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INDEX.
Mercado, G. V., de, exped. of, 1552, ii. 549-60.
Mercado, J. M., operations of, 1810, iv. 207-8; defeat of, 1811, iv. 203-4; death of, iv. 204.
Mercenaries, introduced by Cortés, 1530, ii. 303; estab'd, 1589, ii. 730; missions, ii. 736; progress, iii. 721.
Mérida, founded, 1542, ii. 447; episcopal see, 1501, ii. 688; declared a city, 1018, iii. 154; coat of arms, 154; secession declared at, 1829, v. 86; revolt in, 1840, v. 218; pronunciamiento, etc., at, 1809, vi. 371; disturbances, etc., in, 1873, vi. 411; Jesuit college at, vi. 634.
Merino, M., intendente of Valladolid; iv. 100; capture of, 171; rescue of, 201.
Merlo, J. de, suspends Jesuits' licenses, 1047, iii. 122; bishop's delegate, 120; severity of, 129.
Mescal, distillation of, iii. 609.
Mescala Rock, siege of, 1813, iv. 538-40; surrender of, 1810, iv. 655.
Mestizos, expelled from Indian towns, ii. 573-4; characteristics, iii. 733; disabilities, iii. 752-4; intermarriage, iii. 752-3; condition, etc., of, v. 570-7; general mention, vi. 607-9.
Mexican Geographical and Statistical Society, mention of, vi. 644.
Mexican Provincial Council, cédulas concerning, 1709, iii. 374-5; installation, 1771, iii. 375; personnel, iii. 370; acts, iii. 376.
Mexico, name, i. 12-14; arms of the repub., i. 13; early civilization, i. 94-7; conquest of, i. 116-694; authorities on the conquest, i. 694-702; divided into provinces, 1534, ii. 391; diocese of, ii. 391, 550; iii. 690; map of, iii. 443; population of intendencia of, 1790, iii. 470; limits, iii. 531-2; political divisions, 532; condition of, 1808, iv. 40-2; proposed independence, iv. 42-5, 73-5; loyalty to Spain, iv. 40-8; war of independence, 1810-21, iv. 102-733; deputies to córtes, 1810, iv. 441-2; equality with Spain, iv. 443-4, 447; effect of Fernando VII measures, 1814, iv. 590-000; revolutionary tendencies in, 1820, iv. 7004; financial condition, 1822, iv. 748-52; Iturbide's empire, 1822-3, iv. 770-801; states and territories, 1824, v. 21-5; foreign relations, 1823-84, v. 46-53; vi. 487-8; Spanish invasion of, 1829-30, v. 71-6; Texan affairs, v. 150-82, 240-7, 203; independence recognized by pope, 1837, v. 179; by Spain, 1830, v. 181-2; war with France, 1838-9, v. 180-205; accession of Soconusco, 1842, v. 240-1; causes of war with U. S., v. 307-44; claims paid by, v. 320; war preparations, 1845, v. 339; war with U. S., v. 340-550; treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, v. 539-43; review of republican era, v. 790-802; the McLane-Ocampo treaty, 1859, v. 773-5; foreign intervention, 1800, v. 788-9; 1801, vi. 21-; national debt, vi. 18-19, 38, 175-6, 458; invasion by European powers, 1861-2, vi. 29-43; internal dissensions, vi. 31-2; war with France, 1862-7, vi. 45-268; distaste for monarchy, vi. 90-1; colonization schemes, vi. 170-4; losses in war of intervention, 1863-7, vi. 348; relations with U. S., etc., 1854-83, vi. 356-7, 442-7; with Italy, 1868, vi. 358; treaty with Prussia, 1809, vi. 358; relations reëstabl. with Spain, 1871, vi. 358; famine in, 1809, vi. 372; relations with England, vi. 415, 455-6; relations renewed with Portugal, 1879, vi. 441; with Belgium, 1879, vi. 441; with France, 1880, vi. 441; U. S. claims, vi. 4424; treaty with U. S., 1883, vi. 447; 1884, vi. 450; Cent. Amer. affairs, 1824-82, vi. 452-5; treaty with Germany, 1883, vi. 455; with Italy, 1883, vi. 455; with Belgium, 1883, vi. 455; with Spain, 1883, vi. 455; party spirit, etc., in, vi. 406-70; congress, vi. 473-4; the executive, vi. 474-8; municipal administr., vi. 479, 481; territorial divisions, vi. 480; state govt, vi. 481; the suffrage, vi. 481-2; elections, vi. 482-3; administ. of justice, vi. 483-7; naturalization, vi. 488-9; colonization, vi. 489-92; revenue and taxation, vi. 492-7, 530; loans, etc., 1823-80, vi. 495-0; army, vi. 498-503; navy, vi. 503-4; mining, vi. 505-17; mints, vi. 518; coinage, vi. 518-19, 552-3; manufactures, vi. 520-7; fisheries, vi. 527-9; fairs, vi. 530-2; exhibitions, vi. 530-1; commerce, vi. 533-6, 549-50; customs, vi. 530-8; mercantile marine, vi. 540; carrying trade, vi. 541-4; tariffs, etc., vi. 545-8; roads, vi. 548-9; banking, vi. 551; mails, vi. 551-2; railroads, vi. 553-9; telegraphs, vi. 559-60; agriculture and stock-raising, vi. 561-79; church affairs, vi. 580-97; society, etc., vi. 598-629; education, vi. 630-9; science, vi. 640-5; antiquities, vi. 642-3; arts, vi. 645-9; literature, vi. 649-58.
