The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-10
MExICO's ARIsTOcRACY.
The Descendants of Ancient Empe-
rOrs Take Precedence.
From the Mexican Herald.

From the Mexican Herald.
Every little while interesting Informal
ton regarding the descendants of the
Aztec monarchs is made public, and as
the people who spring from the earliest
known monarchy on the soil of North
America may rightfully claim precedence
socially over the -four hundred" of any
modern yankee city. the Mexican Her
aid proposes to give a few of the more
recent facts regarding the line of the
Mexican kings.
Not long since a newspaper here con-
tained an article entitled, THE Last De
scendant of the Aztec Monarehs." re-
Ierrlng TO the young son of Don Luis G.
Sierra Y Horcasitas and his wife. Senors.
Maria Dolores AbadianO. The boy Ro-
perto Luis Cuauhtemoc, is the fourteenth
IN descent from Emperor Cuitlahuac, but
II IS disputed that he is descended from the
last Aztec monarch. the Inflated and he
Toic Cuauhtemoe. whose statue adorns the
PaSeo de la RefOrma.
Cuitlahuac, from whom the boy referred
TO descendss and Montezuma II Were,
brothers, as was also Matlazinca, the ca
Clique OF Coyoacan, suburban town, now
a thriving seat Of Anglo-Saxon residents.
Among the descendants of Cuitlahuac are
Don Pedro Patino Itzolinque. who lives
IN Holland, and Don Pedro Patino Itzu-
Unique, who is soldier at the present
time in the state of San Luis Potosi.
AS is known, Cuauhtemoc was the son
l.
and, consequently, "a nephew CT Monte
yuma II; he married. with the Princess
Tecuichpoch, a daughter of Montezuma.
A good many other facts are mentioned
but they are put in so complicated and
confused a way that il is impossible to
unravel the relationships. 1t is sufficient
to know that there are many well-proven
descendants of the Aztec monarchy liv-
ing, and borne on the pension rolls of this
government.
Some of them reside in Spain and other
E.uTOngNn he fnfs
being the Duke OF Abrantea, the Mar
quis del Agu!lor Fuerte and the Count
Of MiraValles.
Among other descendants of Montezu-
ma is Eugene de Guzman and Porto
Carrero, the eX-empress Of the French,
fact not known generally. 1t is there
fore apparent that the wife Of Napoleon
III was of older imperial stock than
her husband, and brought to the alliance
more dignity than she acquired by 1t.
There is here gentleman named Mar
cado, who is also a descendant of Mon
tezuma, very intelligent person, who
has preserved many relies of his Illus
trious ancestors, and is extremely well
versed in the family history of the Mon
tezuma race.
Descendants of Herman Cortez exist
here, some bearing his name, one gentle
man of this race and name living al pres
ent in Tacubaya, man of cultivation and
refinement. 1t would have been interest
ing to bring to the Columbian exposition
descendants of the Aztec moaarchs and of
COrteZ the conquistador.
So when we talk of an American aris-
tocracy we should look to Mexico to fur
nish the best and most genuine speci-
mems. Here is a chance that would put
even the pedigree Of a highland laird to
the blush.
There are living in this country many
families of noble descent who cherish
their titles in secret, and keep aloof from
the mass of the people. Some Of these an
cient families were wealthy, being still
possessed of that which should go with
titles of nobility, great estates. The newer
regnant families. so to say, are the fami-
lies of successful soldiers, who stand some
what in relation to the old aristocracy
as did the marshals and generals of Ma
poleon /. The newer element is the one
In power, while the old nobility are in
practical retirement.
Who has not met many of these modern
counts and marquises, who are as proud
of their descent as are those BOstonians
who trace their families from the Pilgrim
fathers. Indeed the Mexican families of
noble lineage can point, in many instances,
to a family history dating back to the 500
years war against the Moors, when their
ancestors were ennobled for gallantry
or services to the kings.
The instinct to distinguish zones self
from the mass Of the people, from the
mercantile and lawyer classes is still
strong, and pride of descent from military
mobiles is exceedingly hard to kill out.
One notes here among the old families OF
titles a sentiment of honor of family ira
dition, which counts Tor something in
maintaining an elevated line of conduct
Sometimes this pride takes foolish
phase, but II on the whole serves as salt
to preserve the SAVIOR of chara cter.
Descendants of presidents here consti-
tute another sort of republican aristoc-
racy In fact, service to the state in high
place seems always to give ones family
siderat!on and respect. Money amounts
10 much, when there is great deal Of it,
but money in the hands of people of il
lustrious family makes ten times the i'm
preston.