Chapter XIX: Appendix: V

BIBLIOGRAPHY

For the benefit of those who may wish to pursue their study of these countries more extensively I append herewith a list of a few of the books which give information about Guatemala and Honduras:—

_Bard, S. A._: Waikna: Adventures on the Mosquito Shore. London, 1855.

_Brasseur de Bourbourg_: Popul Vuh. Sacred book of the Quiché Indians. Paris, 1861.

_Bancroft, Hubert Howe_: History of Central America. San Francisco, 1886.

_Bancroft, Hubert Howe_: The Native Races of the Pacific Coast of North America. San Francisco, 1880.

_Brigham, William T._: Guatemala: The Land of the Quetzal. New York, 1887.

_Casas, Bartolomeo de Las_, Bishop of Chiapas: London, 1699. This is a narrative of an eye witness of the Spanish invasion in Mexico and Central America. A very interesting and very rare book.

_Charles, Cecil_: Honduras: The Land of Great Depths. Chicago, 1890.

_Curtis, William Eleroy_: Capitals of Spanish-America. New York, 1888.

_Diaz del Castillo, Bernal_: True History of the Conquest of New Spain. Madrid, 1632. An English edition. London, 1844.

_Dunn, Henry_: Guatemala in 1827–8. London, 1829.

_Davis, Richard Harding_: Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America. New York, 1896.

_Humboldt, Alexander von_: Political Essay on New Spain. Berlin, 1811.

_Keane, A. H._: Central America and West Indies. London, 1901. (Stanford’s compendium of geography and travel.)

_Morlan, A. P._: A Hoosier in Honduras. Indianapolis, 1897.

_Maudslay, Anne C. and Alfred P._ A glimpse at Guatemala and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America. London, 1899.

_Pepper, Charles M._ Guatemala, the country of the future; a monograph, Washington.

_Squier, E. G._: Honduras; descriptive, historical, statistical. London, 1870.

_Stephens, John Lloyd_: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. New York, 1841.

_Vincent, Frank_: In and Out of Central America. New York, 1896.

_Wells, William V._ Explorations and Adventures in Honduras. New York, 1857.

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INDEX

Agriculture, 26, 91;
in Honduras, 272.

Aguardiente, 270.

Agua, volcano of, 55.

Agua Caliente, 31.

Aguacate, 98.

Alcaldes, 120.

Alvarado, Pedro de, 13, 14, 166.

Amapala, 275.

Amatitlan, Lake of, 6, 27.

American Club, 70.

Americans, 43–44.

Amusements, 68.

Aniline dyes, 139.

Animals, wild, 88.

Ants, 83.

Antigua, 55–58.

Aqueducts, 77.

Army, the, 127.

Atitlan, Lake of, 6.

Aztecs, the, 149.

Balconies, 111.

Bamboo, the, 83.

Bananas, 99, _et seq._, 253.

Banana plantations, 47.

Baptism of natives, 204.

Barillas, President, 22.

Barrios, J. Rufino, 67, 70, 76, 124, 141, 188, 190–194.

Barrios, José Maria, 196.

Bargaining, 73.

Bay Islands, 265, 282.

Bear, playing the, 112–123.

Beds, native, 35.

Beggars, 269.

Belgian colony, 46.

Belize, 235, 238, 244.

Belize River, 240, 244.

Bibliography, 300–301.

Birds, 86–87.

Bogran, General, 264.

Books, Ancient, 153–154.

Bonilla, Manuel, 263.

Boys, 114.

Brandy, native, 97.

Bull-fight, 68–69, 111.

Butterflies, 89.

Cabrera, President, 24, 126, 195–201.

Cabildo, the, 122.

Caballeria, 92.

Cacao, 97–98.

Cakchiquels, 14.

Calendar of the ancients, 155.

Campeche, 244.

Cantinas, 44.

Caribs, 127–128, 240, 267.

Caribbean Sea, 235–236, 264.

Carcaste, 123.

Cargadors, 122–125.

Carera, Rafael, 181–187.

Casa, the, 110.

Cassava bread, 266.

Cathedral, the, 59, 66.

Cattle raising, 273.

Ceiba trees, 83, 276.

Central America. United Provinces of, 175, 193.

Central America, conquest of, 12. _et seq._

Central Railroad, 138–139.

Cerna, Vicente, 187.

Chocon River, 50.

Cholera, 181.

Champerico, 19, 23.

Chicle, 244.

Churches, 209.

Cisterns, 241.

Cities, location of, 61.

Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 237.

Climate, 8, 10, 60, 248, 284.

Clothing, 121–122.

