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Map Description
Historical Map of Mexico,
Central America and the West Indies.
Illustrating
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British possessions in Central America and the West Indies
- Possessions of the United States
- French possessions in the West Indies
- Dutch possessions in the West Indies
The dates connected with the names of islands in the West Indies
are those of acquisition
by the power concerned. The names in block-line type, are those
of the chief political
divisions of the Viceroyalty of New Spain about 1790.
Mexico
Independent 1821
Republic 1821-1822
Empire 1822-1824
Republic 1824-1864
Empire 1864-1867
Republic since 1867
Central America
Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Independent 1821
United with Mexico 1821-1823
United Provinces of Central America 1823-1839
Separate republics since 1839
- Railways in operation
- Railways projected or under construction
- Line of the proposed Intercontinental (Pan American) Railway
Inset: Central Mexico.
Credits
University of Texas at Austin.
Historical Atlas by William Shepherd (1911).
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Map of the Conquest of Mexico 1519-1521
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