerrero, State of,

[18]

,

[138]

,

[271]

,

[279]

,

[303]

,

[305]

Gulf of California,

[296]

Gulf of Mexico,

[2]

,

[58]

,

[61]

,

[135-139]

,

[143]

Gulf Stream,

[326]

Guzman,

[103]

Habana,

[105]

Haciendas,

[8]

,

[17]

,

[167]

,

[287]

,

[317]

Harbour works, Vera Cruz,

[133]

,

[324]

Harbour works, Salina Cruz,

[306]

,

[345]

,

[346]

Hawkins,

[104]

Henequen,

[283]

,

[289]

,

[291-321]

,

[325]

,

[326]

Hercules Cotton Mill,

[316]

Hermosillo,

[297]

Hidalgo, Patriot,

[102]

,

[108-111]

,

[112]

Hidalgo, State of,

[143]

,

[271]

,

[315]

Highwaymen,

[117]

,

[212]

Hindustan,

[35]

Holy Alliance,

[115]

,

[331]

Hondo river,

[327]

Honduras,

[100]

,

[135]

,

[325]

,

[327]

Horned toads,

[7]

Horsemen, expert,

[122]

,

[167]

,

[244]

Horses, breeding,

[292]

,

[299]

Horses, first appearance of,

[62]

,

[71]

,

[77]

,

[94]

,

[152]

,

[167]

Hospitality of Mexicans,

[161]

Houses, Mexican,

[180]

,

[197]

,

[202]

,

[287]

Houston,

[120]

Huancavelica mine,

[260]

Huasteca district,

[315]

Huitzilopochtli, war-god,

[25]

Human sacrifice,

[23]

,

[25]

,

[40]

,

[79]

,

[93]

Human tallow,

[90]

Humboldt,

[210]

,

[272]

,

[134]

Hydrography,

[137-153]

,

[233]

,

[296-326]

Ice factories,

[339]

Idols, destruction of,

[67]

,

[81]

,

[83]

Iguanas,

[18]

,

[153]

Immigration,

[294]

,

[352]

Incas,

[22]

,

[23]

,

[26]

,

[29]

,

[31]

,

[49]

,

[140]

,

[261]

Independence,

[106]

Indians,

[154-158]

,

[327]

India-rubber (

see

[Rubber]

)

Industries,

[335]

Inquisition,

[103]

,

[111]

,

[228]

Institutions, national,

[178-206]

Iron (

see

[Mining]

)

Iron foundries,

[338]

Irrigation,

[4]

,

[8]

,

[52]

,

[145]

,

[149]

,

[285-287]

,

[289]

,

[293]

,

[296-327]

Israel, lost ten tribes of,

[35]

Iturbide,

[107]

,

[113-116]

,

[264]

,

[204]

Iturrigaray, Viceroy,

[109]

,

[110]

Itzala, gorge of,

[53]

,

[143]

Ixtaccihuatl,

[15]

,

[17]

,

[20]

,

[74]

,

[140]

,

[317]

,

[319]

Ixtle,

[290]

,

[291]

,

[321]

Ixtlilxochitl,

[29]

,

[30]

,

[89]

,

[185]

Jacaler

[25]

Jaguars,

[4]

,

[152]

Jalapa,

[147]

Jalisco, State of,

[144]

,

[146]

,

[261]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[301]

Jamaica negroes,

[325]

Japanese,

[36]

Jesuits,

[105]

,

[106]

,

[192]

Jockey Club,

[201]

Joinville, Prince de,

[119]

Jorullo, volcano,

[106]

Juanacatlan, falls of,

[144]

,

[208]

,

[301]

,

[337]

Juarez, President,

[118]

,

[124-130]

,

[155]

,

[306]

Jurassic period,

[141]

Kingsborough, Lord,

[35]

Koreans,

[325]

La Blanca mine,

[276]

Labour,

[294]

Laguna madre,

[321]

Laguna cotton region,

[145]

