Page:Pictures of life in Mexico Vol 2.djvu/14

This page has been validated.
vi
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SEA-PORTS.
Unhealthiness of Mexican ports—Country round Vera Cruz—Natural productions—Harbour of Vera Cruz—St. Juan de Ulloa—Rainy season—City of Vera Cruz—Commerce of the port-harbour of Tampico—Surrounding country—Matamoras—Acapulco—San Bias—Mazatlan—Port dues and other charges—Custom-house officers—Amusing incident
34
CHAPTER XXV.
CITIES AND PROVINCES.
Valley of Mexico—Lakes—Principal Roads—Old City of Tenochtitlan—New City—City of Mexico—Puebla—Xalapa—Perote—Gueretaro—Guanajuato—Zacatecas—Durango—Santa Fé—Caneles—Tamazula—Cuernavoca—Cuautla—Yucatan—Tabasco—Chiapa—Vera Paz.
51
CHAPTER XXVI.
INDEPENDENT MEXICANS.
National pride—Patronizing manners—Drunken independence—A swaggering postilion—Braggadocio and abasement—The adventures of an intoxicated family group.
62
This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.