ZACATECAS  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of Zacatecas, 442 M. by the Mexican Central railway N.W. of Mexico city . Pop . (19o0) 39,912 . It is built in a deep, narrow See also:

• RAVINE

ravine, 8050 ft. above See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level, with narrow, crooked streets climbing the steep hillsides, and See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white, See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat-roofed houses of four and five storeys overtopping each other . Its streets are well paved, and are lighted with See also:

• ELECTRICITY

electricity . The city is well drained and has a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct for its See also:

• WATER

water See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply . The See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral is an elaborately carved red-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone structure with unfinished towers and richly decorated interior . Several domed churches occupy prominent sites . The See also:

• NATIONAL

National See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College and the Colegio de Nuesta Senora de Guadalupe with its fine library may be noticed . Overlooking the city from an See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation of 500 ft. is the Bufa See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, which is crowned by a See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel and is a popular See also:

• PILGRIMAGE (Fr. pelerinage, Lat. peregrinatio)

pilgrimage resort . The Guadalupe chapel near the city has elaborate decorations, including frescoes, See also:

• ONYX

onyx steps, See also:

• SILVER

silver rails and paintings, and a curious tiled See also:

• DOME (Lat domus, house; Ital. duomo, cathedral)

dome . The See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries comprise See also:

• CARRIAGE

carriage See also:

• BUILDING

building, See also:

• WEAVING

weaving and the manufacture of coarse pottery .

The See also:

• TOWN

town is an important commercial centre . Zacatecas was founded in 1546 and was built over a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich vein of silver discovered by Juan de Tolosa in the same See also:

• YEAR

year . This and other mines in the vicinity attracted a large See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population, and it soon became one of the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• MINING

mining centres of Mexico . It was made a city in 1585 by See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip II .