,

[285]

,

[339]

Lakes,

[145]

,

[187]

Lampart,

[105]

Land frauds,

[293]

Land systems,

[49]

,

[108]

,

[156]

,

[157]

,

[167]

,

[293]

Languages,

[24]

,

[35]

,

[170]

La Paz,

[298]

Laredo,

[310]

,

[322]

Lasso,

[245]

,

[248]

Latitude and longitude,

[136]

,

[185]

La Tinaja,

[339]

Lava,

[143]

Lerdo, President,

[14]

,

[129]

Lerdo town,

[149]

Lerma river,

[144]

,

[317]

Lima,

[178]

,

[185]

Limantour, Señor,

[329]

Limestone, mountain,

[141]

Linares, Viceroy,

[105]

Literary institutions,

[199]

Lizards,

[7]

Llama,

[152]

Loans, foreign,

[125]

,

[331]

,

[332]

Lopez,

[128]

Lost ten tribes,

[35]

Lotteries,

[201]

Lower California (

see

[California]

)

Maguey,

[8]

,

[151]

,

[167]

,

[284]

,

[287]

,

[316]

Mahogany,

[4]

,

[151]

Maiz,

[283]

,

[289]

,

[291]

Malaria,

[4]

,

[5]

,

[64]

,

[299]

,

[302]

,

[303]

,

[305]

,

[306]

,

[324]

Malinche,

[73]

,

[140]

,

[317]

,

[319]

Maltrata,

[340]

Mamey,

[291]

Mammals,

[152]

Mangroves,

[4]

Manila,

[105]

Manufacturing,

[209]

,

[310]

,

[317]

,

[323]

,

[336-340]

,

[353]

Manzanillo,

[302]

,

[343]

Mapimi, bolson of,

[138]

,

[144]

,

[313]

Maravillas Mine,

[276]

Marina,

[61]

,

[63]

,

[72]

Marques de Croix, Viceroy,

[106]

Marquez,

[124]

Martens,

[153]

Masonic lodges,

[117]

Matamoros,

[280]

Maximilian, Emperor,

[126-130]

,

[265]

,

[316]

Mayas,

[22]

,

[34]

,

[45]

,

[260]

,

[326]

,

[327]

Mazapil Copper Co.,

[279]

,

[314]

Mazatlan,

[300]

Medicinal plants,

[151]

Medina, Bartolomé de,

[260]

Mejia, General,

[128]

,

[129]

Mendoza, Viceroy,

[102]

Mercado,

[263]

,

[279]

Merida,

[325]

,

[326]

Mestizos,

[107]

,

[154]

Metate,

[215]

"Metalurgica Mexicana,"

[315]

,

[336]

Mexico, City of,

[16]

,

[76-97]

,

[184-206]

Mexico, State of,

[271]

,

[316]

Mexico Tramways Co.,

[204]

Mexico, Valley of,

[3]

,

[14-17]

,

[20]

,

[26]

,

[76-97]

,

[184-206]

Mexican Light and Power Co.,

[203]

,

[336]

Michoacan, State of,

[102]

,

[106]

,

[146]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[303]

Mier,

[112]

,

[118]

Mina, General,

[111]

Minas, Prietas,

[277]

Mineral-bearing zone,

[270]

,

[296-327]

Mining,

[255-281]

,

[296-327]

,

[330]

,

[336]

Mining, antimony,

[271]

,

[280]

Mining, Aztec,

[52]

,

[260]

,

[280]

Mining, coal,

[271]

,

[280]

,

[303]

Mining, copper,

[261]

,

[271]

,

[278]

Mining, gold,

[260]

,

[262]

,

[271]

,

[275-278]

Mining, history of,

[6]

,

[142]

,

[255-270]

Mining, iron,

[261]

,

[263]

,

[271]

,

[279]

Mining, lead,

[261]

,

[271]

,

[280]

Mining, opals,

[270]

Mining, petroleum,

[271]

