20 A GUIDE TO MEXICO. 



Nacional, Calle de la Profesa or 3 de San Francisco. 



Refugio, Calle del Refugio; Mexican hotel and restaurant {fonda). 



San Agustin, hotel and restaurant {fonda), Mexican, Calle de San Agustin. 



San Carlos, Mexican hotel and restaurant, Calie del Coliseo. 



Coliseo Viejo, fonda y hotel del Turco. 



German Fonda, Callejon de Santa Clara. 



La Concordia, cafe and restaurant; A. Omarini, proprietor; pastry and ice- 

 creams ; corner of Second Calle de Plateros and San Jose el Real ; French cook- 

 ing; dejeuners <J la foiirchette, diners a la carte, and parties; saloon and private 

 cabinets; English, French, Italian, and Spanish spoken. 



Tivolis, de Bucareli, del Eliseo, del Ferrocarril, de San Cosme, kept bv Porras; 

 Petit Versailles, from $1.00 to $10.00 dejeuner a la fotirchette, or diner, and wines. 



Iturbide, Second Calle de San Francisco, for single ladies and gentlemen ; 

 English, French, and Spanish spoken ; rooms from $3.00 per day ; special terms 

 for permanent boarders. 



French Restaurant, in the Iturbide Hotel, and superintended by its owner, 

 M. C. Recamier. A breakfast or dinner here costs in the main saloon, at private 

 tables, from $1.00 upwards, and in the garden or private saloons, from $1.50. 



THEATRES. 



National, Tcatro Nacional (first-class), Vergara Street ; Teatro Principal, Coli- 

 seo Street; Arbcu Theatre; Alarcon, Arsenas Street; Merced Morales, Lerdo 

 Avenue; Guerrero, Tenexpa Street; Autores, Bano del Jordan. Second-class: 

 American, Hidalgo, Jordan, New Mexico, and Oriental. 



BANKS. 



Banco de Empleados, 5 San Agustin ; Banco de Londres, Mexico and South 

 America, 3 Capuchinas; Banco Mercantil, 15 San Agustin; Montepio. 



PLAZAS AND PASEOS. 



There are nearly five hundred miles of streets, which intersect at right angles ; 

 and throughout the city are numerous squares, plazas or placitas. The most im- 

 portant is the Plaza Mayor, the great square near the centre of the city, on one 

 side of which is the great cathedral ; on another, the National Palace ; on another, 

 the municipal buildings; and in the centre, the Zocalo, a beautiful garden, densely 

 shaded, with a music-stand, statues, fountains, etc. From this point the street- 

 railways take their departure, and the attractive flower-market is held here. It 

 is a point at which, also, the historic interest is greater than at any other, as it 

 covers the site of the ancient Aztec temples and armories. 



The Plazuela of San Domingo is next in interest, having the fine old church 

 of San Domingo, the buildings of the Inquisition, and the custom-house. 



The various market-squares are exceedingly attractive, especially the great en- 

 closed one near the Palace, where every article essential to Mexican economy is 

 displayed for sale, including all the fruits of the country. 



The principal street, upon or near which are the rich stores, is the Calle de San 

 Francisco, leading from the Plaza Mayor to the beautiful Alameda, or botanical 



