CHAPTER VI. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF MEXICO CATHEDRAL ITS ARCHI- 

 TECTURE AND RICHES THE PALACE UNIVERSITY MARKET 



CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, ETC. PORTALES MINERIA LA 



MERCED SAN DOMINGO CHARACTERS AND COSTUMES 



PASEOS ALAMEDA AQUEDUCTS PASSEO NUEVO AND DE 



LA VIGA ALAMEDA DESCRIPTION OF IT LIFE IN MEXICO 



THEATRES OPERA DOMESTIC LIFE GENUINE BUT CAU- 

 TIOUS HOSPITALITY LEGEND OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE. 



THE CITY OF MEXICO. 



A STREET IN THE CITY OF MEXICO. 



The city of Mexico has generally been reputed by travellers as 

 the most beautiful on the American Continent. Its picturesque 

 site, in the lap of the lovely valley, bordered by broad meadows 

 and lakes, has doubtless contributed greatly to this opinion, and it 

 is, indeed, necessary for a stranger to reside for a long time within 



