Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 2 of 2: A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.Mayer, Brantz
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Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 2 of 2: A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.
The exportation of COCHINEAL is estimated to range from seven hundred
thousand to one million of dollars worth;--and, when we add to these
articles, DYE WOOD, Vainilla, Sarsaparilla, Jalap, Hides, horns, and a
small quantity of Pepper, Indigo, and Coffee, together with an
occasional invoice of sugar sent from the west coast to Columbia and
Peru, we may consider the list of merchantable Mexican exports as
completely ended.
* * * * *
In all the Mexican towns and cities, and in many of the large villages
there are weekly markets held at which a considerable trade for the
neighborhood is carried on; and, in addition to these, there are nine
great FAIRS at which immense quantities of foreign manufactures are
disposed of. These are held at the following places and times:
1. The Fair at Aguas Calientes--begins on the 20th of November and lasts
10 days.
2. The Fair at Allende in Chihuahua--begins on the 4th of October, and
lasts 8 days.
3. The Fair at Chilapa in Mexico--begins on the 2d of January, and lasts
8 days.
4. The Fair at Chilpanzingo--begins on the 21st of December, and lasts 8
days.
5. The Fair at Huejutla--begins on the 24th of December, and lasts 4
days.
6. The Fair at Ciudad Guerrero--begins on the 12th of December, and
lasts 6 days.
7. The Fair at Saltillo--begins on the 29th of September, and lasts 8
days.
8. The Fair at San Juan de los Lagos--begins on the 5th of December, and
lasts 8 days.
9. The Fair at Tenancingo--begins on the 6th of February, and lasts 10
days.
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