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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Este cuaderno reúne dos de los artículos que Guillermo Prieto escribió para los Apuntes sobre la guerra con los Estados Unidos y con una crónica acerca de cómo se portaron heroicamente los "pelados" de la ciudad durante la invasión estadunidense en 1847, la cual culminó, en su aspecto militar, con la toma de la Ciudad de México por las tropas que comandaba el general Winfield Scott.

Uno de los mecanismos creados por la corona española para controlar el gobierno en América fue la "visita". Entre 1606 y 1616 tres oidores de Guadalajara recibieron la encomienda de recorrer la Nueva Galicia con el fin investigar las actuaciones de las autoridades y resolver los principales problemas surgidos entre españoles e indígenas. Para cumplir su misión los oidores visitadores fueron testigos y actores en asuntos relacionados con el gobierno, la ganadería, la agricultura, la minería y las costumbres. Sus testimonios tienen un «olor a hombre» más notorio que las descripciones...