. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. three hundredyears ago. The old church is fast crumbling to decay, and its pristine gloryhas departed from it. Tzintzuntzan was once the capital of the powerful empire of Tarasco, which suc-cessfully resisted to the last theincursions of the the Spanish conquest thiswas the seat of the Bishopric ofTarasco and was held in highesteem by Philip II. The steamerruns irregularly but need not bedepended on for the trip to Tzin-tzuntzan. Uruapan, farther west, is thegem of the Indian villages. Ithas a few good h
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. three hundredyears ago. The old church is fast crumbling to decay, and its pristine gloryhas departed from it. Tzintzuntzan was once the capital of the powerful empire of Tarasco, which suc-cessfully resisted to the last theincursions of the the Spanish conquest thiswas the seat of the Bishopric ofTarasco and was held in highesteem by Philip II. The steamerruns irregularly but need not bedepended on for the trip to Tzin-tzuntzan. Uruapan, farther west, is thegem of the Indian villages. Ithas a few good houses and finestreets; but its boast is of the In-dian cottages all so clean and snugand tasteful, surrounded by fruittrees. In this region the finestcoffee in the world is raised, theUruapan being everywhere rec-ognized as the finest of brands. A number of old Indian cus-toms are still kept up here, modifiedby the introduction of Christian doctrines, in the marriages, feasts, burials, andsuperstitious practices. The citizens also preserve the same simplicity in their. SENOR DON PABLO ESCANDON, GOVERNOR OFMORELOS. MICHOACAN, MORELOS, GUERRERO 457
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