THE LAND OF THE CONQUEST: A VALLEY IN THE STATE OF VERA CRUZ, ON THE LINE OF THE MEXICAN RAILWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 THE LAKES OF THE VALLEY OF MEXICO AT THE TIME OF THE CONQUEST, SHOWING THE CAUSEWAYS TO THE AZTEC ISLAND-CITY OF TENOCHTITLAN . . 76 (_From Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico."_) THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO: CORTES AT THE BATTLE OF OTUMBA . . . . . . 87 (_From the painting by Ramirez_.) GUANAJUATO AS SEEN FROM THE HILLS: THE HISTORIC TREASURE-HOUSE OF MEXICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 STATUE OF HIDALGO AT MONTERREY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 THE CASTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CITY OF OAXACA: SPANISH-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE; THE PORTALES OF THE MUNICIPAL PALACE AND PLAZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, GENERAL PORFIRIO DIAZ . . . . . . . . . . 132 MEXICO'S ARTIFICIAL HARBOURS ON THE ATLANTIC: THE NEW PORT WORKS AT VERA CRUZ, A SOLID AND COSTLY ENTERPRISE . . . . . . . . . . . 136 ASCENDING THE MEXICAN CORDILLERA, OR EASTERN SIERRA MADRE: THE RAILWAY IS SEEN IN THE VALLEY FAR BELOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 THE PEAK OF ORIZABA; PLAZA OF THE CITY OF CORDOVA . . . . . . . . 140 THE FALLS OF JUANACATLAN: THE NIAGARA OF MEXICO . . . . . . . . . 144 THE PACIFIC COAST ZONE: GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY AND ENVIRONS OF COLIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 A RARE OCCURRENCE: SNOWFALL IN A MEXICAN TOWN; VIEW OF THE PLAZA OF LERDO, ON THE GREAT PLATEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 A ROAD IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE, WITH PALMS AND VEGETATION . . . . . 151 VEGETATION IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 THE MEXICAN PEONES: STREET SCENE AT CORDOVA . . . . . . . . . . . 160 TYPES OF MEXICANS OF THE UPPER CLASS: AN ARCHBISHOP; A FAMOUS GENERAL AND MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS; A FAMOUS MINISTER OF FINANCE, SENOR LIMANTOUR; A STATE GOVERNOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 MEXICAN LIFE: THE CATHEDRAL AND THE PENITENTIARY, CITY OF PUEBLA . 166 THE FAMOUS MEXICAN "RURALES," OR MEXICAN MOUNTED POLICE . . . . . 172 SPANISH-COLONIAL CHURCH ARCHITECTURE: A TYPICAL MEXICAN TEMPLE . . 176 SPANISH-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE: THE PORTALES OF CHOLULA . . . . . . 180 A PUBLIC GARDEN IN TROPICAL MEXICO: VIEW AT COLIMA . . . . . . . . 184 THE VALLEY OF MEXICO: THE GREAT DRAINAGE CANAL . . . . . . . . . . 188 THE CATHEDRAL OF THE CITY OF MEXICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 BULL-FIGHT IN THE CITY OF MEXICO, SHOWING THE SPECTATORS OF THE "SOL," THE PICADORES, AND THE ENTERING BULL . . . . . . . . . . . 194 MEXICAN STREET SCENE: A PULQUE SHOP WITH ARTISTICALLY-PAINTED EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 MEXICAN ARTILLERY: A WAYSIDE ENCAMPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CITY OF GUADALAJARA: INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL . . . . . . . . . . 208