SOCIETY 290-300 Madame Calderon's journal, 290--An ambassador from Spain, 290--State of society, 291--The Paséo, 291--The Viga, 292--Women in Mexico, 292--Good-Friday in Mexico, 294--Robbers, 297--_Guardias Rurales_, 298--A monarchy proposed, 299. XXXI. RUMORS OF WAR 301-310 Results of the Spanish rule, 301--Playing at independence, 301--The appeal to arms, 302--The country exhausted, 302--Misfortunes, 304--The United States, 304--Spread of its territory, 304--Colonization of Texas, 305--Moses Austin, 304--Revolt against Mexico, 305--Houston and Santa Anna, 305--Texas independent, 305--Annexed to the United States, 306--Herrera, Farías, and Paredes, 307--The Mexican army, 308. XXXII. WAR BEGUN 311-322 The beginning of hostilities, 311--Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, 311--The war carried into Mexico, 312--Difficulty of negotiation, 312--"Indemnity for the past," 313--California, 313--Policy of the United States, 313--Monterey taken, 314--Fremont enters the capital, 316--Taylor's campaign, 316--Siege of Monterey, 318--Ampudia's proclamation, 319,--Paredes and his "Plan," 319--Santa Anna again, 320--Fall of Paredes, 321--Santa Anna at the capital, 321--A new army, 321. XXXIII. PUEBLA LOST 323-332 Scott before Vera Cruz, 323--Buena Vista, 323--Raising money, 323--The religious orders and their influence, 324--Wealth of the Church, 326--Ecclesiastical property seized, 327--Bombardment of Vera Cruz, 328--The city surrenders, 328--Cerro Gordo, 330--Santa Anna at Puebla, 330--Puebla occupied by the Americans, 331--Guadalupe and its surroundings, 331--Santa Anna as Dictator, 332--Patriotism aroused, 332. XXXIV. CHAPULTEPEC TAKEN 333-341 The approach to the capital, 333--Churubusco, 333--Docile Indians, 333--Another victory for the Americans, 334--Molino de Rey, 334--Chapultepec taken, 336--Occupation of the capital, 336--Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 338--Discovery of gold, 338--Effects of the war, 339--Attempts to capture Santa Anna, 340--Santa Anna retires to Jamaica, 341--Grant in the Mexican war, 341. XXXV. BENITO JUAREZ 342-347 Peace restored, 342--Herrera and his administration, 342--Santa Anna again Dictator, 344--An epoch of reform, 344--_Clerigos_ and _liberales_, 344--Benito Juarez, 344; his early life, 345; governor and exile, 345; restored to office, 346--A new Constitution, 346--Juarez becomes President, 346--Foreign intervention, 347. XXXVI. FRENCH INTERVENTION 348-356