# The Mexicans — Travel Essays character guide

> The Mexicans in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mexicans, The Mexicans

**First appearance:** 0083-mexicans-americans-and-indians

## Who they are

Mexican people encountered in California.

## Relationships

### [The Americans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/the_americans)

_rivalry_

The Americans and The Mexicans are in conflict, likely representing national or territorial tensions.

## In the story

### [The Old and New Pacific Capitals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-old-and-new-pacific-capitals)

Represent the old Californian culture and heritage.

### [The Woods and the Pacific](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-woods-and-the-pacific)

A Mexican man encountered in the woods, smiling and fat, carrying an axe and searching for straying cattle.

### [Mexicans, Americans, and Indians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/mexicans-americans-and-indians)

Central to the chapter; depicted as landless, courteous, and maintaining their customs despite American rule.

### [San Francisco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/san-francisco)

Noted as unmistakable among the diverse passersby in the city.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/the_mexicans
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters