The Capitals of Spanish America

THE CAPITALS

OF

SPANISH AMERICA The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Capitals of Spanish America This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org . If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title : The Capitals of Spanish America Author : William Eleroy Curtis Release date : October 24, 2015 [eBook #50298] Most recently updated: October 22, 2024 Language : English Other information and formats : www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50298 Credits : Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CAPITALS OF SPANISH AMERICA *** Contents. Index: A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , Y . Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text . List of Illustrations (In certain versions of this etext [in certain browsers] clicking on this symbol , or directly on the image, will bring up a larger version of the illustration.) (etext transcriber's note) THE CAPITALS OF SPANISH AMERICA BY WILLIAM ELEROY CURTIS LATE COMMISSIONER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE Copyright, 1888, by Harper & Brothers . All rights reserved. TO THE MEMORY OF CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR TWENTY-FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THIS BOOK IS Dedicated HIS KINDNESS MADE ITS PUBLICATION POSSIBLE; AND HIS AFFECTIONATE INTEREST ADDED PLEASURE TO ITS PREPARATION Mr. Arthur’s Acceptance of the Dedication. New York, April 7, 1887. William E. Curtis, Esquire, Washington : Dear Sir ,—In compliance with your request, I enclose an unsigned draft of a letter dictated by Mr. Arthur last November. It was submitted to him a few days before he died, and as he desired to make no further changes in the text, I was to have a clean copy made for his signature; but he was fatally stricken before that was done. Very respectfully yours, James C. Reed . November 13, 1886. My dear Curtis ,—The graceful terms in which you propose to dedicate your book to me add still another obligation that I may not be able to repay. I appointed you Secretary of the South American Commission without your solicitation, because I knew your ability, energy, and industry would be felt as they have been in the effort to bring our Spanish-American neighbors into closer commercial and political relations with us. I had given much consideration to the subject, and realized what is made so clear in the Reports of the South American Commission, that the future commercial prosperity of the United States required something to be done to extend our trade with the continent southward. The Commission, of which you were Secretary and subsequently became a member, was intended as an initiatory step in that direction. In my judgment, it is not only the duty of the United States to encourage and assist our merchants and manufacturers in the expansion of their foreign trade, by seeking new markets and furnishing facilities for reaching them, but there is a higher achievement in promoting the welfare of our sister republics through the consistent exercise of every friendly office tending to secure their peaceable development and national prosperity. I am sure your “The Capitals of Spanish America” will furnish our own people with trustworthy and late news about our neighbors to the southward, and that your graphic pen will make the book as interesting as it is instructive. I shall await its publication with very deep interest. If my strength permits, it will give me great pleasure to act upon your suggestion, [A] but just now I am hardly equal to the demands of my private