The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-18
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and more successful revolution, as
the sequel proved. Later these
heads were laid beneath the
grand atlas of the cathedral of the city OF
Mexico
The Composition of the People.
1t was the beginning which has led to the
Mexico of today, and stated by Consul
Ornelas, the time is SO short since the
triurnphaI days Of 1921, and the times have
been so troGbiCus since, that MeNicans
should not De expected to show the same
advance as the people Of the United States.
Just here it might be as wen to discribe
whit u Mexican is, 50 that when he is
mer toned hereafter we may know what
We are talking about.
When Ccrtes took possession OF the ccun-
try. he found il tniclcly populated with In
diaRs. AS the purpose OF the Spaniarls was
not. the colonization of their own people.
but:the gathering of treasures Cor the king,
and tn. awariing Of large estates as merits
to Successful soldiers. the Indians were not
distributed. but were retained to work on
the, lands. No effort was ever made either
TO discriminate or 10 drive them out. The
soldiers in the Spanish sarrisous took Up
with Indian women, in some cas-. marrying
them. The same course was followed oy
the other Adventures who crowded into the
country FOR pluudcr or gaiu ST. % q thing a
wholesale emigration Of families, as was
the case from tLe British Islands to the
north Atlantic coast, was NOT known. and
il accounts for the presence OF white bleed
in SC many OF these tn,,ans. ~ Jae whi1e
intercourse. from that time on, was OF the
same occasional and Illicit nature, The
Spanish sGu.iNJu"e has, in the course OF
two hundred years, almost disappeared Tho
children of this class, and Of the pure
IEdiau. really icr,a tlc population OF Mex
ico today. and it is from this great reserve
force of ike. composing - per cent or the
population, that the country is being built
w.
The pure whites Of Mexico were simply
tho families OF tae officials. of men III COM
Portable cIrCumsJ auees. and Of merchants,
sto1hGroe1ers and traders The number
Of these people was necessarily limited.
and many ot them returned TO Spain upon
tie expiration Of trrir terms Of office, Or
uuon the requirement Of wealth. The own
cps of the great hacieuGas could not readily
part with their property, ana remained n
tue country. Thus il is t.s- in some OF
the larger cities we find a pretty good pro-
portion OF whites, or Spanish Or other Eu-
r0peau origin, while the great bulk or the
people. with the sporadic infusion Of whi-a
blood noted ara Indians: al Indians in de-
veIopmen+ ana largely rs purely Indian
a. when 'ortes first appeared.
1t viii e seen from this that when va
speak Of ., Mexican we speak of an Indian,
improved By Christian education and civii-
zation trNru the Franciscan fathers. Tie
white Ul, is such "a rarity that ne should
rot la considered, except as the business
superior ana director oil these people The
whites b. re really been ruled out of poll
Ties. President Juarcz was prre-bioodcd
Indian President Di2z would uEd d cili-
cunt 20 show where any Waite blood IS 10
be found iu his veins, and So OF hundreds
OF the leading men ina civil, military, naval,
professional and ecclesiastical life.
The Mexican then is an Indian. without
fuss or feathers. and as such he might as
well be- considered