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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



City of Mexico. — Surrounding Country. — It* Streets. — 

 Houses. — Plaza Major, or Government House. — Ac- 

 i count of the City by Writers of the Seventeenth Century 



. Page 122 



CHAPTER IX. 



Churches. — Convents. — Religious Processions. — Palaces 

 ... . 141 



CHAPTER X. 



Hospital of Jesus de los Naturales, erected by Cortez. — 

 Public Establishment for pledging Goods . . 154 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Mineria. — Academy of Fine Arts . . 159 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Theatre. — Alameda. — Passea. — Chinampas, &c. . 166 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 The Botanic Garden . . . . . 179 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Markets . . . . . . 184 



CHAPTER XV. 

 The Mint . .... 194 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Inns. — Shops. — Trades. — Dresses, &c. . . 199 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Manufactories.— Customs. — Manners, &c, &c. . 216 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 A Public Execution ..... 230 



CHAPTER XIX, 

 Domestic Animals :— Horses, Mules, &c. . . 235 



