Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and republican, Količina 1;Količina 661852 |
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Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
Acapulco Accordingly adventurers Alvarado American archbishop arms army arrived assault attack Audiencia authority Aztec band battle California capital capture Chalco Chapultepec Chichimecas chief church Churubusco city of Mexico civil Coahuila coast colony command congress conqueror conquest Contreras Cortéz court Cruz dangerous defence despatched destroyed dollars Don Martin Duke efforts Emperor enemy expedition forces Frémont galeons garrison Gelves governor Huehuetoca hundred immediately Indians insurgents Iturbide Jesuits Juan king labor lake land Luis Marques Mendoza ment Mexia Mexican military Montezuma nation natives officers oidores once palace passed peace period persons Philip possession president provinces Puebla reached received repartimientos resolved retreat returned Revilla-Gigedo REVOLT road royal Santa Anna Scott sent soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish successful Texas Tezcoco thousand tion Tlascalans town treaty tribes troops valley valley of Mexico Velasco Vera Cruz vessels viceroy viceroyal viceroyalty viceroyalty of Peru Visitador whilst
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 32 - In the centre of the great basin were beheld the lakes, occupying then a much larger portion of its surface than at present ; their borders thickly studded with towns and hamlets, and, in the midst, — like some Indian empress with her coronal of pearls, — the fair city of Mexico, with her white towers and pyramidal temples, reposing, as it were, on the bosom of the waters, — the far-famed
Stran 323 - His catholic majesty promises and engages on his part, to cede to the French Republic, six months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and stipulations herein relative to his royal highness, the Duke of Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Stran 319 - March, 1845, protesting against it as "an act of aggression the most unjust which can be found recorded in the annals of modern history, namely, that of despoiling a friendly nation like Mexico of a considerable portion of her territory...
Stran 409 - This city, Its Inhabitants, Its churches and religious worship, Its educational establishments and Its private property of all descriptions, are placed under the special safeguard of the faith and honor of the American army.
Stran 339 - Fourth and last, we find matter pertaining legitimately to the charges of mutiny, disobedience, and conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. The evidence was clear and conclusive. Whatever name might be given to the offence, Fre"mont had disobeyed in January and March three distinct orders, or sets of orders, given by his superior officer. His defence from a strictly legal point of view had no force whatever. The...
Stran 122 - The price of these Bulls depended on the amount of goods stolen ; but it is just to add, that only fifty of them could be taken by the same person in a year.
Stran 31 - Stretching far away at their feet, were seen noble forests of oak, sycamore, and cedar, and beyond, yellow fields of maize and the towering maguey, intermingled with orchards and blooming gardens ; for flowers, in such demand...
Stran 404 - At about four o'clock next morning (September 14) a deputation of the ayuntamiento [city council] waited upon me to report that the federal government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before and to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities.
Stran 32 - Mexican monarchs, crowned with the same grove of gigantic cypresses, which at this day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcuco, and, still further on, the dark belt of porphyry, girdling the valley around, like a rich setting which nature had devised for the fairest of her jewels.
Stran 95 - It is said, that at times the flesh of young children was dressed for him; but the ordinary meats were domestic fowls, pheasants, geese, partridges, quails, venison, Indian hogs, pigeons, hares and rabbits, with many other animals and birds peculiar to the country. This is...