The History of Mexico and Its Wars: Comprising an Account of the Aztec Empire, the Cortez Conquest, the Spaniards' Rule, the Mexican Revolution, the Texan War, the War with the United States, and the Maximilian Invasion : Together with an Account of Mexican Commerce, Agriculture, Manufactures, Exports, Imports, Duties, Mines, Cities, Railroads, Treaties, Topography, Population, and the Social Condition of the PeopleA. Hawkins, 1882 - 706 sider History of the Republic of Mexico from before the Conquistadors to 1882. Focus of the book is concentrated on the 19th century detailing the wars of Mexico, including their war for Independence, and the wars with Texas and the United States. Attention is also given to social and economic aspects of the country again focusing on late 19th century statistics. |
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Side 11
... Lieutenant - Colonel Henry Clay , Jr. , ........................................................ 382 Mexicans killing the wounded at Buena Vista , Mexican Indians , · Pearl Divers , .. San Francisco , California , San Carlos de Monterey ...
... Lieutenant - Colonel Henry Clay , Jr. , ........................................................ 382 Mexicans killing the wounded at Buena Vista , Mexican Indians , · Pearl Divers , .. San Francisco , California , San Carlos de Monterey ...
Side 23
... lieutenant , pronounces himself against the established order , or against an institution which displeases him , or against any thing else . He gets together a detachment , a company , or a regiment , as the case may be , and these ...
... lieutenant , pronounces himself against the established order , or against an institution which displeases him , or against any thing else . He gets together a detachment , a company , or a regiment , as the case may be , and these ...
Side 151
... lieutenant in the Mexican service . sans . Hidalgo defeated this corps on the 30th of October , at Las Cruces , and it was expected that he would immediately advance upon the capital ; but , for various reasons , he thought proper to ...
... lieutenant in the Mexican service . sans . Hidalgo defeated this corps on the 30th of October , at Las Cruces , and it was expected that he would immediately advance upon the capital ; but , for various reasons , he thought proper to ...
Side 162
... lieutenant in a regiment of provincial mi- litia , at the commencement of the revolution . He was possessed of a fine person , captivating address , and polished manners , as well as a daring and ambitious spirit . He dipped early into ...
... lieutenant in a regiment of provincial mi- litia , at the commencement of the revolution . He was possessed of a fine person , captivating address , and polished manners , as well as a daring and ambitious spirit . He dipped early into ...
Side 202
... Lieutenant Dobbins of the 3d infantry , and Lieutenant Porter of the 4th , each having ten men and a non - commissioned officer . Besides their main object , they avowed the intention of capturing , if possible , the band of Romano ...
... Lieutenant Dobbins of the 3d infantry , and Lieutenant Porter of the 4th , each having ten men and a non - commissioned officer . Besides their main object , they avowed the intention of capturing , if possible , the band of Romano ...
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advance American army ammunition arms arrived artillery assault attack Aztecs battery battle BATTLE OF CONTRERAS brigade Buena Vista California camp cannon capital Captain captured cavalry Chapultepec charge Chihuahua church Churubusco city of Mexico Colonel column command commenced Commodore companies conquest Contreras Cortes Cruz defence despatched division dragoons eight enemy enemy's feet fire force Fremont gallant garrison guns hill horses hundred immediately Indians infantry inhabitants Kearny killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major Matamoras ment Mexican miles military Molino del Rey Monterey Montezuma mountains movement nation night o'clock occupied officers opened Palenque party plaza Point Isabel position prisoners Puebla Quitman reached rear received regiment republic retreat river road Saltillo Santa Anna Santa Fe Scott sent shot side soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish storm Tampico Taylor Texans Texas thousand tion town treaty troops Twiggs United Vera Cruz victory volunteers walls whole Worth wounded
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Side 700 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico, ; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico, (which runs north of the town called Paso,) to its western termination ; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the River Gila...
Side 704 - And if, by these means, they should not be enabled to come to an agreement, a resort shall not, on this account, be had to reprisals, aggression, or hostility of any kind...
Side 704 - If unhappily any disagreement should hereafter arise between the governments of the two republics, whether with respect to the interpretation of any stipulation in this treaty, or with respect to any other particular concerning the political or commercial relations of the two nations, the said governments, in the name of those nations, do promise to each other that they will endeavor, in the most sincere and earnest manner, to settle the differences so arising, and to preserve the state of peace...
Side 705 - ... whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to continue their respective employments unmolested in their persons.
Side 704 - ... until the Government of that which deems itself aggrieved shall have maturely considered, in the spirit of peace and good neighbourship, whether it would not be better that such difference should be settled by the arbitration of commissioners appointed on each side, or by that of a friendly nation.
Side 700 - Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same); thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California,...
Side 699 - Immediately upon the signature of this treaty, a convention shall be entered into between a commissioner or commissioners appointed by the general-in-chief of the forces of the United States, and. such as may be appointed by the Mexican government, to the end that a provisional suspension of hostilities...
Side 705 - General Congress; and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the city of Washington, or at the seat of government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable. In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement; and have hereunto affixed our seals respectively. Done in quintuplicate, at the city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, on the second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand...
Side 701 - The river Gila, and the part of the Rio Bravo del Norte lying below the southern boundary of New Mexico, being, agreeably to the fifth article, divided in the middle between the two republics, the navigation of the Gila and of the Bravo below said boundary shall be free and common to the vessels and citizens of both countries...
Side 705 - ... in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted by the armed force of the...