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CHAPTER IX. 



Churches. — Convents. — Religious Processions. — Palaces, 



The places of divine worship, and other re- 

 ligious establishments, in this city, yield to 

 none in point of number, extent, or in the 

 richness of their endowments; but as any 

 minute account of them, after the description 

 I have already given of the churches of 

 Puebla de los Angeles, to which they bear a 

 great resemblance, would be superfluous, I 

 shall merely slightly notice a few of the most 

 remarkable. 



The cathedral of Mexico is famed for its 

 splendour and riches, and deserves its high 

 reputation. It is about 500 feet long, in- 



