INDEX. 



Ackermann's Book of English Fashions, in high favour with the 

 Mexicans, vol. i. page 54 — ib. vol. ii. page 213 



Agriculture of New Spain, ii. 16 — ploughing, irrigation, &c., ib. 



Alabaster, windows of, in the Mexican churches and monasteries, 

 beauty of the light they emit, i. 100 — recommended for the li- 

 braries of the opulent in France and England, ib. 



Alaman, Don Lucas, minister of state, his kindness to the author, in 

 permitting any drawings of antiquities to be copied, ii. 67 — gives 

 an order for the removal of the pavement, to enable the author to 

 take casts of the great sacrificial stone, or altar, 110 



Aloe, plantation of the American, for the production of the liquor 

 called pulque, i. 67 — its enormous size, 70 — comes into bloom in 

 about ten years, ii. 20 



Amalgamation house, ii. 104 — amalgamation, process of, described, 105 



Antiquities most worthy of notice, ii. 63 



Architecture, stupendous, of the aboriginal Americans, ii. 120 



Armadillo, excellent eating when broiled, ii. 186 



Atmospheric phenomenon, curious and beautiful one, ii. 170 



Ayotla, near the city of Mexico, arrival at, i. 119 



Azores islands, i. 2 



Aztec idols and sculptures, ii. 209. 



Barbabossa, Col , protects the author from Vera Cruz to Puebla, i. 28 



Barbers' shops at XaJapa, their respectability, i. 50 — of Mexico, 204 



Bath of Montezuma, its singular situation, ii. 123 



Bates, Mr., established at Vera Cruz, ii. 227 



Beer and porter, English, in great request, i. 225 



Beggars, their number and importunity, i, 200 



Benitas, Don Jose, of Themascaltepec, his hospitality, ii. 96 



Birds, various curious specimens procured near St. Martin's, ii. 175 



Black vomit, the fatal disease to which Europeans are subject at 



Vera Cruz, i. 24 — best treatment of, ii. 247 

 Botanic garden in Mexico, its extraordinary beauties described, i. 179 



