The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-08-01
"The City Of Pace.
LOWER CtLltoRNIA'S ANCIENT CAPITAL.
TYPICAL HOMES OF AKISIOCRArIC MENI-
CANS. QUAINT CUSTOMS AND CHARMING
E!oNIIrALITN. Ia DANA MEXICANA.
correspondence of the journal.

correspondence of the journal.
IA FNz, l.. c. Mexico. You may search all
The Encyclopedias of Universal knowledge
and the Gazet,ers of the World even the his
tories and Biographies without finding any
thing about la Paz, except the bare fact that
il i the capital Of Baja California, and is ocat-
ed on the Gulf Side of The Penn>uiar. near its
southern end; facing hay which is also called
La l'az
European eyes first looked upon the spot
about three hundred and ffty-two years ago,
when a ship. under orders from Herman Cor
tez, came sailing into the bay. torteZ himself
came here. few months afterwards. while eX-
p!orng the Gult which for three centuries
bore his name; and, hay hig anchored and look
cd about him, being impressed by the same
calln that to-day prevails, he dubbed both sea
and shore La Paz The Peace"
one hundred and seycnty-iive wears later,
On lll0), another famous character visited the
place Alexander Selkirk, then >aIing-ma>ter
of the D"rer, cone OF Woode> Rogers fleet >
who. on his way from the Island of Juan
| Fernandez. Was compelled to lay here some
weeks for repairs To hi> ship.
After orteI came host Of mi>>OnarieS :;
alld in the wake Of the missionaries followed Il
uumher Of Spanish expeditions and the efforts
"f both toward thri>tiauilalion and coloniz:i-
llon' were mainly confined 10 this vicinity
prohat.s on account Of lhe GOLD id the nearby
h. b,. L,r.,i,,t ,t a.
.,,nr to l.ri,,.. ',,;,,t ~ anriior o,,ns fnr
| The express purpose OF capturing The richly
laden Spanish @a}leon>, on their voyage from
Manla to MeNlro and in more recent years
for geographical and scientific purposes.
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ol Our LaGt " Lor-to was founded in 1891,
ou Tine Cant >le N the Peuiu>uar, in latitude
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