,

[280]

,

[322]

Mining, placer,

[261]

Mining, prehistoric,

[260]

Mining, properties,

[281]

Mining, quicksilver,

[260]

,

[271]

Mining, salt,

[271]

Mining School,

[200]

,

[269]

Mining, silver,

[6]

,

[142]

,

[260]

,

[262]

,

[264]

,

[271-275]

Mining, Spanish,

[262]

Mining, tin,

[53]

,

[261]

,

[271]

,

[280]

Mining titles,

[281]

Mining tunnels,

[262]

Mining, zinc,

[271]

Miramon, General,

[128]

Miramon, President,

[126]

Mitla, ruins of,

[42]

Molina del Rey,

[122]

Monastic orders,

[192]

Mongolians,

[35]

(

see also

[Chinese]

, &c.)

Monkeys,

[4]

,

[152]

Monoliths,

[38]

,

[42]

Monoloa mine,

[268]

Monopolies, Spanish,

[109]

Monroe Doctrine,

[116]

,

[355]

Monte Alban, ruins of,

[37]

,

[42]

Monte de las Cruces,

[110]

Monterrey, city of,

[122]

,

[148]

,

[149]

,

[279]

,

[311]

Montezuma,

[24]

,

[27-84]

,

[261]

,

[187]

,

[343]

Montezuma Mine,

[278]

Morelia,

[110]

,

[303]

Morelos, the priest,

[111]

,

[112]

Morelos, State of,

[287]

,

[318]

Morgan,

[105]

Mormons,

[347]

Mule-back journeying,

[14]

(

see

["Life and Travel"]

)

Muñoz,

[103]

Murillo,

[191]

Music,

[10]

,

[11]

,

[183]

Myrtles,

[19]

Nahuas,

[24]

Napoleon,

[110]

,

[112]

,

[126]

Narvaez,

[82]

National Anthem,

[172]

National Meat Packing Co.,

[339]

Navigable rivers,

[145]

,

[304]

,

[307]

,

[323]

,

[328]

,

[347]

Navy,

[202]

Nazas,

[280]

Nazas river,

[138]

,

[145]

,

[148]

,

[149]

,

[233]

,

[285]

,

[286]

,

[288]

,

[313]

Nevado de Toluca,

[141]

,

[317]

New Mexico,

[34]

,

[105]

,

[114]

New York,

[147]

,

[167]

Nezahualcoyotl,

[24]

,

[28-31]

Nicaragua,

[31]

Nile,

[285]

Noche Triste,

[32]

,

[84]

Nochistongo,

[103]

Nogales,

[297]

Nopales,

[21]

,

[151]

Nuevo Leon, State of,

[271]

,

[310]

Oak,

[5]

,

[17]

,

[151]

,

[152]

(

see

[Forests, Timber]

)

Oaxaca,

[40-42]

,

[111]

,

[124]

,

[128]

,

[132]

,

[142]

,

[271]

,

[284]

,

[305]

Obregon, Count,

[268]

Obsidian,

[53]

,

[143]

Ocampo, statesman,

[125]

Ocelot,

[152]

O'Donoju, Viceroy,

[114]

Olid Cristoval,

[61]

,

[100]

Olmedo priest,

[65]

,

[73]

Olives,

[283]

Oranges,

[3]

,

[11]

Orchids,

[5]

Orchillas,

[298]

Orography,

[139-143]

Orientation of pyramids,

[38]

,

[42]

Origin of Mexican people,

[35]

Orizaba,

[2]

,

[57]

,

[111]

,

[140]

,

[319]

Oroya Railway,

[341]

Otomies,

[24]

,

[32]

Otter,

[153]

Otumba,

[32]

,

[87]

,

[341]

Pachuca,

[13]

,

[142]

,

[259]

,

[265]

,

[316]

Padilla, Viceroy,

[106]

Palenque,

[37]

,

[44]

,

[260]

,

[307]

Palmarejo mines,

[277]

