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The small Value of this Collection. The Botanic Garden. The Market of Santa Anna. The Acordada Prison. The unfortunate Prisoner. The Causes of that Night of Terror. The Sacking of the City. The Parian. The Causes of the Ruin of the Parian. Change in the Standard of Color. The Ashes of Cortéz.
On a feast-day, at the San Franciscan church, he dressed a party of his soldiers in the garb of monks, and, having placed them in a convenient position, he made prisoners of the whole assembled congregation, and then proceeded to divest them of all ready cash on hand, and then emptied the contribution-box of the money destined for the poor saints at Jerusalem, and retired and ended the war; for the successful termination of the insurrection of the Acordada in the city of Mexico accomplished the object for which Santa Anna took up arms the declaration by Congress, that General Guerrero, a man of mixed blood was the real President elect, instead of Pedraza, a white man, and the candidate of the aristocracy.
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