The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-04-29
Spain and Her People
CONTINUED from last week.
SPAIN I.osRs A CONTINENT.


had for. their objects the throwing
OF OF the Spanish yoke. The chief
founder and promoter OF these was
Spanish creole OF Venezuela, Fran
cisco Miranda by name. lie had
served under Washington in the
American Revolution and had be-
come thoroughly imbued with the
spirit OF liberty and the principles
Of republlcanism. What had been
done in North America could, he
thought, be done in South Ameri-
ca. He therefore formed in Lon
don since 1t could not safely b.
done in Caracas. the '.Gran Reun-
ion Americana Into this Bolivar
and San Martin were initiated. For
some years Miranda made OCCASION
al but futile attempts at revolution
in one Of which he engaged the in
terest OF the great Dundonald.
Nothing was achieved, however,
until April -, 1910, when Caracas
openly rose against its Spanish
governor, Miranda and Bolivar
heading the revolt. Two years OF
conflict followed, not promising for
the insurgents. Then came an
earthquake. 1t destroyed Caracas,
killing number Of people. The
superstitious troops Of the insurg-
ents thought it was an omen, threw
down their arms, deserted or sur
rendered, and the rebellion was at
an end. Miranda was captured, la
ken to Spain and died in prison
murdered it may well be surmised.
Bolivar escaped into a neighbor-
ing province OF New Granada.
In October, 1912, Bolivar resent
cred Venezuela with 800 men, de.
claring war to the knife against
Spain. Victory followed victory
In 1918 he re-entered Caracas in
triumph. Then came reverses and
he had TO flee TO jamaica. For
some years more the struggle went
on, until New Granada and Vene.
ella became united as an independ.
ent republic in 1921, under the name
of Colon bia, the last OF the Span
ish troops being driven out in 1924
Ecuador was added to the republic
in 1922. Peru formed another stat'
in 1895, under the name OF Bolivia
Peru itself-snd Chile also, thank
TO the genus Of DundOnald-be
came independent In 1924. MeXicI
threw of the yoke of Spain In 1921
and NATURALIZATION including al
OF Central America-in 1872. No
did the provinces on the Plata riy
or lag behind. Paraguay, indeed
: was first Of all to win her indepeI
dence, in 1914. Uruguay follOve
in the same year, and the Arger
tine confederation, after ten year,
! war. in 1924. Brazil had been lOs
: to Spain in the secession Of PortI
gal, and Florida was coded 10 tn
United States in 1919. Nothin
was now left TO Spain in the Yves
ern Hemisphere except Cuba an
Puerto Rico
REBELLIOUs REMNANTS OF A
EMPIRE.
Beyond the rear end OF the Spar
ish peninsula, few Islands adjOiI
ing her shores and q penal colon
: in Africa in which political pris,
ners are starved and tortured Spai
has nothing left but Cuba and ii
Philippines, and both are in r
4, volt. Columbus declared Cuba
be the "mOst beautiful land ev,
: beheld by human eyes," Her peac
able natives the Spanish EXTERN
mated with every horror OF tortur
Since there was no gold in the /
? land Caba was neglected and il
nOred for many years. But Il
Spanish colOnized il and ultimstl
ly found that its sugar plantation
and tobacco fields were more pre-
liable than gold mines. For ~
centuries it has been the most Va
liable Of all SPANS possession
Cubs finally grew tired Of beIr
plundsred by Spain, and rebellic
after rebelliOu arose, only to
ruthlessly suppressed. Then can
the famous ten years war and
nslly the present formidable insu
rection. The smaller island
Puerto Rico, which, with Cub
q makes up the remnant Of Spain
e empire in America, commands b.
: slight attention Its history HI
8 been eOlOrIess, it's individuality n,
significant 1t hangs upon the IA
= Of Cuba.
The PHILIPPINES form an impo
tant link in the great volcan
mountain range lying on the Asis
eOast-Kanehatks, the Kurile
Japan, FOrmosa, the Philippine
Borneo, Java. There are two lar
islands, LuzOn and Mlnhsnd
seven others OF considerable siz
and uucounted hundreds OF sma
or ones, down to the merest do
OF verdurous rock on the sea. Th,
are all made oivOlcanie rock a,
coral and abound in valuable mi
erals. The climate is tropical, b
the lAight of the mountains Al
plateaus makes 1t endurable
= Europeans. The total area of la
. is $1,000 square miles, and the PC
q ulatlon some s,OOO,000. The &c