Palms,

[4]

Palo alto, battle of,

[121]

Panama,

[57]

,

[135]

,

[345]

,

[348]

,

[351]

Pan-American Congress,

[354]

Pan-American railway,

[348]

,

[354]

Panuco river,

[17]

,

[145]

,

[189]

,

[316]

,

[321]

Papaloapam river,

[145]

,

[323]

Papantla,

[40]

Paper,

[52]

,

[338]

Paredes,

[122]

Parral, mining district,

[276]

Parras,

[145]

,

[286]

,

[310]

Partridges,

[153]

Pasco de la Reforma,

[192]

Passes, mountain,

[137]

Patio process,

[260]

,

[274]

Patzcuaro lake,

[25]

,

[146]

Pawnshop, national,

[200]

Peaks, principal,

[140]

Pearl, fisheries,

[296]

,

[298]

Pearson & Sons, Ltd.,

[188]

,

[336]

Pecos river,

[144]

Peccaries,

[153]

Penitentiaries,

[200]

Peñoles mines,

[276]

,

[313]

Peones,

[7]

,

[12]

,

[156]

,

[171]

,

[213-217]

,

[237]

,

[294]

Perpetual snow,

[2]

,

[6]

,

[15]

,

[139]

Perpetual spring,

[147]

Peru,

[17]

,

[18]

,

[29]

,

[31]

,

[35]

,

[40]

,

[49]

,

[53]

,

[101]

,

[104]

,

[106]

,

[112]

,

[115]

,

[138]

,

[140]

,

[141]

,

[146]

,

[152]

,

[167]

,

[260]

,

[290]

,

[341]

,

[355]

Petroleum,

[280]

Philippine Islands,

[103]

,

[276]

Philip II. of Spain,

[103]

,

[104]

,

[191]

Philip IV. of Spain,

[104]

Pibroch of Donnel Dhu,

[173]

Picture-writing,

[23]

,

[62]

"Pie-war," the,

[119]

Pine,

[5]

,

[17]

,

[151]

,

[152]

(

see

[Forests and Timber]

)

Pinto disease,

[304]

Pizarro,

[101]

,

[102]

,

[355]

Plaza,

[9]

,

[11]

(

see

[Cities]

)

Police,

[203]

Political executions,

[132]

Ponce de Leon,

[101]

Popocatepetl,

[15]

,

[17]

,

[20]

,

[105]

,

[140]

,

[185]

,

[317]

,

[319]

Population (

see also

the various States),

[135]

,

[154-158]

,

[296-327]

Portales,

[180]

Potatoes,

[217]

,

[284-291]

Pottery,

[53]

,

[241]

Priests,

[235-237]

Printing, first,

[102]

Progreso, seaport,

[325]

,

[326]

Providence mines,

[278]

Puebla,

[33]

,

[122]

,

[126]

,

[128]

,

[209]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[319]

Puebla Tramway Co.,

[336]

Pulque,

[9]

,

[178]

,

[217]

,

[232]

,

[284]

,

[290]

,

[316]

Puma,

[152]

Pyramids,

[2]

,

[15]

,

[20]

,

[25]

,

[33]

,

[34]

,

[38-55]

,

[76-97]

,

[229]

Quail,

[153]

Quemada,

[34]

Querétaro,

[110]

,

[128]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[315]

,

[316]

Quetzalcoatl,

[23]

,

[40]

,

[54]

,

[72]

Quicksilver,

[260]

,

[280]

,

[304]

,

[314]

Quintana Roo,

[325]

,

[327]

Quiroga, Bishop,

[102]

Quixotism,

[167]

Race-suicide,

[352]

Railways, generally,

[9]

,

[13]

,

[14]

,

[17]

,

[69]

,

[136]

,

[208]

,

[230]

,

[296-327]

,

[330-349]

Railways, Mexican Vera Cruz,

[4]

,

[130]

,

[320]

,

[324]

,

[340]

,

[342]