correspondence. With cordial regard, I am faithfully yours, ————— To William E. Curtis , Washington, D. C. [A] To write an Introduction to this volume. CONTENTS. PAGE MEXICO. The Capital of Mexico 1 GUATEMALA CITY. The Capital of Guatemala 60 COMAYAGUA. The Capital of Honduras 114 MANAGUA. The Capital of Nicaragua 138 SAN SALVADOR. The Capital of San Salvador 171 SAN JOSÉ. The Capital of Costa Rica 196 BOGOTA. The Capital of Colombia 225 CARACAS. The Capital of Venezuela 257 QUITO. The Capital of Ecuador 298 LIMA. The Capital of Peru 355 LA PAZ DE AYACUCHO. The Capital of Bolivia 416 SANTIAGO. The Capital of Chili 454 PATAGONIA 516 BUENOS AYRES. The Capital of the Argentine Republic 542 MONTEVIDEO. The Capital of Uruguay 591 ASUNCION. The Capital of Paraguay 623 RIO DE JANEIRO. The Capital of Brazil 660 INDEX : A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , Y . 707 ILLUSTRATIONS. Map of South America Frontispiece . PAGE It was used in the Days of Moses 2 A Water-carrier 3 Ruins of the Covered Way to the Inquisition 4 Mexican Muleteer 5 Shops 6 Castle of Chapultepec 7 Tile Front 9 The Tree of Montezuma 10 Prince Yturbide 11 General Grant on a Banana Plantation 15 Church of Guadalupe 19 Iztaccihuatl 20 Ex-President Gonzales 22 President Porfirio Diaz 23 The Dome 25 San Cosme Aqueduct, City of Mexico 27 The Palace of Mexico 29 The Cathedral, City of Mexico 33 Styles of Architecture 35 A Mexican Caballero 38 Noche Triste Tree 41 The Picadors 45 Teasing the Bull 45 The Encore 46 Mexican Beggar 48 On Market-day 51 Sunday at Santa Anita 53 A Mexican Belle 54 Cactus, and Woman kneading Tortillas 55 First Protestant Church in Mexico 57 The first Christian Pulpit in America—Tlaxcala 58 Font in old Church of San Francisco 59 View of Guatemala City 61 Ruins of the old Palace at Antigua Guatemala 65 Alvarado’s Tree 69 Ancient Arches 70 The Old and the New 71 How the Old Town looks now 73 Fragment of a Ruined Monastery 74 José Rufino Barrios 75 Francisco Morazan 77 Church of San Francesca, Guatemala la Antigua 79 One of fifty-seven Ruined Monasteries 81 Façade of an old Church 83 A Remnant 85 Fort of San José, Guatemala 87 Yniensi Gate, Guatemala 89 A Volcanic Lake 91 On the Road to the Capital 93 Tiled House-tops 99 Market-place, Guatemala 101 In the Rainy Season 102 Maguey Plant 103 A Native Sandal 107 Ornamental, but noisy 109 A Conspicuous Landmark 115 The Trail to the Capital 116 A Glimpse of the Interior 117 View of the Capital 118 A Popular Thoroughfare 119 Church of Merced and Independence Monument, Comayagua 120 Rubber Hunters 121 The Pita Plant 122 Harvesting one of the Staples 123 The Floating Population 124 Branch of the Rubber-tree 125 A Modern Town 126 Up the River 127 A Mining Settlement 128 View in Nicaragua 129 An Interior Plain 130 One of the Back Streets 132 Plaza of Tegucigalpa 133 Making Tortillas 134 Indigo Works 135 The Tlachiguero 136 View of Lake from Beach at Managua 139 Corinto 140 Hide-covered Cart 141 An Interior Town 143 The Indigo Plant 144 The King of the Mosquitoes 145 A Mahogany Swamp 148 Internal Commerce 149 How the Peons live 150 A Familiar Scene 152 A Country Chapel 153 The United States Consulate 154 Cathedral of St. Peter, Leon 155 The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua 158 Antics on the Bridge 159 In the Upper Zone 161 Volcanoes of Axusco and Momotombo, from the Cathedral 162 Volcano of Cosequina, from the Sea 163 La Union and Volcano of Conchagna 164 The Fate of Filibusters 165 A Farming Settlement 167 The Quesal 168 Landing at La Libertad 173 En Route to the Interior 175 The Peak of San Salvador 177 The