Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-10
TEXAS FIRST MILITARYPOST
IN CITYLIMITS OF Ell PASO


with the document described in the
Times OF December 10th shows that
there we're positively two permanen,
settlements In Texas before the firs,
one given In the best histories
namely Preside OF San Joseph and
Our Lady OF Pillar. and the Mission
OF Ysleta de Corpus Christi.
Now let me suggest what a his
torical society could do for ri Paso
In the way of correcting some Of our
histories As TO the location OF the
first settlements within the borders
Of our state.
In A Comprehensive History OF
Texas" We have the standard Texas
history. II consists OF the famous
Yoakum revived by Mr.. Dudley C.
Wooten. with the collaboration OF
such men as Moses Austin Bryan
Frank w. Johnson, Guy NJ. Bryan
and many others. The publisher. MIR.
William G. Scarf. says. The his
tory OF Texas by Mr.. Yoakum Is a
classic. II has been regarded moi
only as the standard history OF Tex
as. but as one OF the finest historical
productions ever penned Note
particularly the opening sentence o.
the first chapter OF his important
work II reads as follows: The
first European immigrants to Texas
we're led hIther by Robert CavalIer
the Sieur de In Sale. who landed on
the west side OF and near the en-
trance to Matagorda Pay. on the 18th
of February, 1895" This opening
statement Is qualified by the editor
In the appended note by mentloning
that Texas was touched by such OK
plorers as Alverez Nunez Cabeza de
Naca, Epeio. Onate and others: bu;
70 mention whatever is made OF the
Nsleta de Corpus Christi mission and
the Preside Of San Joseph and Our
Lady Of Pillar. II FL Paso had or
ganiZcd a historical society a few
years ago and looked out for the
prestige and interests OF our city, the
opening sentences OF that classic vol
vine would introduce all readers 10
III Paso rather than to Matagorda
bay. Also let me quote from the lit
Ito text adopted by the state and In
the hands OF some $50, 900 school
children Of Texas.
The opening paragraph reads as
follows: Some two hundred years
ago had one been in Versailles. nc
would have found Louis XIV on the
throne with all Europe paying HON
ase To the Grand Monaruue. The
kings magnificent palace with It's
beautiful grounds. rare flowers. mar
BILE statuary, and wonderful foun-
tains, was the centre of ell lfc. honor
and pleasure to the group OF richly
dressed ladies and gentlemen who
formed the court circle One spring
morning H. 1884 tho announcement
was made to the royal household that
La Sale had returned from Amor
ica." Then follow several pages lsai.
lng with the events OF La SALES
securing grant 10 return ~ Amc.-
lea and make settlement at the
mouth of the Mississippi which he
had just explored Then few more
pages devoted 10 the story ~ the
accidental settlement OF Fort Saint
Louis on Matac )rfa BAY in 1885 and
the consesucrt arcusing NJ ,he Spln-
iards to need OF occupying Texas
with presidios and missions nut ir
II all not one word of actual inform
alton regarding the Ysleta mission
ard the Presidlo Of Piid; founded
in 1852. three years previously. 4
wide awake historical society would
see 10 II that the adopted text book
of Texas history that Is studied by
three-Quarters OF million Texas
children would begin at III Pasc rath-
er than at Versailles, France. Why
is the Alamo so revercd in Texas
Because OF the events there to be
sure but also because the text book
II Texas history duly emphasizes
those events Likewise every citizen
Of Texas in the future would look
with pride to FL Paso as being the
very first scene of our thrilling his
tory, II they were only taught the
facts as they may now he had j
w. Curd, in III Paso Times