Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... francs in wheat , 250 francs in cotton , and 450 francs in sugar . The difference in the value of the produce being then so enormous , we ought by no means to wonder that the Mexican colo- nist gives to colonial commodities a preference ...
... francs in wheat , 250 francs in cotton , and 450 francs in sugar . The difference in the value of the produce being then so enormous , we ought by no means to wonder that the Mexican colo- nist gives to colonial commodities a preference ...
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... francs.t We have already observed that the ancient Mexicans were only acquainted with the sirop of honey , that of the metl ( agave ) and the sugar of maize cane . The sugar - cane , culti- vated from the remotest antiquity in the East ...
... francs.t We have already observed that the ancient Mexicans were only acquainted with the sirop of honey , that of the metl ( agave ) and the sugar of maize cane . The sugar - cane , culti- vated from the remotest antiquity in the East ...
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... francs.t In the same island the maintenance of a slave costs more than 20 francs per month . ‡ According to the curious information given by M. Bockford in his Indian Recreations , * According to Mr. Playfair , ( Statistical Breviary ...
... francs.t In the same island the maintenance of a slave costs more than 20 francs per month . ‡ According to the curious information given by M. Bockford in his Indian Recreations , * According to Mr. Playfair , ( Statistical Breviary ...
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... francs at Teipa , costs 15 at Val- ladolid , on account of the mule carriage . That part of the eastern coast extending from the mouths of the rivers Guasacualco and d'Alva- rado , to Panuco , might supply the commerce of Vera Cruz with ...
... francs at Teipa , costs 15 at Val- ladolid , on account of the mule carriage . That part of the eastern coast extending from the mouths of the rivers Guasacualco and d'Alva- rado , to Panuco , might supply the commerce of Vera Cruz with ...
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... French part of St. Domingo produced in 1783 only 445,734 quintals of coffee ; but five years afterwards it produced 762,865 . And yet the price in 1783 was 50 francs the quintal , and 94 francs in 1788 ; which proves how much the use of ...
... French part of St. Domingo produced in 1783 only 445,734 quintals of coffee ; but five years afterwards it produced 762,865 . And yet the price in 1783 was 50 francs the quintal , and 94 francs in 1788 ; which proves how much the use of ...
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