Railways, Mexican Central,

[131]

,

[300]

,

[302]

,

[304]

,

[309]

,

[311]

,

[314]

,

[319]

,

[330]

,

[342]

Railways, Mexican Southern,

[320]

,

[346]

Railways, Mexican National,

[132]

,

[310]

,

[314]

,

[322]

,

[330]

,

[343]

Railways, Chihuahua and Pacific,

[348]

Railways, Hidalgo and North-Eastern,

[344]

Railways, International,

[310]

,

[311]

,

[344]

Railways, Interoceanic,

[319]

Railways, Kansas City, Mexico and Orient,

[347]

Railways, Monterrey and Gulf,

[311]

Railways, Pan-American,

[348]

Railways, Rio Grande and Pacific,

[347]

Railways, Sonora,

[297]

,

[348]

Railways, Tehuantepec,

[133]

,

[306]

,

[312]

,

[323]

,

[345]

Railways, Vera Cruz and Pacific,

[346]

Railways, Vera Cruz (Mexico),

[347]

Rainfall,

[137-149]

,

[285]

,

[296-327]

Rattlesnakes,

[153]

Rayas mine,

[269]

Read, Campbell & Co.,

[188]

Real del Monte,

[265]

,

[276]

,

[316]

Reform Laws,

[118]

,

[125]

,

[127]

,

[159]

Religion, Aztec and prehistoric,

[15]

,

[25]

,

[30]

,

[40]

,

[79]

,

[81]

,

[227]

Religion, Roman Catholic,

[6]

,

[13]

,

[15]

,

[65]

,

[80]

,

[81]

,

[104]

,

[125]

,

[159]

,

[165]

,

[175]

,

[266-269]

,

[352]

,

[179]

,

[199]

,

[227]

Rents,

[202]

Repudiation of debts,

[125]

Restrictive policy,

[329]

Revolutions,

[117-133]

Rio Grande,

[11]

,

[34]

,

[136]

,

[143]

,

[144]

,

[211]

,

[308]

,

[320]

Roads, Aztec and Inca,

[50]

Rocky Mountains,

[137]

Rubber, rubber trees,

[3]

,

[4]

,

[151]

,

[283]

,

[290]

,

[294]

,

[301]

,

[303]

,

[304]

,

[307]

,

[314]

,

[323]

,

[324]

,

[328]

Rurales,

[202]

,

[212]

Russia,

[114]

Salina Cruz seaport,

[306]

,

[345]

Salt,

[280]

Saltillo,

[310]

San Angel,

[187]

,

[197]

San Blas seaport,

[144]

,

[300]

,

[301]

Sandoval, Gonzalo de,

[61]

,

[83]

,

[91]

San Francisco,

[182]

San Geronimo,

[280]

San Juan Bautista City,

[325]

San Juan river,

[322]

San Luis Potosi,

[210]

,

[258]

,

[271]

San Luis Potosi, State of,

[314]

San Rafael mines,

[278]

Santa Anna,

[115-123]

Santa Eulala mine,

[266]

,

[309]

Santa Gertrude's Jute Mills,

[336]

Santiago City,

[184]

Santiago river,

[301]

Sardañeta,

[269]

Scenery,

[143]

,

[2-19]

,

[301]

,

[305-327]

,

[340-349]

Scientific character,

[166]

Scientific institutions,

[199]

Scorpions,

[153]

,

[234]

Scott, General Winfield,

[122]

Sculpture, Aztec,

[53]

Sea-bathing,

[322]

Seals,

[153]

Serpents,

[4]

,

[152]

Shipbuilding,

[325]

Ships, destruction of,

[68]

Sierra Madre,

[3-19]

,

[136-153]

,

[296-327]

Silver mining (

see

[Mining]

)

Sinaloa, State of,

[24]

,

[271]

,

[298]

Sisal hemp (

see

[Henequen]

)

Sisal seaport,

[326]

Skunk,

[153]

