Project Gutenberg 2007-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 177 Wilson, Robert Anderson 1812 1872 02004814 Mexico and Its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mexico and Its Religion" by Robert Anderson Wilson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work chronicles the author's explorations and experiences in Mexico between 1851 and 1854, offering insights into the country's religion, culture, and significant historical events. It combines personal travel narratives with broader historical reflections, particularly focusing on the Mexican society of the time, the effects of colonialism, and the intertwining of religion and politics. The opening of the book sets the stage for Wilson's travel narrative as he arrives in Vera Cruz on a stormy evening in 1853. He describes the city’s serene atmosphere, its historical significance, and its struggles with diseases like yellow fever. Wilson contrasts the quiet charm of Vera Cruz with the bustling life of American cities, highlighting the deep-rooted customs and cultural practices of the locals, including the ceremonial activities of the clergy and the superstition surrounding physical relics. The narrative introduces a character, a monk, hinting at deeper explorations of both personal and societal relationships in the context of Mexican history and religion as the author prepares for further travel into the interior of the country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexico -- Description and travel Mexico -- Religion F1201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Travel & Geography 792032 788094 2024-09-09T09:40:41.944445 2023-09-09T11:51:37.156915 text/html text/html 785866 2007-05-16T13:45:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1309826 2007-05-16T13:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1723245 2024-09-09T09:40:51.885398 application/epub+zip 1736408 2024-09-09T09:40:44.016448 application/epub+zip 364037 2024-09-09T09:40:42.790434 application/epub+zip 1983105 2024-09-09T09:40:58.121357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1954043 2024-09-09T09:40:50.990448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522679 2022-08-10T06:27:50.008516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752627 752543 2024-09-09T09:40:40.560452 2023-09-09T11:51:35.881944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 752373 2007-05-16T13:44:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288691 2007-05-16T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 752377 2007-05-16T13:44:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288547 2007-05-16T13:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20354 2024-09-09T09:40:58.273353 application/rdf+xml 11373 2024-09-09T09:40:43.222438 image/jpeg 2997 2024-09-09T09:40:43.033431 image/jpeg 1374353 2024-09-09T09:40:42.050455 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog