The New Student's Reference Work/Guadalajara

Guadalajara (gwä′thȧ-lȧ-hä′rȧ), capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, is the third city of the republic and lies in the valley of the Rio Grande de Santiago, 280 miles by rail from the city of Mexico. The city is beautifully laid out, has some fine public buildings, and is the chief seat of the cotton and woolen manufactures of the country as well as of pottery and metal wares. Population 118,799.