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the greatest patience the torments which the whites were formerly 

 and are still inclined to indulge against them. They oppose to 

 these a cunning which they dexterously hide under a semblance of 

 indifference and stupidity. Despite their long slavery; despite 

 every effort which has been employed to rob them of their historical 

 recollections, they have by no means forgotten their former great- 

 ness. They know right well that they were once sole lords of the 

 land, and that those Creoles who are so fond of calling themselves 

 Americans, are but the sons and heirs of their oppressors. I have 

 myself frequently heard Indians, when their ordinary reserve has 

 been overcome by spirituous liquors, declare that they were the true 

 masters of the country, that all others were mere foreign intruders, 

 and that if the Creoles could expel the Spaniards they had a far 

 better right to expel the Creoles. May the latter be taught by 

 their own acuteness to grant the Indians, while it is yet time, the 

 practical exercise of these civic rights theoretically conceded to 

 them, for the revolt of the copper colored race would indeed pre- 

 sent a fearful spectacle !" 



INDIAN TRIBES OR RACES IN MEXICO. 

 IN THE STATE OF YUCATAN. 



1. Mayas. 



IN THE STATES OF CHIAPAS AND TABASCO. 



2 Teochiapanecos, 3 Zoques, 4 Cendales, 



5 Mames. 



IN THE STATE OF OAJACA. 



6 Zapotecas, 12 Chochos, 18 Soltecos, 



7 Mixtecos, 13 Chatenos, 19 Triques, 



8 Mixes, 14 Huabes, 20 Pabucos, 



9 Chinanutecos, 15 Huatequimanes, 21 Amusagos, 



10 Chontales, 16 Izcatecos, 22 Zoques, 



11 Cuicatecos, 17 Almoloyas, a few. 23 Aztecos. 



IN THE STATES OF MEXICO, PUEBLA AND VERA CRUZ. 



24 Aztecos, 27 Tlapanecos, 29 Huastecos, 



25 Totonaques, 28 Mixtecos, 30 Cuitlatecos. 



26 Popolucas, 



IN THE STATE OF QUERETARO. 



31 Otomes, 32 Chichimecas, and a few Aztecos. 



IN THE STATE OF MICHOACAN. 



33 Tarrascos, 34 Otomes. 



IN THE STATE OF GUANAJUATO. 



35 Pamos, 37 Samues, 39 Guamanes, 



36 Capuces, 38 Mayolias, 40 Guachichiles. 



