A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825: Containing Remarks on the Country and Inhabitants; and a Visit to Colonia Del SacramentoLove, George Thomas
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A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825: Containing Remarks on the Country and Inhabitants; and a Visit to Colonia Del Sacramento
Love, George Thomas
Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Description and travel; Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) -- Description and travel
Religion 102
Contrast of the Catholic and Protestant faith --
Reception of an Archbishop, who arrived in 1824 --
Times of Public Worship 103
Oration-Time 104
Music of the Masses --
Confession 105
Figures of the Virgin Mary kept in glass cases 106
Priesthood not illiberal --
Friars 107
Suppression of the Monasteries --
Convents for Nuns 111
Religious Processions: St. Rosario, and St. Nicholas 113
Feast of Corpus Christi 113
Observances during Lent--Passion Week--Holy
Thursday--Good Friday--Burning of Judas 113 to 114
Procession of the Holy Ghost 117
Funeral Ceremonies 119
Masses for the repose of the Soul --
Protestant Burying-Ground 120
Police, &c. 121
Assassination very frequent among the lower orders 122
Thieves ingenious 123
Boys about the Theatre-door great thieves 124
Modes of Punishment: Shooting--Public Whipping--
Imprisonment--Working in the Streets, ironed 126
A great increase of crime in 1824 --
First execution for forgery 126
Committals before Trial 127
Law proceedings expensive and tardy --
Passports required to leave Buenos Ayres 128
Army--Punishment of flogging resorted to 130
Bands of Music --
Custom to fire the Fort Guns on the 4th of July, the
Anniversary of Whitelock's Defeat 131
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