Memoirs of the Mexican Revolution: Including a Narrative of the Expedition of General Xavier Mina. to Which Are Annexed Some Observations on the Practicability of Opening a Commerce Between the

Memoirs Of The Mexican Revolution: Including A Narrative Of The Expedition Of General Xavier Mina. To Which Are Annexed Some Observations On The Practicability Of Opening A Commerce Between The Pacific And Atlantic Oceans, Through The Mexican Isthmus, In The Province Of Oaxaca, And At The Lake Of Nicaragua! by William Davis Robinson. This two-volume historical work (the excerpt presented here is from Volume II, published in 1821) chronicles the Mexican struggle for independence through the career of Xavier Mina and the opposing royalist forces in early 19th-century Mexico. Robinson assembles reports, correspondence, and official records to recount Mina’s expedition into central Mexico, the siege of Sombrero and Los Remedios, Mina’s capture and death, and the subsequent royalist campaigns under Linan and Torres. The narrative blends battlefield chronicle with political commentary on colonial governance, Creole loyalties, and the prospects for opening commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific via routes like Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, and Costa Rica. It also presents appended claims against Spain and reflections on liberal independence across the Americas, with a pronounced pro-emancipation and pro-commercial outlook.