The beginning of hostilities, [311]—Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, [311]—The war carried into Mexico, [312]—Difficulty of negotiation, [312]—"Indemnity for the past," [313]—California, [313]—Policy of the United States, [313]—Monterey taken, [314]—Fremont enters the capital, [316]—Taylor's campaign, [316]—Siege of Monterey, [318]—Ampudia's proclamation, 319,—Paredes and his "Plan," [319]—Santa Anna again, [320]—Fall of Paredes, [321]—Santa Anna at the capital, [321]—A new army, [321].
XXXIII.
Puebla Lost [323]-332
Scott before Vera Cruz, [323]—Buena Vista, [323]—Raising money, [323]—The religious orders and their influence, [324]—Wealth of the Church, [326]—Ecclesiastical property seized, [327]—Bombardment of Vera Cruz, [328]—The city surrenders, [328]—Cerro Gordo, [330]—Santa Anna at Puebla, [330]—Puebla occupied by the Americans, [331]—Guadalupe and its surroundings, [331]—Santa Anna as Dictator, [332]—Patriotism aroused, [332].
XXXIV.
Chapultepec Taken [333]-341
The approach to the capital, [333]—Churubusco, [333]—Docile Indians, [333]—Another victory for the Americans, [334]—Molino de Rey, [334]—Chapultepec taken, [336]—Occupation of the capital, [336]—Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, [338]—Discovery of gold, [338]—Effects of the war, [339]—Attempts to capture Santa Anna, [340]—Santa Anna retires to Jamaica, [341]—Grant in the Mexican war, [341].
XXXV.
Benito Juarez [342]-347
Peace restored, [342]—Herrera and his administration, [342]—Santa Anna again Dictator, [344]—An epoch of reform, [344]—Clerigos and liberales, [344]—Benito Juarez, [344]; his early life, [345]; governor and exile, [345]; restored to office, [346]—A new Constitution, [346]—Juarez becomes President, [346]—Foreign intervention, [347].