...other saints, are cither solid silver, or covered with gold and precious stones. Mexico is undoubtedly one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere. With the exception of Peters b'urgh. Ucrhu, Philadelphia, and some parts of Westminster, there does not i^xist a city of...

...mild and even polite io their manners to each other, docile and obedient to their superiors. The:r social condition is generally that of extreme poverty...The capital is described by Humboldt as one of the 6nest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere. With the exception n< Petersburg, Berlin,...

...The city is laid out in an exact square, each side being four miles hi length, and is, says Humboldt, "one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere." It is remarkable for its regular and wide streets, its uniform and splendid edifices, and for having...

...Pacific. Travellers speak in glowing terms of its splendid and imposing aspect. " Mexico is undoubtedly one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere," says Humboldt, " with the exception of Petersburg!), Berlin, Philadelphia, and some quarters of Westminster....

...Tenochtitlan, the capital of the unfortunate Emperor Montezuma, was begun by Cortez in 1524. It is one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere, and few capitals in Europe equal it in the width and regularity of its streets, some of which are two...

...elevated that its mean temperature is only 65° Fahrenheit. It is said by Humboldt to be "undoubtedly one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere ; being inferior only to Petersburg, Berlin, London and Philadelphia, as respects the regularity and...

...dikes, owing to the diminution of water of the lake Tezcuco. Humboldt pronounced Mexico, undoubtedly one of the finest cities ever built by Europeans in either hemisphere, but much less from the grandeur and beauty of its structures, than from its uniform regularity, its...