. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. orks have been built in the mining country. The orescontain gold and silver, copper and silver,and copper. Although Oaxaca is practically anagricultural state, there are a great manymanufactures. The State and especially the Valleyof Oaxaca and its tributaries are rich insubjects for research and have never hadthe attention their importance city is two hundred and eighty-eight miles south of the capital of therepublic and a mile above sea level. Itwas founded in 1486, under the name ofHuaxyacac and fell under
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. orks have been built in the mining country. The orescontain gold and silver, copper and silver,and copper. Although Oaxaca is practically anagricultural state, there are a great manymanufactures. The State and especially the Valleyof Oaxaca and its tributaries are rich insubjects for research and have never hadthe attention their importance city is two hundred and eighty-eight miles south of the capital of therepublic and a mile above sea level. Itwas founded in 1486, under the name ofHuaxyacac and fell under the Spanishrule in 1528. It has a rapidly increasingpopulation of forty thousand. The streetsare regularly laid out, wide and spacious,and the houses are handsome and sub-stantial. The principal buildings are theCathedral, the Santuario de la Soledad,and other churches and convents gor-geously are also the Cabildo, or city hall, the Episcopal Palace, the govern-ment buildings, and several handsome plazas, embellished with flowers, trees, and STATUE OF GENERAL ANTONIO DE LEON. OAXAC A 343 The surrounding country is remarkably picturesque, being literally coveredwith flower gardens and cochineal groves. The hospital in Oaxaca is one ofthe best in Mexico. The city is extremely pleasant. Its houses are white
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