Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-08-18
IA E XICO.
By Mrs. FRANK STEVENS.
How hast thou purchased this experience?
By my journey of observation.
Shakespeare.

By my journey o Observation
-Shafcsbea,e.
THERE strange fascination history Mexico and no one
thoroughly understand the country people little
insight into those stirring that preceded establishment
present republic.
might have served to enlghten upon this history Of the earlier
that inhabited the land destroyed by in the
temples they superior to their own
the jealous bgot that the craven pictured
pchments fragments wiped volumes history placed
chapters in their stead There survival of the fte The
fanatic passed away kidding The good men and true
saved brands the burning picture writing from
destruction saved marvellous carvings that hung
treasures within modern walls tell of departed civilization
only drop Of the knowledge of it.
be regretted that primitive civilization
the peculiar which its
astronomers succeeded determining the apparent
length of the solar working and polishing crystal stones
casting figures of gold and silver piece making ornaments
without soldering of applying pottery and transparent gozes
coOrs that after remaining centuries underground brilliant
wearing extremely delicate tissues mixed with silky
rabbits fur.
The earliest coming Iotc AID 648 and
the movements the tribes the succeeding 525.
The picture writings the only and very
the most part cloth made of the fibre maguery
Most Of these destroyed by order OF the jealous Of the clergy
There four distinct tribes of Indians in Mexico
The Ioltc appeared in 64S AID
The Chichmecs 1870
The MANUALS n 117S.
except country was called
Ananc capitol valley City of Mexico now is
The empire the Moneas established continued
until the arrival OF the SInds IN 52r Montezuma was killed by the
of his when upon rorto
his palace qu possible rotng attempting his
Cuauemoc nephew Montezuma became his successor and
the last o the kings
The of Cotez synonymous conquest
privilege be the first his reach the shores the land his brill
liant adventures.
1918 expedition Veasquez governor Cuba and
landed opposite the City Vera Cruz good report
sent back and still another and larger fleet fitted and placed
under the command OF fernando Cotez They sailed Feb 49,
On his ship Cortez raised the standard the conquest black
emboned with the Arms Charles w. and his landing
when they captured natives among aNarna
he wi O the
They finally landed Vera Cruz April Efforts peaceful
reception the of the natives avang Discomfort
the Spna Coe with his customary decision ships
o prevent his from returning home and began his march through
beautiful NIarata Valley towards the capitol
With little incident opposition they reached the table lands
Chou Co down conspiracy reported him IaMarna which
was attended by the great massacre of the Chohlans.
The natives completely terrord by the and
the horse and rider the cavalry god
march, nopposed and entered the present City Mexico
nraged the mtds and drove them from the
city, but by degrees Cor having received
his way back In the the king Monezuma died. Spanars
found different city their second Almost all the
had been destroyed concealed and the
Co had HIM put to torture but without avail and the died with
the dynasty and probably still lie buried beneath Mexico City.
Mexico under the dominion of Spain years. during
time there were hive governors Corez its
The first yceoy Don introduced the printing press and
printed the first book Mexico 1547 He also opened
Guano during first money
of Mexico coined
When Hdago (caled Washington Mexco) little
village of Dolores sounded the go of independence by ringing the bell
independence started that lasted eleven during which
much the soil of Mexico cmsoned with the blood
battle or executed by the authorities
In 1922 the first congress assembled the Capitol Almost
Immediately there were two important factions the people, which
voed into two political parties composed the Army the Church
had for its object the placing upon
mostly OF prominent people had idea Empire under of
Spain However the Army and Clergy
forced select the person bde the
short lived at the end the republic proclaimed
Cruz under the leadership of General Santa Ana and ud banshd
from the Country From 1928 there
While these stormy Mexico that the great
empire known Texas had been settled degree by Americans
1885 under the leadership independence