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Governor's Palace, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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Governor's Palace, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Vera Cruz (the True Cross) is a fortified town and chief seaport of Mexico, distant 263 miles from the capital. Since the opening of the railways from the City of Mexico northward to their American connections across the Rio Grande, the trade of Vera Cruz has fallen off greatly, and what might naturally be left to it is shunned, owing to Its unhealthy site. The city dates back to the era of Cortez, and it still maintains the unsanitary conditions that marked the middle ages, the scavengering of the town being left to vultures or turkey-buzzards. Vera Cruz was occupied by the French in 1838, and by the American forces in 1847. In 1865 it was occupied jointly by the French, English, and Spanish, and was the seat of the Juarez Government at the time of the promulgation of the Laws of the Reform. The chief points of interest in the city are the mole, the fort, the churches, the Casa Municipal, and the Governor's Palace. A glimpse of part of the latter, with its beautiful tropical gardens, is seen in the above picture. The cathedral is well worth a visit, with its elaborate Moorish decorations. Jalapa, 60 miles northwestward, a picturesque city on the line of railway between Vera Cruz and the capital, is much frequented by the Vera Cruzans in summer. its situation being elevated, bracing, and healthy. Illustration for Our Kin Across the Sea (Greig, 1898).

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