# Our Neighbor-Mexico/Table of Contents

CONTENTS.
BOOK I.—TO THE CAPITAL.
I.
BEFORE THE BEGINNING.
II.
A DAY IN YUCATAN.
III.
THE SEA-PORT.
IV.
THE HOT LANDS.
V.
ON THE STAGE.
BOOK II.—IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL.
I.
FIRST WEEK IN THE CAPITAL.
II.
FROM THE CHURCH TOP.
III.
FROM THE SIDEWALK.
IV.
A NEW EVENT IN MEXICO.
V.
OLD AND NEW AMONG THE SILVER MINES.
VI.
ACROSS LOTS.
VII.
THE TOWN OF THE ANGELS.
VIII.
THE MOST ANCIENT AMERICAN MECCA.
IX.
A DAY AND NIGHT AT EL DESIERTO.
X.
A RIDE ABOUT TOWN.
XI.
A GARDEN IN EDEN.
XII.
A WALK IN MEXICO.
BOOK III.—FROM MEXICO TO MATAMORAS IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL.
I.
TO QUERETARO.
II.
QUERETARO.
III.
TO GUANAJUATO.
IV.
A SILVER, AND A SACRED TOWN.
V.
A HORSEBACK RIDE OVER THE SILVER MOUNTAINS.
VI.
TO AND IN SAN LUIS POTOSI.
VII.
OUT AT SEA.
VIII.
MID-OCEAN.
IX.
NEARING SHORE.
X.
INTO PORT.
XI
MONTEREY.
XII.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
XIII.
JOLTINGS AND JOTTINGS.
XIV.
THE FINISH.
XV.
CHRISTIAN WORK IN MEXICO.
Appendix A 455
Appendix B 456
Appendix C 461
Appendix D 466
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
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| Cathedral and Plaza by Moonlight | Cathedral and Plaza by Moonlight | Frontispiece | Frontispiece |
| The Bay of Havana | The Bay of Havana | The Bay of Havana | 23 |
| Governor's Palace at Vera Cruz | Governor's Palace at Vera Cruz | Governor's Palace at Vera Cruz | 37 |
| Vera Cruz | Vera Cruz | Vera Cruz | 45 |
| Fountain at Vera Cruz | Fountain at Vera Cruz | Fountain at Vera Cruz | 50 |
| Old Bridge of Atoyac | Old Bridge of Atoyac | Old Bridge of Atoyac | 59 |
| Orange Grove, Cordova | Orange Grove, Cordova | Orange Grove, Cordova | 61 |
| A Peon's House | A Peon's House | A Peon's House | 66 |
| Great Bridge of Mathata | Great Bridge of Mathata | Great Bridge of Mathata | 67 |
| View of Orizaba | View of Orizaba | View of Orizaba | 69 |
| River at Orizaba | River at Orizaba | River at Orizaba | 71 |
| The Organ Cactus | The Organ Cactus | The Organ Cactus | 77 |
| Maguey Plant | Maguey Plant | Maguey Plant | 82 |
| The Valley of Mexico, from the American official Map | The Valley of Mexico, from the American official Map | faces | 89 |
| Mexican Flower-girl | Mexican Flower-girl | Mexican Flower-girl | 91 |
| First Protestant Church | First Protestant Church | First Protestant Church | 94 |
| Chapultepec | Chapultepec | Chapultepec | 101 |
| Church of Guadalupe | Church of Guadalupe | faces | 102 |
| The Lottery-ticket | The Lottery-ticket | The Lottery-ticket | 104 |
| Iztaccihuatl. | Iztaccihuatl. | Iztaccihuatl. | 106 |
| The Dome | The Dome | The Dome | 108 |
| The Market-place, City of Mexico | The Market-place, City of Mexico | The Market-place, City of Mexico | 112 |
| San Cosme Aqueduct, City of Mexico | San Cosme Aqueduct, City of Mexico | San Cosme Aqueduct, City of Mexico | 117 |
| The Palace of Mexico | The Palace of Mexico | The Palace of Mexico | 119 |
| The Aztec Calendar Stone | The Aztec Calendar Stone | The Aztec Calendar Stone | 122 |
| The Sacrificial Stone | The Sacrificial Stone | faces | 123 |
| Interior of a modern Mexican House | Interior of a modern Mexican House | Interior of a modern Mexican House | 124 |
| The Palisades of Regla | The Palisades of Regla | The Palisades of Regla | 153 |
| A Mexican General | A Mexican General | A Mexican General | 158 |
| Tree of Triste Noche | Tree of Triste Noche | Tree of Triste Noche | 171 |
| Garden of the Tivolis, San Cosme | Garden of the Tivolis, San Cosme | Garden of the Tivolis, San Cosme | 173 |
| Street View in Puebla | Street View in Puebla | Street View in Puebla | 177 ​ |
