Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-23
SOME

Il has been said throughout the
world that there ls not such a splendid
scene AZ the nrst Wow ~ Mexico city.
the capital 90 the Mexican republic
Nesting In a valley of SURPRISING
beauty. and hkr a jewel In l;s settling
OF sllvery lakes and darn green hills.
inc towers and bolfries OF rs hundred
churchos and palaces are mirrored
against r. sky that battles an dosCrip.
tlon q was this sight that inspired
che fooilng of wonder and admiration
in tho bosom o Herman Cortoz. as
10 stood with Bis little bant Of adveu.
turon upon the crest OF one of tho
surrounding hills and looked down un.
on the capital of the M0niezumns f0r
she hrst time Hero Mazimiilan rails.
cd his imperial standard which
brought death 20 him az the end. Hero
the naea OF "a hundred different gov.
egnmonta have nown 90 the breeze
The city OF Mexico la the object
point of all tourists. and naturally boz
q Ia distinctive and individual. and o.
rapidly becoming modern In every rc.
spoct, itB streets are wide And hand.
aomo. iH PRes1 De- IN Roforma ~ one
% tho words most beautiful drives.
10 uturos compare favorably with
those Of Parts and London
Vet. wilh an See progress and bustl.
in tho change from the old 20 she now
tie city atlll retains many Of The an.
clont characteristics and customs OF
Mexico that has given IL the name OF
manana land Tho air To- uootic and
dreamy with age end Will romain or
bong na Mexico stands
Tho cathedral. naturally the Hrst
Building to which tho uightsoor turns.
BE- enc great cathedral. the holy metro.
politan church of Mexico. g. huH up.
on the site nf che great Agtr, temple
chat the Spanihrds destroyed when
she city was conquered in 1891 win
tho cOHt OF Jho towers. OF work upon
tho interior % tho bells. the entire
sost 81 the work was g. 600 GOO u
ihe interior of tho towers hang
aumbor ~ nno bots, in the west tow
sr "a the largest 90 those, Santa Ma
ria Dc Guadalupe" nearly seventeen
ftct IN height and worth $1,000
Tho interior forms Latin cross
which contains hyc naycs, ln the cen.
Tor arc Two rows of pillars. which sup
pom the Roman yauliol root There
are fourton chnpolH in tho cathedral
aovon in o1rh AISLE dedicated 20 var.
ues saints and ore enclosed with iron
rutnga
Between tho seventh aud DIghth al.
tars arlses from n terrace thp con.
splcuoua main altar q work that s
decidedly Inferior 90 the other speci
mona cot architecture .n the building
AZ the northern cytrDmity of tho
cathedral iu .ho couter is the "altar of
the hngs, mass OF goll and glt
aud the most imposing LOO the building
70 was modelled gfir, Doc 0uc loo the
cathedral OF Seville
Another pretty sight which Mexico
city pr.ite Itself of o. thg paHU do lp
Roforma. rho fashionable drive which
wan established during the roign OF
AaEimiNHn 70 Is "a broad. smooth
boulevard two hundred foot in width.
and shaded by Is double row, on each
sido. uf splendid troos. Beneath thc
trees arc broad foOtways along with
carved stone benches placed at short
intervals Tho pasco widCns here and
there into circles called "FlorIotas
These circles are four blnirod feet IN
diameter Two OF those are adorned
with imposing monuments. Columbus
and Circumference
Continuing atung in the direction OF
Chapultepoc a series OF bronze figures
about life size have boon erected. On
Thursday and sunday afternoons
there are concerts In the glorIetas, and