Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-28

his departure after establishing the
new order Of thing-, which abolished
war and caused brothcrly love to take
the place Of strife and bloodshed.
Because Of tho expected return Of
this traditional pen0nagc. the con.
quest n Mexico by Cortcz was an I'M.
jcrahing Of comparatively small diiii-
Guilty, when the host OF inhabitants is
numerically compared with the hand
iu q invaders. The natives were
Impressed with tho belief that Cortez
was Qnei1aic1all, returning according
TO his promise, az he answered the
traditional description Of tho Mexican
Messiah, being white and bearded.
In reference 10 his personality the
article says;
''rhs Moxlcans have prsser vod min.
ui' and apparently nm accurate descrlp-
ton ofihe personal appearance and habits
Of qusizi'coad. Ito was white man
advanced In years aud tall In stature.
H. forehead was broad. he had large
bard and black hair lilo IL described as
dros'lng In a long garment"
d.. DLy reasons thus as to the i'm.
probability Of this person being n mere
invention, no being convinced that the
tradition re'crs tos genuine individ.
uallsm;
at IL therefore difficult to suppose
that this curlousiy accurate portrai,urc
Of quoizaicoau was nero invention In
all IT, parts. Nor Is II easier TO under
stand why tho carly Mexicans should
have bcen at pains TO invent Messiah
W different from themselves and with
such peculiar attributes. Yc,, In spite
Of dootructivo wars, revolutions. and In
yasions; Ia spite OF tho breaking up aud
dispersal Of tribes and nations onco set
lied In IN. vast region nov passing under
tho namo Of Mexico, tho tradition Of
Queiza,coail, and tho account Of his per
sonal pccullarliios, survived among the
psoplo TO tho days OF tho Spanish inva-
sion.p
Tho article states that the religion Of
ibe Mcxlcans whe, ,o,nd Sv m.
suanlnrd. was n s,r,nga n,,,,,,. q,
Ineongu,ItIe,-.,,ap amazing and mos,
unnatural ,omblpa,Io, ~ WIN, an
reared 10 bo tho Cbr,s,ian he,I,,s AMI
Christian virtues aud morality with the
bloody rites and idolatrous practices Of
pagan barbarlans. The mystery was
soon explained 10 tho snaplarda by IA.
M.xlrans th.m..ly.s H.. ,,,ld.,
noytion a, Tho N.,,oa, r,,,,,,on y..
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wv i""'o'' PooP'e VIM
''Au ru'ou IN nioxico some
centuries before tho arrival OF
the Spaniards. The Aztecs were In
possession OF power when tho Mexi.
cans came, aud II was they who intro
ducsd that part Of tho Mexican religion
not established by Quetxatcoati.u
Tn, Toltec rul. c.asrd In In. cIsventb
centp,v Th.v w.r. . ,.o,,, v.u.,a,-
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'"o year iVoo 'hey disappeared south
Wh voluntary migration, tho cause Of
which romains mystery"
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80 s''s", w.. ~ s"' ,',,oo p'v'ur'
children ara represented as quarroling
Tho Moxlcans believed In universal
/ dulueo from which only ouo family ffhal