| Ruins of the covered Way to the Inquisition | Ruins of the covered Way to the Inquisition | Ruins of the covered Way to the Inquisition | 179 |
| The Cathedral of Puebla | The Cathedral of Puebla | The Cathedral of Puebla | 182 |
| Convent of San Domingo, City of Mexico | Convent of San Domingo, City of Mexico | Convent of San Domingo, City of Mexico | 186 |
| Prisoners of the Inquisition | Prisoners of the Inquisition | Prisoners of the Inquisition | 188 |
| Church built by Cortez | Church built by Cortez | Church built by Cortez | 195 |
| Pyramid of Cholula | Pyramid of Cholula | Pyramid of Cholula | 198 |
| View from the Pyramid of Cholula | View from the Pyramid of Cholula | View from the Pyramid of Cholula | 200 |
| The Tree of Montezuma | The Tree of Montezuma | The Tree of Montezuma | 222 |
| The Baths of Montezuma | The Baths of Montezuma | The Baths of Montezuma | 225 |
| The Canal | The Canal | The Canal | 227 |
| Floating Gardens | Floating Gardens | Floating Gardens | 229 |
| Saw-mill | Saw-mill | Saw-mill | 245 |
| Planting Corn | Planting Corn | Planting Corn | 247 |
| Scene in Market | Scene in Market | Scene in Market | 249 |
| A Water-carrier | A Water-carrier | A Water-carrier | 255 |
| Soldiers' Monument in the American Cemetery | Soldiers' Monument in the American Cemetery | Soldiers' Monument in the American Cemetery | 261 |
| Cactus, and Woman kneading Tortillas | Cactus, and Woman kneading Tortillas | Cactus, and Woman kneading Tortillas | 270 |
| Mexican Beggar | Mexican Beggar | Mexican Beggar | 280 |
| Aqueduct of Queretaro | Aqueduct of Queretaro | Aqueduct of Queretaro | 284 |
| Queretaro | Queretaro | Queretaro | 288 |
| A Cotton Factory, Queretaro | A Cotton Factory, Queretaro | A Cotton Factory, Queretaro | 291 |
| Church of San Diego, Guanajuato | Church of San Diego, Guanajuato | Church of San Diego, Guanajuato | 305 |
| Mexican Wash-house | Mexican Wash-house | faces | 317 |
| Funeral of Governor Manuel Doblado | Funeral of Governor Manuel Doblado | Funeral of Governor Manuel Doblado | 317 |
| Mexican Muleteer | Mexican Muleteer | Mexican Muleteer | 336 |
| The Virgin | The Virgin | The Virgin | 348 |
| Joseph | Joseph | Joseph | 349 |
| Buena Vista | Buena Vista | Buena Vista | 381 |
| Saddle Mountain | Saddle Mountain | Saddle Mountain | 391 |
| Bishop's Residence, Monterey | Bishop's Residence, Monterey | Bishop's Residence, Monterey | 393 |
| Alameda, Monterey | Alameda, Monterey | Alameda, Monterey | 397 |
| The Itinerary—from Vera Cruz to Matamoras | The Itinerary—from Vera Cruz to Matamoras | The Itinerary—from Vera Cruz to Matamoras | 415 |
| Church of San Francisco, City of Mexico | Church of San Francisco, City of Mexico | Church of San Francisco, City of Mexico | 425 |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church, City of Mexico | First Methodist Episcopal Church, City of Mexico | First Methodist Episcopal Church, City of Mexico | 430 |
| A distant View of the Church of the Ex-convent of San Francisco, City of Mexico | A distant View of the Church of the Ex-convent of San Francisco, City of Mexico | A distant View of the Church of the Ex-convent of San Francisco, City of Mexico | 437 |
| Church of San Jose de Gracia | Church of San Jose de Gracia | Church of San Jose de Gracia | 442 |
| Manuel Aguas | Manuel Aguas | Manuel Aguas | 444 |
| John L. Stephens | John L. Stephens | John L. Stephens | 448 |
| Tower and Castle of Acapulco, Mexico—Scene of the recent Massacre | Tower and Castle of Acapulco, Mexico—Scene of the recent Massacre | Tower and Castle of Acapulco, Mexico—Scene of the recent Massacre | 451 |