Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-29

now tho United states. and later X
WAS tho administrative focus OF the
earliest European colonization IN our
territory. That IL, and lts compan-
ION state. Arizona, were the last d.
visions Of the contiguous continental
, dominion of the republic. whose peo-
pie were admitted to the full measure
of the privileges and responsibilities
Of Americans. due. In part. TO the
leVenls of the past that make the story
OF New Mexico unique among the his
tories OF the states
Crcdulous spain IN the sixteenth
century accepted as true story that
500 years earlier bishop of Lisbon.
fleeing from the Arabs. had escaped
90 some islands IN tho west and there
had founded seven cities The Mex
leans. whom Cortez ovcrcame. explain.
ed the origin OF their race by saving
they had issued from seven caves IN
the north Tho European myth and
the American folklore tale were COM
pared and Il was but natural that a
search should be made for the seven
cities OF Cibola. Cabeza de Vaca
wandered across the continent to
Mexico and In 1886, told wonderful
stories OF the stone cities he had
heard or
The viccroy sent Fray Marcos de
Mia. q Franciscan friar. on an oxpc-
! dillon to investigate. This was the
first party ST white men 10 enter what
4 Is now New Mexico They came In
| sight Of hve-story terraced Indian
4 village and FASTENED back TO tell great
tales of rich cities whose walls were
hHrutfurr ttfth affss.r avH tr.II TODD
the great Coronado. the spanish in
1888 set out 90 reduce these rich
| cities but Coronado found only the
Indian pueblos. he had. IL IL true.
3 found the evidences of the highest
state OF society existing IN America
north Of Mexico. but being in search
of treasure only, a. was disappointed.
/ Forty years later IN 1881, pious
] monks extended their missionary ef-
forts into the territory and II was
given the name "Ncw Mexico largely
hecSuse the people so closely resem-
BLEED the Inhabitants OF Mexico proper.
The first considerable colony was
planted In 1898, ana after moving two
or three times. was permanently es-
tahllshed at Santa Re, which h., with
the exception Of 81. Augustine, in
lorida. the oldest city In the United
states Santa Pc was founded some
time between 1903 and 1907 on the
site OF ruined pueblo and since that
time has been, save for a few years
following the Indian revolution OF
1850. the capital and seat OF govern
mcnt for the territory.
when the Spanish established their
permanent government here, a gov
eminent that was 90 exercise It's au-
thority for more than 200 years, John
smith had not yet sighted the capos
OF Virginia. the MayflOwer had not
sailed on It's monrntous voyage. and
the rise OF an English speaking ma
tion in America had not been dreamed
o.
Yet these same Spanish colonists
J found on their arrived here an orderly
peoplo, gracefully engaged in agricul-
ture. inducing the desert 20 flower by
means OF ARTIFICIAL irrigation, submit
ting themselves 10 q system of gov
eminent that is continued In their
pucblos TO this day ana possessed OF
no inconsidcrablc skill In the mochan-
ical arts.
The people lived in high terraced
houses OF many stories, constructed
with design that comprehendcd both
the requirements OF a rude sense OF
I, comfort and the necessity ~ defense
against the depredations of tho savage
Indians. The story OF these ancient
people and their stll more ancient
} ancestors the clin jewellers. Is being
worked out bit By BIT by the scholars.
and here in New Mexico Is their most
fruitful field OF endeavor. II Is the
oldest community under the stars and
stripes.
The Spanish colony IN New Mexico
was almost a century old when the
Pueblos arose ropudiated Christian
lily maasacred the priests and drove
the white man from the country After
"a decade the Spanard came back
pguin, not with tho sword, but with
persuasive arts of peace, and took up
common. For century and a half
he stayed and ruled. His colony grew
slowly. but his religion took Arm hold
and he left upon the people and the
state an lndelible impress. There was
more or less trouble with the savage
Indians, but the general status of the
/ colony was unchanged and not until
7 the end of spanish rule In Continental
] America WIS uNNihA'NlNA WV 'ii' ff'@
. pie of Sew Mexico so much as know
/ that powerful nation was in the
making on the eastern coast OF their
/ continent
/ Napoleon Bonaparte sold Louisiana
to Mr. Jefferson and as result oil
that sale Now Mexico is the 47th
star In the flag of tha United states.
The spanish colonies a.: the southwest
had never attempted 10 communicate
even with the Spanish colony ~ the
mouth of the Mississippi except by
way Of Vera Cruz and the sea. When
Louisiana again became French and,
ALMOST Immediately American the
New Mexicans cared little, nor did
they suspect what u meant 10 them
But The ink was hardly dry on the
documents that transferred Louisiana
90 the United states before adventur-
GUS traders from Illinois, Kentucky
and Missouri sent oui trade eXpedi-
tions over the plains TO find tho bust
ness of the Spanish southwest. The
trE expeditions never came back.
for one reason and another, but the
tales that common cotton domestic