San Carlos

“I have been almost as far as the hacienda of San Carlos,” said he.

A few rods to the north of the town stands the castle of San Carlos—a square fort, with a moat and glacis.

The officials were dissatisfied that my order was not signed by the jefe of their district and dated from San Carlos.

They suggested that we send a messenger to San Carlos to inquire whether the order was all right.

At half past eight we reached San Carlos, a mean town with no meson or other regular stopping-place.