THE STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA1858 |
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Pàgina xii
... Gulf of Fonseca , whereas there is no such chain , nor are there any mountains , except a series of volcanic cones , en- tirely detached from each other , rising from the plain . This error is the more surprising , as Mr. Baily was ...
... Gulf of Fonseca , whereas there is no such chain , nor are there any mountains , except a series of volcanic cones , en- tirely detached from each other , rising from the plain . This error is the more surprising , as Mr. Baily was ...
Pàgina 18
... Fonseca , on the Pacific . Still lower down , and passing the grand trans- verse basin of Nicaragua , is the well ... Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea . Here rains fall , in greater or less abundance , for the entire year ...
... Fonseca , on the Pacific . Still lower down , and passing the grand trans- verse basin of Nicaragua , is the well ... Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea . Here rains fall , in greater or less abundance , for the entire year ...
Pàgina 67
... Gulf of Fonseca . It has a coast - line of about sixty miles on this gulf , from the Rio Negro to the Rio Goascoran , and embraces the large islands of Tigre , Sacate Grande , and Gueguensi . Upon the west and southwest it is bounded by ...
... Gulf of Fonseca . It has a coast - line of about sixty miles on this gulf , from the Rio Negro to the Rio Goascoran , and embraces the large islands of Tigre , Sacate Grande , and Gueguensi . Upon the west and southwest it is bounded by ...
Pàgina 92
... Gulf of Fonseca , forced their way across the con- tinent , through Nueva Segovia , and down this river to Cape Gracias . They descended the stream on small rafts , which they called " pipiries , pitiful machines , each supporting two ...
... Gulf of Fonseca , forced their way across the con- tinent , through Nueva Segovia , and down this river to Cape Gracias . They descended the stream on small rafts , which they called " pipiries , pitiful machines , each supporting two ...
Pàgina 94
... Gulf of Fonseca , having a total length of about one hundred and fifty miles . Its course illustrates what I have already said of the peculiarities of the mountain groups of Honduras . The Lepaterique Mountains be- come knotted and much ...
... Gulf of Fonseca , having a total length of about one hundred and fifty miles . Its course illustrates what I have already said of the peculiarities of the mountain groups of Honduras . The Lepaterique Mountains be- come knotted and much ...
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The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
The States of Central America: Their Geography, Topography, Climate ... Ephraim George Squier Visualització completa - 1858 |
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aboriginal abundant Amapala ancient Atlantic Bay of Fonseca Bay of Honduras beautiful Belize Britain British called canal Cape Gracias Caribs Central America chiefly Choluteca climate coast cochineal Colonel Childs Comayagua commerce considerable Cordilleras Cortez Costa Rica distance district elevated English established exported favorable feet flows forests gold Guanaja Guatemala Gulf harbor hills Humuya hundred Indians inhabitants interior island Isthmus Jamaica Lacandones Lagoon lake Lake Nicaragua land leagues Lempa less mahogany ment Mexico miles mines Mosquito Shore mountains mouth Nahuatl nearly Nicaragua ocean Olancho Omoa Pacific Panama Peten population port principal Punta rain Rio Lajas River road Roatan route San José San Juan San Salvador savannas Segovia Sensenti silver Sonsonate Spain Spaniards Spanish streams summit Tegucigalpa Tehuantepec territory tion town treaty trees Truxillo Ulua valley vessels volcano winds wood Yucatan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 616 - Britannic Majesty shall cause to be demolished all the fortifications which His subjects shall have erected in the Bay of Honduras, and other places of the Territory of Spain in that part of the world...
Pàgina 759 - The present additional article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Treaty signed this day. it shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same time. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto their seals.
Pàgina 414 - The whole legislative power is vested by the Constitution in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate consists of two members from each State, chosen by the State Legislatures for six years.
Pàgina 580 - ... since all the Lands in question being indisputably acknowledged to belong of right to the Crown of Spain, no Settlements of that kind, or the Population which would follow, could be allowed.
Pàgina 626 - ... occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Pàgina 198 - ... hour of midnight, makes it wear more the appearance of some theatrical exhibition than what it really is, the pursuit of industry which has fallen to the lot of the Honduras woodcutter. " About the end of May the periodical rains again commence. The torrents of water discharged from the clouds are so great as to render the roads impassable in the course of a few hours, when all tracking ceases ; the cattle are turned into the pasture, and the trucks, gear, and tools, &c., are housed.
Pàgina 468 - They shall not be disturbed, molested, or annoyed in any manner on account of their religious belief, nor in the proper exercise of their religion...