Plaza 179 Spanish-American Courtship 180 A Hacienda 182 Interior of a San Salvador House 183 A Typical Town 185 What alarms the Citizens 186 Yzalco from a Distance 189 Yzalco 191 In the Interior 193 Hauling Sugar-cane 194 Crater of a Volcano 197 Rubber-trees 199 The Road from Port Limon to San José 201 A Peon 203 A Banana Plantation 206 Picking Coffee 209 The Marimba 215 Coffee-drying 217 Don Bernardo de Soto, President of Costa Rica 222 Barranquilla 226 Carthagena 227 Entrance to the Old Fortress, Carthagena 230 Colombian Military Men 233 On the Magdalena 235 Colombian ’Gators 237 Vegetable Ivory Plant 239 En Route to Bogota 241 Sabana of Bogota 243 Santa Fé de Bogota 245 Monument in the Plaza of Los Martirs 246 Plaza, and Statue of Bolivar 247 Going to the Market 249 A Caballero 250 An Orchid 251 Over the Mountains in a “Silla” 253 Natural Bridge of Pandi, Colombia 255 Don Rafael Nuñez, President 256 Waiting for the New York Steamer 259 In the Suburbs of La Guayra 261 Still more Suburban 263 On a Coffee Plantation 267 On a Back Street 269 Interior Court of a Caracas House 273 Spanish Missionary Work 276 Woman’s chief Occupation 277 A Bodega 279 A Glass of Aguardiente 281 A Venezuela Belle 283 The Lower Floor of the House 285 An Old Patio 289 Chocolate in the Rough 293 Separating the Cocoa-beans 294 Puerto Cabello 296 Along the Coast 299 The River at Guayaquil 301 The River above Guayaquil 303 An average Dwelling 304 Guayaquil 305 A Person of Influence 306 A Family Circle 307 Cathedral at Guayaquil, built of Bamboo 308 A Commercial Thoroughfare 309 The President’s Palace 310 The Outskirts of Guayaquil 311 A Business of Importance 312 A Pineapple Farm 313 A Water Merchant 314 A Freight Train on the Way 315 A Passenger Train 316 The Common Carrier 317 Hotel on the Route to Quito 318 Waiting for the Mules to Feed 319 En Route to the Sea 320 Somewhere near the Summit 321 The Altar 323 A Street in Quito 324 Where Pizarro first Landed 325 Equipped for the Andes 327 The Old Inca Trail 329 A Typical Country Mansion 331 A Wayside Shrine 332 Charcoal Peddler 333 Government Building at Quito 335 Court of a Quito Dwelling 336 What the Earthquakes left 338 A Professional Beggar 339 An Ecuador Belle 340 A Hotel on the Coast 343 Customs Officers 346 A Home on the Coast 347 Peruvian Soldier and Rabona 349 Looking Seaward 352 A Boatman on the Coast 354 Lima and its Environs 356 A Peruvian Interior 358 Grand Plaza, Lima 363 A Peruvian Chamber 366 Interior of a Lima Dwelling 368 A Peruvian Palace 369 A Peruvian Belle 370 Watching the Procession 371 The Daughter of the Incas 373 Ruins of the War 375 Interior of the ordinary Sort of House 378 A very Common Spectacle 379 A Peruvian Milk-peddler 381 Mindless of Care 383 View of Cuzco and the Nevado of Asungata from the Brow of the Sacsahuaman 389 Between Battles, Balls 393 A Warrior at Rest 397 Gate-way to the Andes 399 Henry Meiggs 402 The Heart of the Andes 404 An Inca Reminiscence 405 Cowhide Bridge over the Rimac 407 Inca Ruins of Unknown Age 408 A Settlement of this Century 409 A City of Four Centuries Ago 410 A Bit of Inca Architecture 411 Relic of a Past Civilization 412 Ruins of the Temple of the Sun 413 An Old Settler 414 Fresh from the Tomb 414 Where Peru’s Wealth came from 417 A Peruvian Port 419 The Old Trail 420 Arequipa 421 The Vicuña 424 Lake Titicaca 425 A Street in Cuzco 428 Ruins of an Inca Temple 429 Convent of Santa Domingo, Cuzco 430 What the Spaniards left 431 Where the Guano Lies 432 A Nitrate Mining Town 433 Guano Islands 435 Across the Continent 437 A Station on the Road 438 Chasquis at Rest 440 Chasquis Asleep