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| Population of Mexico, in 1846, 1. 3, 407; characteristics of Spanish born, 3; of Creoles, 3, 407; of Indians, 4; social and economic classes, 5-6; clergy, 6-8; army, 8-11; civil officials, 11; judges, 123; criminals, 13; need, 16; picture of life and character, 18-28; general state, types, 28, 445; of New Mexico, 284; of California, 315; characteristics of Californians, 315-7; popular American opinion of Mexican, 445; of Santa Fe, 517; characteristics of New Mexicans, 2. 216; British view of American character, 294-5, 502; contrast of American and Mexican character, 310, 508; attitude of Mexican, toward the war, 312, 510. See also Character; Conquered territory; Social conditions. |
| Porpoise, in Home Squadron, 2. 197, 445. |
| Port La Vaca, as base, 1. 267. |
| Porter, Andrew, at Contreras, 2. 104. |
| Porter, D. D., and Ulúa, 2. 201; at siege of Vera Cruz, 339. |
| Porter, J. D., acknowledgment to, 1. 444. |
| Porter, T. H., skirmish, killed, 1. 160. |
| Portsmouth, at San Francisco, 1. 333; in Pacific squadron, 2. 189, 206, 446, 447; off Mazatlán, 446, 447; at Guaymas, 447. |
| Posada y Garduño, Manuel, and Santa Anna's dictatorship, 1. 52: chief monarchist, dies, 215. |
| Posey, Carnot, on soldiers and Taylor, 1. 374. |
| Potomac, and Vera Cruz expedition, 2. 18, 25; scurvy, 195; in Home Squadron, 197, 442; and attack on Tuxpán, 444. |
| Pratt, H. C., in Lane's march to Puebla, 2. 426. |
| Preble, in Pacific squadron, 2. 189, 206, 447. |
| Preparation for war, Mexican, on annexation of Texas, 1. 87-8, 434; Mexican hostile attitude toward Americans, 102-4, 484; reasons for hope of Mexican success, 10416; United States deemed feeble, 1045; expected opposition in United States, 105, 107, 119, 443; foreign opinion on relative military strength, 105-6; Mexico's opinion of its own army, 106; Texas as expected field, 107, 110; successful invasion of Mexico deemed impossible, 107-8; Mexican hope in privateering, 108; and on financial burden on United States, 109, 130; expected revitalization of Mexico, 110; expected aid from Spanish America, 111; and from Europe, 112-5, 441, 442; importance of Oregon controversy, 114-5, 130, 137, 442; Mexican desire for war, 115-6, 442, 2. 312, 510; American attitude, 1. 117-37; resentment of Mexican outrages, 117-9, 443; patience with an inferior people, 119; attacks on policy of forbearance, 119-21; effect of claims controversy, 120, 132, 134, 448; of rejection of Slidell, 120, 127, 145, 445; supposed European manipulation of Mexico, 121-2, 443; demand of the southwest, trade influences, 122, 443; slaveholders fear, 123; chance to overthrow Calhoun, 123; and spirit of expansion, 123, 444; unrest, war spirit and allurements of Mexico, 124-6, 444-5; expected easy victory, 125; annexation of Texas and war spirit, 126, 132; Folk's alleged desire for war, disproof, 127-34, 150, 326, 445-8, 478, 526; intolerable conditions, force as only solution, 134-7; and monarchy for Mexico, 135, 448; bold attitude as argument for negotiations, 152. See also Diplomatic intercourse; Outbreak. |
| President of Mexico, powers under first constitution, 1. 37; election of Victoria, 37; and of Pedraza, 40; Guerrero, 41; Bustamante, 43, 47; Pedraza restored, 45; election of Santa Anna (1832), 45; Santa Anna temporary, 49; Santa Anna's election (1844), 53; Herrera, 55; Paredes in power, 100, 212; Santa Anna titular and Farías acting (1846), 2. 5-6; Farías eliminated, Anaya substitute, 14, 15; Santa Anna resumes power (1847), 83; election of 1847 deferred, 73, 84, 363; Santa Anna resigns, Peña acting, 180, 240, 427, 428, 466; Anaya elected ad interim (1847), 236; Herrera (1848), 252. See also Dictatorship; Revolution. |
| President of United States, Scott's ambition, 1. 130, 2. 284, 390-2; Taylor's candidacy proposed, 1. 179, 208; his ambition and suspicions, 352, 363, 368, 538, 544, 547; effect of Buena Vista on it, 400; his letter to Gaines, 507; effect on Taylor of |
