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Boy Travellers in Mexico

Name: Boy Travellers in Mexico
Author: Thomas Wallace Knox

Thomas Wallace Knox

Read by Lynette Caulkins, Ryan Lohner, mpinedag, Richard Stibbard, BettyB, Adrian Wilson, Lucretia B., J. Thurgood, CBinns and Danny Hamilton · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (4:43)
Chapter I - To Mexico by Rail. Battle of San Jacinto. Old Texas and Modern Changes. Arrival on the Frontier of Mexico. (24:45)
Chapter II - Laredo. The Rio Grande. Mexican Tariffs. Adobe Houses. Mesa de los Cartujanos. Nuevo Leon. Monterey. (22:41)
Chapter III - The American Invasion of To-day. Monterey. Short History of the Mexican War. In a Monterey House. (24:10)
Chapter IV - Santa Caterina. Sierra Madre. Saltillo. The Alameda. Buena Vista. (26:12)
Chapter V - Brigandage. Chihuahua. Santa Eulalia Mines. Torreon and Lerdo. Fresnillo. Calera. Zacatecas.</b> (25:21)
Chapter VI - Zacatecas. Mines of Zacatecas. Farming in Mexico. Aguas Calientes. Women. (24:36)
Chapter VII - Barrancas. Lagos. Leon. Silao. Guanajuato. Market Scenes. Education. (23:31)
Chapter VIII - Aqueduct. Hill of the Bells. Revolutions in Mexico. Foreign Intervention. Juarez. Religion. Reform. Martyrs. (25:03)
Chapter IX - Cazadero. Tula. Mexico City. The Mantilla. Lotteries. (24:53)
Chapter X - The Cathedral. Teocalli. Iturbide. Calendar-stone. Aztecs. (24:51)
Chapter XI - Lost Arts. Music. Antiquities. Aztec Warfare and Domestic Life. National Palace. Monte de Piedad. (25:12)
Chapter XII - Mexican Politeness. Governor of Acapulco. Great Market. Chinampas, or Floating Gardens. Santa Anita. Festival of Fire. (26:35)
Chapter XIII - Courtship. Marriage Ceremony. Funerals. Diseases. Domestic Servants. (23:34)
Chapter XIV - Fine Arts. Pulquerias. Police-courts. Belem Prison. Running the Gantlet. (24:19)
Chapter XV - Chapultepec. The Palace. National Military College. Capture of Vera Cruz. Fall of Chapultepec. (25:56)
Chapter XVI - Noche Triste Tree. Conquest of Mexico. Expulsion of the Spaniards. Rule of Viceroys. The Church. (23:23)
Chapter XVII - Mexico’s Population. President Juarez. Leperos and Brigands. Inquisition. Auto-da-fé. (23:40)
Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Fraile. (33:46)
Chapter XIX - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Monte Sacro. A Ratero. (32:14)
Chapter XX - Cargadores. Public Schools. Theatres and Hospitals. Bull-fighting. Processions. Ceremonials and Amusements. (25:36)
Chapter XXI - Ancient City of the Toltecs. Morelos. Cuautla. Tierra Caliente. Yautepec and Cuernavaca. (26:49)
Chapter XXII - Acapulco. Guadalajara. Hidalgo and the Spaniards. Señor Perez. Rodeo. (25:23)
Chapter XXIII - President Diaz. Army and Navy of Mexico. Postal Service. Publications. Apizaco. Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. (28:29)
Chapter XXIV - Puebla. Cholula. Great Pyramid. Tlascala. Apizaco. (22:22)
Chapter XXV - The Cumbres. Maltrata. Tierra Templada. Orizaba. Rincon Grande, Cerro del Borrego. Cordoba. Tierra Caliente. Vera Cruz. (24:20)
Chapter XXVI - Vera Cruz. Governor's Palace. San Juan de Ulloa. Mexican Prison. Jalapa. Cerro Gordo. Orizaba and Perote. Tampico. (23:06)
Chapter XXVII - Tehuantepec. Mahogany Trade. Palenque. Lorillard City. Remains of Mitla. Pillar of Death. (23:55)
Chapter XXVIII - The Mysterious City. Don Pedro Velasquez. Carmen and Campeachy. Underground Caves. The Quezal. The Yucatan. (25:55)
Chapter XXIX - Merida. The Calesa. Indians, Spaniards, and Mestizos. Characteristics of the Maya Race. Euchre or Yucca. (27:53)
Chapter XXX - Markets. Balls. Characteristic Indian Dances. Worship of the Sun. The Volan Coché. How the Owners of Estates Live. (25:40)
Chapter XXXI - A Cenoté. A Subterranean Bath-house. A Noria. Native Superstitions. Uxmal. A Heetzmek. Uayalké. (23:29)
Chapter XXXII - Legends. A Royal Palace. Maya Arches. Garapatas. An Ancient Watering-Place. (23:04)
Chapter XXXIII - Archæology. Mayapan. Aké. Kabah. Chichen-itza. Other Ruined Cities. (24:15)
Chapter XXXIV - Central America. Costa Rica. Tegucigalpa. Yuscaran. Farewell. (35:39)