The Boy Travellers in Mexico


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An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a book describing the land of the Aztecs, its history and resources, the manners and customs of its people, and the many curious things to be seen, and adventures passed through, in a journey from one end of that country to the other." Subtitle: Adventures of Two youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, with a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal. This is from The Boy Travellers series by Thomas W. Knox. (Summary by S Caulkins) (14 hr 35 min)

Chapitres

Preface 4:43 Lu par Lynette Caulkins
Chapter I - To Mexico by Rail. Battle of San Jacinto. Old Texas and Modern Changes. Arrival on the Frontier of Mexico. 24:45 Lu par Lynette Caulkins
Chapter II - Laredo. The Rio Grande. Mexican Tariffs. Adobe Houses. Mesa de los Cartujanos. Nuevo Leon. Monterey. 22:41 Lu par Ryan Lohner
Chapter III - The American Invasion of To-day. Monterey. Short History of the Mexican War. In a Monterey House. 24:10 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter IV - Santa Caterina. Sierra Madre. Saltillo. The Alameda. Buena Vista. 26:12 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter V - Brigandage. Chihuahua. Santa Eulalia Mines. Torreon and Lerdo. Fresnillo. Calera. Zacatecas. 25:21 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter VI - Zacatecas. Mines of Zacatecas. Farming in Mexico. Aguas Calientes. Women. 24:36 Lu par Richard Stibbard
Chapter VII - Barrancas. Lagos. Leon. Silao. Guanajuato. Market Scenes. Education. 23:31 Lu par BettyB
Chapter VIII - Aqueduct. Hill of the Bells. Revolutions in Mexico. Foreign Intervention. Juarez. Religion. Reform. Martyrs. 25:03 Lu par Richard Stibbard
Chapter IX - Cazadero. Tula. Mexico City. The Mantilla. Lotteries. 24:53 Lu par Richard Stibbard
Chapter X - The Cathedral. Teocalli. Iturbide. Calendar-stone. Aztecs. 24:51 Lu par Richard Stibbard
Chapter XI - Lost Arts. Music. Antiquities. Aztec Warfare and Domestic Life. National Palace. Monte de Piedad. 25:12 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XII - Mexican Politeness. Governor of Acapulco. Great Market. Chinampas, or Floating Gardens. Santa Anita. Festival of Fire. 26:35 Lu par Adrian Wilson
Chapter XIII - Courtship. Marriage Ceremony. Funerals. Diseases. Domestic Servants. 23:34 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XIV - Fine Arts. Pulquerias. Police-courts. Belem Prison. Running the Gantlet. 24:19 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XV - Chapultepec. The Palace. National Military College. Capture of Vera Cruz. Fall of Chapultepec. 25:56 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XVI - Noche Triste Tree. Conquest of Mexico. Expulsion of the Spaniards. Rule of Viceroys. The Church. 23:23 Lu par Adrian Wilson
Chapter XVII - Mexico’s Population. President Juarez. Leperos and Brigands. Inquisition. Auto-da-fé. 23:40 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Fraile. 33:46 Lu par Lucretia B.
Chapter XIX - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Monte Sacro. A Ratero. 32:14 Lu par Lucretia B.
Chapter XX - Cargadores. Public Schools. Theatres and Hospitals. Bull-fighting. Processions. Ceremonials and Amusements. 25:36 Lu par Adrian Wilson
Chapter XXI - Ancient City of the Toltecs. Morelos. Cuautla. Tierra Caliente. Yautepec and Cuernavaca. 26:49 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter XXII - Acapulco. Guadalajara. Hidalgo and the Spaniards. Señor Perez. Rodeo. 25:23 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XXIII - President Diaz. Army and Navy of Mexico. Postal Service. Publications. Apizaco. Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. 28:29 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XXIV - Puebla. Cholula. Great Pyramid. Tlascala. Apizaco. 22:22 Lu par J. Thurgood
Chapter XXV - The Cumbres. Maltrata. Tierra Templada. Orizaba. Rincon Grande, Cerro del Borrego. Cordoba. Tierra Caliente. Vera Cruz. 24:20 Lu par CBinns
Chapter XXVI - Vera Cruz. Governor's Palace. San Juan de Ulloa. Mexican Prison. Jalapa. Cerro Gordo. Orizaba and Perote. Tampico. 23:06 Lu par CBinns
Chapter XXVII - Tehuantepec. Mahogany Trade. Palenque. Lorillard City. Remains of Mitla. Pillar of Death. 23:55 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter XXVIII - The Mysterious City. Don Pedro Velasquez. Carmen and Campeachy. Underground Caves. The Quezal. The Yucatan. 25:55 Lu par Adrian Wilson
Chapter XXIX - Merida. The Calesa. Indians, Spaniards, and Mestizos. Characteristics of the Maya Race. Euchre or Yucca. 27:53 Lu par Danny Hamilton
Chapter XXX - Markets. Balls. Characteristic Indian Dances. Worship of the Sun. The Volan Coché. How the Owners of Estates Live. 25:40 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XXXI - A Cenoté. A Subterranean Bath-house. A Noria. Native Superstitions. Uxmal. A Heetzmek. Uayalké. 23:29 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XXXII - Legends. A Royal Palace. Maya Arches. Garapatas. An Ancient Watering-Place. 23:04 Lu par mpinedag
Chapter XXXIII - Archæology. Mayapan. Aké. Kabah. Chichen-itza. Other Ruined Cities. 24:15 Lu par BettyB
Chapter XXXIV - Central America. Costa Rica. Tegucigalpa. Yuscaran. Farewell. 35:39 Lu par Lynette Caulkins