Slavery,

[49]

,

[102]

,

[119]

Smelting,

[279]

,

[296]

,

[311]

,

[314]

,

[315]

,

[316]

(

see also

[Mining]

)

Snow,

[2]

,

[69]

,

[139]

,

[285]

,

[317]

,

[319]

Snow-cap (

see

[Snow]

)

Soap works,

[339]

Social conditions,

[159-176]

Soil,

[138]

,

[149]

,

[285]

,

[287]

Sonora, State of,

[142]

,

[145]

,

[264]

,

[271]

Soto, La Marina,

[280]

,

[321]

South America (

see also

[Andes]

,

[Peru]

, &c.),

[149]

,

[152]

Spanish-American civilisation,

[10]

,

[11-99]

Spanish characteristics,

[99]

,

[159]

Spanish population,

[155]

Sport,

[168]

,

[153]

,

[246]

,

[251]

,

[253]

Steel works,

[311]

Stock-raising (

see

[Cattle]

)

Subterraneous altars,

[6]

,

[268]

Sugar-cane sugar,

[100]

,

[167]

,

[283]

,

[287]

,

[289]

,

[293]

,

[301]

Sulphur,

[140]

Sun-God,

[15]

Sunsets,

[7]

Superstition,

[223-227]

Switzerland,

[32]

Tabasco, State of,

[61]

,

[271]

,

[284]

,

[290]

,

[324]

Tacubaya,

[124]

,

[140]

,

[187]

,

[197]

Tamaulipas, State of,

[112]

,

[115]

,

[138]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[280]

Tamesi river,

[321]

Tampico,

[5]

,

[145]

,

[280]

,

[315]

,

[321]

,

[322]

Tancitaro peak,

[141]

Tapir,

[4]

,

[153]

Tarahumara peak,

[312]

Tarantulas,

[153]

Tarpon fishing,

[322]

Taxco,

[266]

,

[304]

Taylor, General Zachary,

[121]

Tecolotes,

[9]

Tehuacan,

[346]

Tehuantepec (

see also

[Railways]

),

[135]

,

[144]

,

[149]

,

[240]

,

[305]

Temperature, (

see

[Climate]

)

Tenochtitlan,

[21-91]

,

[37]

,

[186]

Teocallis (

see

[Pyramids]

)

Teotihuacan,

[15]

,

[21]

,

[23]

,

[37-40]

,

[48]

,

[341]

Tepanecas,

[24]

,

[28]

Tepic,

[19]

,

[208]

,

[271]

,

[284]

,

[300]

Tequezquitengo,

[318]

Terminos Lagoon,

[326]

Terreros,

[269]

Tertiary period,

[3]

,

[140]

,

[142]

Tetecala,

[318]

Texas,

[107]

,

[114]

,

[119-123]

,

[138]

,

[143]

,

[308-310]

Texcoco,

[16]

,

[20]

,

[24]

,

[37]

,

[187]

,

[317]

Texcotzinco,

[24]

,

[29]

Textile industry,

[311]

,

[337]

Teyra, peak,

[312]

Tierra caliente,

[3-5]

,

[17]

,

[146]

,

[151]

Tierra fria,

[5]

,

[146]

Tierra templada,

[5]

,

[146]

Timber,

[151]

,

[283-285]

,

[262]

,

[296-327]

Tin,

[53]

(

see

[Mining]

)

Tinctorial plants,

[151]

Titicaca lake,

[17]

,

[26]

,

[138]

,

[146]

Titles, love of,

[168]

,

[169]

Tlacoleros,

[285]

Tlahincas,

[24]

Tlahualilo,

[286]

Tlalpam,

[187]

,

[197]

Tlapujahua,

[278]

Tlascalans,

[24]

,

[32]

,

[69-97]

,

[318]

Tlaxcala, State of,

[141]

,

[316]

,

[317]

Tobacco,

[284]

,

[301]

,

[338]

Toltecs,

[15]

