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Legislatures, constituent, estab. 1824, v. 21.
Legitimists, party, v. 112; project, 111-12.
Leixa, L. do, founds San Luis Potosí, 1576, ii. 763.
Lejoa, Gen., defeat of, 1863, vi. 107.
Lemaur, Brigadier F., treachery of, iv. 786; bombards Vera Cruz, 1823, v. 62.
Lemus, capture, etc., of, 1839, v. 209, 214.
Leon, A., occupies Oajaca, 1821, iv. 725.
Leon, A. de, gov. of Coahuila, 1689, iii. 226.
Leon Bros, sedition of, 1824, v. 55.
Leon, city, founded, 1584, ii. 777-8; renamed Monterey, 1596, 780.
Leon, F. A. de, Franciscan, ii. 779; missions in N. Leon, 1593, 779; curate of Monterey (1596), 780.
Leon, F. I. de, at siege of Mexico, ii. 157.
Leon, Gen., battle of Molino del Rey, v. 498, 501.
Leon, J. V. de, Cortés' captain, i. 70; character, etc., i. 77-8; partisan of Velazquez, i. 139; at Montezuma's seizure, i. 303-6; death of, i. 497; 'Comentarios,' MS., iii. 600.
Leon, M. de, 'Manual Breve,' iii. 725.
Leon, M. V. de, member of regency, 1821, iv. 736.
Leon, Nuevo Reino de, settlement of, 1575-1603, ii. 776-81.
Leon, V. de, minister of fomento, 1853, v. 627.
Leon y Gama, astronomer, mention of, vi. 641.
Léperos, descript. of, iii. 754; vi. 613-14.
Lerma River, Spanish cross, 1530, ii. 344-5.
Lerma, town, founded, 1614, iii. 28; affair at, 1812, iv. 414.
Lerdo, M., minister of fomento, 1855, v. 667; of the treasury, 1856, v. 687; death of, 1861, vi. 9; works of, iii. 646; vi. 661.
Lerdo, S., minister of justice, 1863, vi. 110; chief justice ad interim, 1867, vi. 353; acting president, 1872, vi. 386; biog., etc., vi. 391-2; rule, vi. 392-427; president-elect, vi. 396; revolution against, 419-27; flight, 1876, 427-8; review of administr. 428-9.
Lerdo Law, the, v. 693-4; vi. 471-2. Le Saint, L., 'Guerre du Mexique,' vi. 364.
Letona, P., envoy to U. S., iv. 234; death, 234.
Letters of marque issued, 1824-5, v. 62, 65.
L'Hérémite, J., Dutch admiral, 1623, iii. 81; death of, 81.
Liberals, dissensions among, v. 672, 690, 746; attitude of, 1857, v. 727; 1858, 742-3; forces, v. 734; campaign in Vera Cruz, 1859, v. 758-9; in Mex., v. 760-2; disasters, v. 770-2; defence of Vera Cruz, v. 777-80; operations, 1860, v. 781-3.
'Libro di Benedetto Bordone,' i. 280-1.
Liceaga, Gen. J. M. de, 'Adiciones y Rectificaciones,' iv. 156; at Guanajuato, iv. 223; operations of, 1812, iv. 393-4; district of, iv. 417; quarrels with Rayon, iv. 514-17; defeat at Puruándiro, 1813, 517; death of, 1818, iv. 694.
Lieber, Dr, arbiter on U. S. claims, 1870, vi. 443.
Linage, J. de V., 'Norte de la contra tacion,' iii. 645.
Liñan, Mariscal, operations, 1817, iv. 671-7; inactivity of, 1821, iv, 71213.
Linares, Col A., defeats insurgents, iv. 195-6; attack of, at Guanajuato, iv. 219; reënforces Valladolid, iv. 313; defeats Verdusco, 1813, iv. 512-13; operations at Mescala, 1813, iv. 539-40; defence of Guanajuato, 1817, iv. 679.
Linares, Duque de, 35th viceroy, 1711, iii. 285; rule, iii. 285-90; charity of, iii. 286, 290.
Linaz, A., founds apostolic college, 1682, iv. 97; biog., 97-8.
Literature, vi. 649-58.
Litigation, cost of, iii. 545-6.
Livermore, A. A., 'The War with Mexico Reviewed,' v. 548.
Lizana, F. J. de, 58th viceroy, 1809, iv. 76; rule, iv. 76-90; character, iv. 77; removal, iv. 89-90.
Llana, M. G., 'Méjico Histórico-Descriptivo,' v. 809.
Llano, Col, exped. of, 1811, iv. 341; comand. of Puebla, iv. 249-50; repulse at Izúcar, 1812, iv. 365; operations at Cuautla, iv. 365-71; operations of, 1812, iv. 401-5; relieves Valladolid, 1813, iv. 571-2; victory at Puruaran, 1814, iv. 573-4; siege of Mt Cóporo, 1815, iv. 609-11; surrender of, 1821, iv. 724.
