Abstract
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsCountess Paula KollonitzCountess Kollonitz's account repeats many of the tropes of foreign travel to Mexico: the bumpy voyage on stagecoach from the port city of Veracruz to Mexico City; the amazing first sight of the Valley of Mexico from across Río Frío; the first encounter with Aztec ceremonial sites and architecture. As a female traveler, her anecdote of “sal si puedes” on muddy Mexican roads lends a touch of humor to an otherwise even-tempered account, while her rendition of the royal party's entry into Mexico City and their lodgings at Chapultepec Castle provides a unique eye-witness perspective. Her view of Mexico City from above evokes Alexander von Humboldt as master text of European travel writing, yet adding her own sensation of the sublime
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