Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustration Sources and Abbreviations vii
4. Figures, Map, and Tables ix
5. Chronology and Map of Humboldt's Itinerary in New Spain, 1803–1804 xi
6. Mesoamerican Chronology xiii
7. Preface xv
8. Acknowledgments xix
9. Introduction xxi
10. Prologue xxxiii
11. Arrival in Mexico, 23 March to 12 April 1803: From Acapulco to Mexico City
12. Acapulco: The Place of Broken Reeds 3
13. Diego Rivera's Imagery 11
14. Chilpancingo and Guerrero State: A Gruelling Climb through the Rugged Sierra Madre del Sur Mountain Range 19
15. Humboldt and Colonial Governance in New Spain 25
16. Taxco: The Baroque Legacy of the First Great Colonial Silver Mine 34
17. William Spratling and Silver Jewellery Design in Taxco 39
18. Cuernavaca: A Brief Stay in the Valley of Eternal Spring 53
19. Ecological and Economic History in the Mexican Tableland Valleys of Anáhuac (Toluca, Mexico, and Puebla) 61
20. Mexico City: Humboldt's Stay in the City of Palaces 74
21. Culture and Higher Learning in Humboldt's Mexico 84
22. Visits to the Mexican Heartland, 14 May to 10 October 1803: Silver Mines and Active Volcanoes
23. Pachuca, Land of Mines, and Mining Haciendas 101
24. Cornishmen and Women Settle in the Pachuca Region 109
25. Guanajuato: An Exhausting Month at New Spain's Richest Silver Mine 116
26. Humboldt the Mining Inspector and Mexican Silver Mining 123
27. Morelia (Colonial Valladolid): Colonial Crafts and the Ascent of a Live Volcano 136
28. The Principal Volcanoes of the Mexican Highlands 142
29. Homeward Bound, 30 January to 7 March 1804: Demography, Disease, and Departure from Veracruz
30. Puebla: Churches, Libraries, and Beautiful Pottery 157
31. Humboldt to the Fore Again: Water Issues and Mexican Demographic History 164
32. Xalapa: A Brief Stay in the City of Flowers 169
33. The Ruins of Zempoala in the Gulf Lowlands 174
34. Veracruz: Journey's End 182
35. The Impact of Smallpox and Yellow Fever on Mexico 190
36. Conclusion 198
37. A Guide to Publications on or about Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico 209
38. A Guide to Readings on Humboldt 213
39. Citations 215
40. Bibliography 219
41. Index 227