Coban, 7, 50, 146–147.

Cochineal, 25, 139.

Cocoanut palm, 95.

Cock-fighting, 270.

Coffee, 105–108, 136.

Columbus, Christopher, 13, 165.

Colon, statue of, 63;
theatre, 67.

Comayagua, 257–258.

Commandancias, 127.

Commerce in Honduras, 276–278.

Congress, First, 175.

Congrehoy, 276, 286.

Conventionality, 113–114.

Copan, ruins of, 151, 160, 164, 290, _et seq._

Cordilleras, 9.

Corn, 91.

Cortez, Hernan, 90, 246.

Costa Rica, 100.

Costume, 129.

Courting customs, 112–113.

Credit, 117, 224.

Creoles, 109, _et seq._, 212.

Cruelty of Spaniards, 166, 205.

Crusades, the, 203.

Currency, 220–221.

Customs, 33, 65, 71–73, 110–111, 227.

Custom-house, 20.

Dandies, 65.

Davila, Miguel, 263.

Debt, 117.

Departments of Guatemala, 281;
of Honduras, 283.

Diaz, Porfirio, 12, 199.

Dogs, 138.

Drunkenness, 129.

Earthquakes, 5, 287–288.

Education, 75, 114–115, 219;
in Honduras, 271.

El Carmen, church of, 58.

El Rancho, 141.

Engineers, American, 147.

Escuintla, 26, 138–139, 140.

Exports, 221–222;
of Honduras, 277.

Farming, 92.

Fiestas, 38, 77, 207.

Flores, Vice-President, 6, 176.

Flowers, 241–242.

Fonseca, Bay of, 245, 276.

Food, 32.

Foreigners, 71.

Foreign trade, 221–222.

Forests, tropical, 81, _et seq._

Fruits, 98, 241.

Fuego, Volcano of, 5, 55.

Gainza, Gavino, 172–173.

Golfete, Gulf of, 48.

Gracias-a-Dios, Cape, 245.

Granados, 187, 188, 189.

Granadilla, 98.

Gualan, 42, 143.

Guardiola, President, 264.

Guardia Viejo, 77.

Guatemala, Kingdom of, 13.

Guatemala, area of, 9;
population of, 11;
travelling in, 24, _et seq._

Guatemala City, 8, 54, _et seq._, 115, 141, 271;
destruction of, 5, 55.

Guatemala Northern Railway, 100.

Hidalgo, 170.

Hieroglyphs, 155, _et seq._, 294.

Holidays, 121.

Honduras, 100.

Honduras, History of, 204.

Hotels, 78, 254, 256.

Houses, 62.

Humming birds, 53.

Hustler, a tropical, 101.

Hut, building of, 45.

Idols, 156.

Iguala, Plan of, 174.

Iguana, 88–89.

Imports, 221–222;
of Honduras, 277.

Improvidence, 117–119.

Indians, 31, 38, 74, 116;
Customs of, 115–118.

Independence, 173, _et seq._

Industries, lack of, 273.

Inquisition, 167.

Insects, abundance of, 52, 86, 89, 256.

Izabal, Lake, 6, 8, 47, _et seq._, 100;
town, 49.

Java, an American, 82.

Jefe, 123.

Jesuits, 190.

Labor, laws of, 93.

Land, cost of, 92.

Las Casas, 167.

Laundries, public, 77.

Livingston, 7, 47, 128.

Logwood, 84, 94, 243.

Lotteries, 25.

Machete, 42, 84.

Mahogany, 83, 94, 244.

Maize, 91.

Mañana, 143, 227.

Mango, 99.

Mangrove-tree Swamps, 246.

Manufacturing, 228.

Manzana, 96.

Marimba, the, 125.

Markets, 72–74, 114, 241.

Marriage, 112–113.

Matapolo, the, 85.

Mayas, the, 150, 297.

Mazatenango, 9, 122, 138.

Medicinal plants, 93.

Mexican War, 264.

Mexico, Annexation to, 175.

Military service, 272.

Minerva, Festival of, 219;
temple of, 77.

Mining, 229;
in Honduras, 274–275.

Missions, Protestant, 191, 214–216.

Mistletoe, 34.

Monroe Doctrine, 2, 226.

Montagua River, 144, 157–158, 230.

Montezuma, 151.

Money, 20, 72, 220–221, 278.

Monkeys, 86–87.

Morazan Francisco, 176–179, 184, 259.

Mosquito coast, 236, 266.

Mountains, 3, 247.

Mozo, the, 116–117, 122–125.

Mulua, 137.

