The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13

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Antigua oaae into heinz For 76o pears
this was che capltaiof the pfuvincr. and Rrev
IN power snd Impotence, until In ifn 70
h s1ld N have c6pntei ils ION inhahitaate
and 10 have SURPASSED MeSico In riches
and beauty. ny thia time q Hicoesalo0
Of pfodiRate governors and sFendthrin
eourtlefs had ~ sn'ahglrd the municipal
finances that most Of the public buildings
we're moFtgaged for all their value ~ the
money lenders. Then Providence sent 10
the debtors q most opportune. II somewhat
unusual. aid In thu shape 81 an earthquake
that practically levelled the whole city 10
the ground.
The Governor and his friends, not at all
slow to take advantage Of this opportunity
made effective representations to tho King
Of Spain that u would I've unsafe 10 recon-
struct the city on its former site, and having
received the necessary permission. thtsy built
the present city OF Guatemala and removed
the capital thither. One can ifrfagiis the
Governor cheerfully informing the creditors
that IL would be impossible to pay on the
mortgages, but that they could have the
buildings what was left OF themi ~
As all three capitlls Of the eodhtry
have been called Guatemala they are
now distinguisnsd by, tine names Eaadad
Ouatemala) and Nueva Guatemala, ytEew
Guatemalaj -although in the last caee the
'Nueva' has been generally droppedftn tho
last few years. -. =" y 80,
remains as the earthquake left t., there
are still standing many hne examples OF
Spanish colonial architecture, h0tBbiy. the
Church OF Nuestra Sonora de Ia Mereea, the
cabildo, and the Palace, which last, though
restored within recent yelrs on its former
liners. Among tie ruins, also, one hnds
many specimens OF admirable sixteenth
century eccle siasticil architsctufHs' q y
one were to judge from the pafnatns o.
these old buildings, which are, Copialsly
scattered all about the place, la Antigua
must have con insisted principally OF churches;
there hardly seems to be a block without
one. ,
or iail. looking over the plaza ON market
day, a most animated scene Is .presented
to the eye. The large square is filed
with Indians, men n women, IN bright
| colored costumes, most Of them squetted
on the ground, with their wares iel large
shallow basket. before them. Others, with
more %perlshable goods. are protected from
the Gun by a tiny square OF canvas, while
some even boast Of a little stall, where they
calmly cit all day long. mechanically brush
ing away dies. and, from the :imRassivity
Of their faces and manner. !appafsntly
unconcerned as to whether ahybody' buys
or not.
Every one keeps up q conversation with
bis nearest neighbor. They az speak In
the Indian dialect, and the sharp cpoka
and harsh gutturals only add K, The ,pio<
sround behind the gloomy old palace tha'
| Gigantic Volcano de Aqua sweeps up Into
| the blue heaven, TO bury his NOSE In q
mass Of heecy cloud, pink tinged by tho
setting sun. ~, .