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CHAPTER XIX 
PAGE. 
Iguanas and _lizards—Granada—Politics—Revolutions—Cacao 
cultivation—Masaya—tThe lake of Masaya—The volcano of 
Masaya—Origin of the lake basin . : : ; .) 258 
CHAPTER. XX 
Indian population of the country lying between the great lakes of 
Nicaragua and the Pacific—Discovery and conquest of Nica- 
ragua by the Spaniards—Cruelties of the Spaniards—The 
Indians of Western Central America all belonged to one 
stock—Decadence of Mexican civilisation before the arrival 
of the Spaniards—The designation ‘‘ Nahuatls ’’ proposed to 
include all the Mexican, Western Central American, and 
Peruvian races that had descended from the same ancient 
stock—The Nahuatls distinct from the Caribs on one side 
and the Red Indians on the other—Discussion of the ques- 
tion of the peopling of America : : - - . 27s 
CHAPTER XXI 
Return to Santo Domingo—The birds of Chontales—The insects 
of Chontales—Mimetic forms—Departure from the mines— 
Nicaragua as a field for emigration—Journey to Greytown— 
Return to England : ° ° . : ‘ - 285 