Music, 124–125, 210.

Museum, 75.

Nature, Prodigality of, 247–248.

Natives of Honduras, 267–269.

National Palace, 63.

Navy of Honduras, 249.

Negroes, 144, 238.

Newspapers, 219.

New Orleans, 145.

“No hay,” land of, 117–118.

Nopal, the, 25.

Northers, the, 243.

Northern Railroad, 140–145.

Nutmegs, 98.

Occidental Railroad, 134, 136–138.

Ocos, 5, 18, 146.

Opportunities, 222;
in Honduras, 278–279;
in British Honduras, 243.

Orchids, 83, 242.

Outlaws, 182.

Oxen, use of, 29.

Pacific slope, 105.

Palms, 82, 94.

Panama, 135.

Panama hats, 274.

Pan American Railroad, 134–136.

Panzos, 146.

Parasitic growths, 83.

Parks, 76.

Parrots, 86.

Paseo de la Reforma, 76.

Passion-flower, fruit of, 98.

Patio, 63.

Patulul, 138.

Peonage, 119–121.

Peten, Lake, 6, 50, 151.

Picture writing, 154.

Pirates, 235–236.

Plaza de Armas, 63.

Plants, medicinal, 93.

Political divisions, 11.

Polochic River, 7, 50, 146.

Popul Vuh, 152.

Possibilities in tropics, 225.

Post office, 75.

Pottery, 229.

Presbyterian missions, 71, 191, 214–216.

President, term and election of, 12.

Prisoners, 79.

Priests, Spanish, 153, 206.

Prisons, 254–255.

Pronunciamentos, 171.

Processions, Religious, 212.

Protestant Missions, 214.

Puerto Barrios, 7, 46, 145–146.

Puerto Cortez, 249–252.

Quahtemala, Kingdom of, 90.

Quetzalcoatl, 201–202.

Quetzal, 75, 86.

Quezaltenango, 8, 137, 176.

Quiché Indians, 14, 208–209.

Quirigua, 151, 155, _et seq._

Railroads, 132, _et seq._, 231;
of Honduras, 252–253, 276.

Rancho San Agustin, 39.

Religion of ancients, 151.

Retalhuleu, 9, 23, 122, 136.

Revolutions, fear of, 22, 261–263.

Rio Dulce, 47, 91.

Rivers of Honduras, 245–246.

Roads, 33.

Roatan, Island of, 265, 267.

Routes to Honduras, 248.

Royal palm, 95.

Rubber, 96.

Ruins, 149, _et seq._, 202.

Saint day, 121.

Salina Cruz, 16.

Salvador, San, 143.

Santa Maria, Volcano of, 4, 6, 137, 288.

San Benito, 17.

Sanarate, 34.

San Felipe, Fort of, 49.

San Felipe, 137.

San Jose, 139.

San Juan, Fort of, 79.

San Pedro Sula, 252–254.

Santo Tomas, 46.

Sarsaparilla, 85.

Scavengers, 138.

Schools, 75.

Señoras, 114.

Señoritas, 111–113.

Servants, 116.

Sierra de Santa Cruz, 47.

Sierras de las Minas, 40, 47.

Sloth, the, 88.

Smoking, 130–131.

Snakes, 88.

Soldiers, 64, 79, 126–127, 271.

Spaniards, Government by, 165, _et seq._

Spanish-American women, 101–101.

Staring, custom of, 111.

Sugar cane, 96–97, 274.

Superstition, 209.

Tacana, Volcano of, 4.

Tajumulco, Volcano of, 4.

Tapachula, 22, 134.

Tegucigalpa, 248, 255, 258–259.

Temperature of Honduras, 284.

Theatre, 111.

Tierra caliente, 9, 42.

Tierra fria, 10.

Tierra templada, 10.

Timber, variety of, 93.

Tobacco, 98.

Toltecs, the, 150.

Tortillas, 75.

Totonicapan, 8.

Travelling, 61, 255.

Tram cars, 79.

Transportation, 132.

Tropics, vegetation of the, 51.

Tropical fruits, demand for, 104.

Truxillo, 276.

Tula, 150.

Turtles, 88.

Umbrella ants, 90.

University of Guatemala, 75.

Vanilla, 85.

Vegetation, 37.

Volcanoes, 4, 56, 286–290.

Wages, 221.

White-eye, 97.

Wizards, Indian, 209.

Women, 110, 128–129, 140.

Yellow fever, 250.

Yohoa, Lake of, 246.

Yucatan, 149.

Zacapa, 143.

Zambos, 236, 266.

Zutugils, 14.

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