,

[20-24]

,

[33]

,

[37-40]

,

[48]

,

[261]

,

[208]

,

[227]

,

[341]

Toluca,

[144]

,

[317]

Tonala, seaport,

[307]

Tonatinah, sun-god,

[15]

,

[39]

,

[229]

Tonto river,

[322]

Topography,

[1-19]

,

[136-153]

,

[296-327]

Topolobampo, seaport,

[348]

Torreon,

[148]

,

[310]

Tortillas,

[215]

,

[289]

Tramways,

[203]

Treasure, buried,

[225]

,

[224]

Tribes of Mexico,

[24]

,

[33]

Trinidad mine,

[277]

,

[278]

Tula,

[22]

,

[25]

,

[261]

Tunas,

[151]

,

[291]

Turkeys,

[251]

Turtles,

[152]

Tuxpam river,

[323]

,

[343]

Tuxtla Gutierrez,

[307]

Ulua, San Juan de,

[2]

,

[117]

Unknown God, the,

[29]

,

[77]

,

[228]

United States,

[10]

,

[11]

,

[109]

,

[112]

,

[116]

,

[119]

,

[135]

,

[160]

,

[278]

,

[288]

,

[311]

,

[351-356]

(

see also

[American]

)

Usumacinta river,

[145]

,

[307]

Uxmal,

[37]

,

[45]

Vaqueros,

[8]

Valenciana mine,

[264]

,

[267]

Valparaiso,

[184]

Velasquez, governor,

[57]

,

[80]

,

[103]

Velasquez, painter,

[191]

Vegetation,

[148]

Venegas, Viceroy,

[110]

Venezuela,

[115]

Vera Cruz,

[2]

,

[5]

,

[56]

,

[103]

,

[119]

,

[122]

,

[135]

,

[145]

,

[271]

,

[284]

,

[285]

,

[290]

,

[322]

,

[346]

Vera Cruz Light and Power Co.,

[336]

Viceroys, the,

[98-112]

Victoria, city,

[322]

Victoria, President,

[116]

Viga Canal,

[189]

Volcanoes,

[15]

,

[137]

,

[139]

,

[140]

,

[142]

,

[185]

War, American-Mexican,

[116]

,

[119-124]

,

[201]

War, English-Spanish,

[105-106]

War, French-Mexican,

[119]

Warlike spirit,

[172]

War, Spanish-Mexican,

[113]

,

[118]

Water-parting,

[17]

,

[70]

,

[305]

,

[307]

,

[310]

,

[319]

,

[345]

Water-power,

[143]

,

[145]

,

[189]

,

[317]

,

[323]

,

[336]

,

[337]

Water-supply,

[203]

,

[231]

,

[285]

,

[292]

,

[296-327]

(

see also

[Irrigation]

)

Wellington,

[111]

Whales,

[153]

Wheat,

[208]

,

[283]

,

[289]

,

[291]

White man in the tropics,

[352]

Wild-cats,

[152]

Wolves,

[152]

Women of Mexico,

[11]

,

[172]

,

[173]

,

[174]

,

[175]

,

[176]

,

[239]

,

[240]

Xochimilco,

[24]

,

[188]

,

[189]

Yankees,

[121]

,

[250]

Yaqui river,

[145]

,

[296]

Yaqui River Smelting Co.,

[279]

Yellow fever,

[2]

,

[5]

,

[306]

,

[324]

Yucatan,

[5]

,

[22]

,

[45]

,

[57]

,

[61]

,

[114]

,

[141]

,

[143]

,

[144]

,

[145]

,

[290]

,

[325]

,

[326]

,

[327]

Zacatecas,

[13]

,

[34]

,

[210]

,

[258]

,

[259]

,

[271]

,

[278]

,

[279]

,

[313]

Zacatula,

[145]

Zapotecas Indians,

[124]

Zopilotes,

[8]

,

[324]

Zumarraga, Archbishop,

[29]

,

[52]


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