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INDEX. 



Libraries at Puebla, at the house of religions retreat, i. 95— at the 



bishop's palace, ib. — at Mexico, 152 

 Litter, Mexican, described, ii. 215 



Literature as yet but little cultivated in New Spain, i. 226 

 Lizards eaten by the Mexicans, aud very plentiful, i. 189 — elegant 

 species of, ii. 107 



Lynx, the, not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Perote, ii. 180 

 Mackie, Dr., arrives at Vera Cruz on a special mission from England, 



i. 9 — his success, ii. 182 — returns with the author to England, 211 

 Maguey, the various purposes to which it is applied, ii. 21 

 Manuscripts, ancient, written on the skins of deer, ii. 65 

 M'Taggart, Mr., a Scotch gentleman, a great contributor to the noble 



establishment at Puebla called the house of religious retreat, i 94 



Manufactures of Europe, bad at Xalapa, and from 3 to 400 per cent, 

 dearer, i. 50 — of New Spain, their degraded state, i. 217 — inferiority 

 of that of cotton, ii. 22 



Mexico, gulph of, tedious passage through, i. 5 — coast, first sight 

 of, 6 — valley of, a glorious sight, 118 — city, surpasses every 

 other for regularity and splendour, 122 — houses 126 — their roofs 

 flat, and for the most part ornamented with floweis, 127 — the Plaza 

 Major, or grand square, 129 — the palace, or government house, 

 131 — quaint and humorous description of, extracted from Friar 

 Gage's Travels in 1648, 133 — splendid cathedral,141 — convents, 146— 

 inquisition, 148 — palace of the viceroy, 151 — hospital, 154 — national 

 institution for temporary loans, 156 — school of mines, 159 — academy 

 of the fine arts, 160 — theatre, 166 — public promenades, 170 — botanic 

 garden, 179 — markets, 184 — the mint, 194 — power and greatness pre- 

 dicted, 191 — inns, shops, dresses, &cc.,199 — domestic animals, 235 



Mexico, Ancient, account of, ii. 35 — mutilated map of the ancient city, 

 36 — unrivalled splendour of the court, 39 



Mexico city, best view of, obtained from the village of Tacubaya, 



ii. 80 — its supply of water, 81 



Mexico, the country for ever separated from Spain, and nothing 

 wanting to establish its prosperity but the acknowledgment of its 

 independence by Great Britain, ii, 226 



Mexican cat described, i. 36 



Mexicans, the saw and wheelbarrow equally unknown to them, nor 

 have they any idea that a tree of any magnitude could produce 

 more than one plank, i. 99 — do not believe the English to be 

 Christians, ii. 73 