in the Mountains 441 A Bit of La Paz 442 The Cathedral at La Paz 443 An Ancient Bridge in La Paz 445 A Bolivian Elevator 446 A Bolivian Cavalryman 447 A Home in the Andes 448 Juan Fernandez 450 Cumberland Bay 451 Tablet to Alexander Selkirk 453 The Harbor of Valparaiso 455 Victoria Street, Valparaiso 459 Santa Lucia 467 The Zama-cuaca 469 Exposition Building, Santiago 471 Statue of Bernard O’Higgins, Santiago 474 Patrick Lynch 475 Peons of Chili 477 The “Esmeralda” 481 Inca Queen and Princess 485 Señora Cousino 491 A Belle of Chili dressed for Morning Mass 497 A Solid Silver Spur 505 Over the Andes 506 Mount Aconcagua 507 Uspallata Pass 509 Caught in the Snow 511 Road Cut in the Rocks 512 A Station in the Mountains 513 The Condor 515 Cape Froward (Patagonia), Strait of Magellan 517 Fuegians Visiting a Man-of-war 519 A Fuegian Feast 521 The Signs of Civilization 523 Port Famine 526 Starvation Beach 529 Use of Lasso and Bolas 531 In their Ostrich Robes 532 A Patagonian Belle 533 The Guanaco 539 Patagonian Indians 541 The Harbor, Buenos Ayres 542 The City of Buenos Ayres 545 Loading Cargo at Buenos Ayres 548 Going Ashore at Buenos Ayres 549 A Private Residence in Buenos Ayres 552 The Colon Theatre, Buenos Ayres 554 An Argentine Ranchman 564 The Cathedral of Buenos Ayres 567 The Gaucho 570 General Rosas 573 Palace of Don Manuel Rosas 575 Map of the Argentine Republic 580 Country Scene in the Argentine Republic 584 Juarez Celman, President of the Argentine Republic 587 The City of Montevideo, looking towards the Harbor 591 Harbor of Montevideo 593 Maximo Santos, of Uruguay 595 One of the Old Streets 597 Montevideo—the Ocean Side 603 Scene in Montevideo 608 Gaspar Francia, First President of Paraguay 624 Street in Asuncion 625 Lopez, the Tyrant 626 After the War 627 Asuncion, from the West 628 Asuncion—the Palace and Cathedral 629 Wreck of the Old Cathedral 631 Station on the Asuncion Railway 633 A Visit to the Spring 634 The Paraguayans at Home 635 Paraguay Flower-girl 636 Remains of the Palace of Lopez 637 Interior of the Lopez Palace 639 The Cathedral, Asuncion 640 Market-place at Asuncion 641 A Paraguay Horseman 642 Paraguay Belles 643 Costumes of the Interior 644 An Interior Town 645 Home, Sweet Home 646 The Mandioca 647 Ox-cart on the Pampas 649 Curing Yerba Mate 650 A Siesta 651 A Paraguay Hotel 653 Native Pappoose and Cradle 654 A Hacienda 655 People of “El Gran Chaco” 656 An Armadillo 657 A Ranch on El Gran Chaco 658 Bay of Rio de Janeiro 661 A Street in Rio 662 The City of Rio from the Bay 663 Aqueduct at Rio 665 The Avenue of Royal Palms—Rio 666 The Prettiest Things in Brazil 667 A Brazilian Hacienda 669 The Old City Palace 671 In the Suburbs 672 Cottages in the Interior 673 The Iguana 675 A Brazilian Laundry 676 A Country School 677 Brazilian Country-house 679 Up the River 681 Dom Pedro II. 682 On the Way to Petropolis 683 The Empress of Brazil 685 Dom Pedro’s Palace at Petropolis 687 The Colored Saint 691 Statue of Dom Pedro I. 693 Carrying Coffee to the Steamer 696 Market-place in Country Town 697 “Sereno-o-o-o-o-o! Sereno-o-o-o-o-o!” 699 Slave Quarters in the Country 702 The Political Issue in Brazil 703 Military Men 705

Related documents

• Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.#48981
• Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish Capital#52677
• Air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports in Spain#792207
• Arqueomalacología en el yacimiento romano de Ocuri (Ubrique, Cádiz): nuevos estudios sobre la explotación de recursos marinos en la serranía gaditana#373805
• La enseñanza del portugués en España#751232