J40 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
Emperor of Mexico, annexed them to his ter 
ritory in 1822 despite their protests. After 
the downfall of Iturbide’s government and the 
execution of its head, these states again formed 
a new union in 1824. Continual friction and 
lack of harmony among the various countries, 
caused its dissolution and one state after the 
other withdrew and ultimately established 
and proclaimed its independence. Several 
abortive attempts since the rupture of 1839 
have been made to reorganize this union, and 
the chances are that these states will always 
maintain their separate individualities. 
Each one, including Panama, is organized 
as a republic, with a constitution based on that 
of the United States, an executive in the per 
sonage of a President, and a legislative body 
composed of two houses—a Senate and a 
House of Representatives or Chamber of 
Deputies. 
British Honduras is ruled by a governor 
sent from England. 
Guatemala has a total area of 48,290 square 
miles, with a population of 2,000,000, the