1852 
Zaeoolco 
to 
Guadalajara 
(Jalisco) 
May 4 
Guadalajara 
(Jalisco) 
May 5 
to 
May 11 
hand side, and pistol on belt* 
The sun “was lew in the Sky when we swung up to the top of a low 
ridge and came in view of the city scene 3 miles away* The long line 
of flat-roofed houses were dendnated by the proudly rising spires of 
the cathedral 260 feet high, which looked down upon the town like a 
feudal oastle of old. Here and there arose the lower and more mass- 
ire stone belfrys of the numerous churches that dot the town with 
their quaint and characteristic structures,- some of which are hand¬ 
somely ornamented externally with stonework patterns. One in 
particular is the church of Santa Monica of which I secured a photo. 
W© entered the city just before sundown and, rattling over the cobble¬ 
stone pavement with deafening clatter, dashed around San Francisco 
Jardln, where a military band was playing to a motley crowd, and then 
into the narrow portal of the Hotel Suevo Mundo and drew up in a 
broad courtyard. 
Getting rid of some of the deep layer of alkaline dust that 
covered me, I hunted up my friend P. L, Jony, who is living here with 
his wife for a short time. They insisted on my stopping with them 
while in town,- which 1 was very glad to do. So I took my traps to 
their house, or rather their flat, at #7 Calle de San Francisco. 
During these days, I remained in the city with the exception of 
a trip to the end of the street ear line at San Pedro. 
The 5th of May, although a national holiday, was very tamely obs¬ 
erved in Guadalajara. The authorities had the Plaza de Annas orna¬ 
mented with bunting in the national colors and. the public buildings 
were hung with the same and illuminated at night as were the public 
plazas and gardens,- but a large share of the places of business 
were open all day and the people seemed to take very little interest 
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