Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-19
SPA|N'S MINISTER
WILL BE- GUEST
OF SANTA FE
SENIOR DON Juan RlANO Y GAYANG0S
WILL STOP OFF here FOR "a
HOURS ON Way BACK TO Wash.
INGTON FROM San DIEGO CROSS
UNWILLING CEREMONY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
and MAYOR BID WELCOME


Senior Don Juan Gayangos, SPANS
minister to the United States, will be
the guest of the city of Santa Fe and
Of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
on Saturday night, October A and Sun
day, October 5.
The minister, who is soon to be-
come an ambassador, will stop at
Santa Fe on his way back to Washing.
ton from San Diego, where he will rep.
resent the king of Spain at the unveil-
ing of the cross to Miguel Jose Sierra,
whose clerical name was ",Junipero.
He was Spanish Franciscan mission
airy, 1713-17S4, founder of the Cali
fornia missions. He founded the first
of the missions in California at San
Diego in 1863.
The unveiling ceremonies take place
September 25, and the presence OF
the Spanish minister there will be
due to the efforts of Col. d. c. Collier,
president of the San Diego exposition.
Colonel Collier is much interested in
Santa Fe and for that reason has
made arrangements for the diplomat
t. stop here, although he has been
overwhelmed with invitations to stop
off at many other places and has had
to decline.
The distinguished visitor speaks
English perfectly and travels accom-
panied only by valet
AS soon as a telegram was received
from Colonel Collier telling of the
proposed visit the Chamber of Com
merce sent the following message:
Col D. C. Collier
Shoreham Hotel washington.
The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
will take great pleasure in entertain
ing the personal representative of the
king of Spain and hereby extends to
him a most cordial invitation to pay a
visit to Santa Fe, the ancient seat OF
government of Spain on American
soil,
f(si~ned) H H. D0RMAN,
President
EEJESb u ~ v tAIN ~ oANIS oSShSS'~ -
Welcomed by Mayor.
On behalf of the city Mayor Celso
Lopez sent the following telegram in
Spanish to Colonel Collier:
AL Senior D. C. Collier,
Shoreham Hotel Washington, d. G.
De parte de los ciudadans de Santa
Fe humildes descendientes del primer
(,oberpo Espanol establecido en- esta
Villa Real de Santa Fe We de parte del
gobierno municipal de la misma tam
bien descendientes de los mobiles Es-
pauoles, asi como tambien los otros
ciudanos de Santa Fe no descendlen-
tes de los Espanoles, nos conslderarl-
amos muy honorados con una vista
del representante especial de su EN-
ceIencia el Rey de Espana.
Suplicamos I'd que en- nuestro
nombre y por nosotros nos ponga al
las ordenes de Dicho Excelente emba-
jador lie Olga de nuestra parte que
nos considerariamos muy honorados
con su presencia en- esta su casa ye
en- la ciudad que en- un dia fue vire-
inato espanol We haciento de dicho
gobierno.
Y que suplimacos a Dios que por su
gracia la ponga en- nuestro media y
nos permita ell honor de estrechar su
mano en- amistad y de ponernos su
servicio usus ordenes.
(Signed) CELSO LOPEZ,
Corregidor de la Ciudad de
Santa Fe.
FACUNDO ORTIZ, Secretario.
1t will be noticed by Spanish schol-
ars that the word "Corregidor" smacks
of antiquity. the modern word being
Mayor" but in view of the fact that
Santa Fe claims to be the Oldest city
in the United States the title OF cor
rector" recalls the days of Spanish
glory.
In English.
The following translation has been
made by the Spanish editor of the
New Mexican
On behalf Of the humble citizens of
Santa Fe, descendants Of the first
Spanish government established in
the "Villa Real of Santa Fe and on be-
half of the municipal government of |
the same, as well as of descendants |
of the noble Spaniards and also the
other citizens of Santa Fe, not des |
cendants of the Spaniards. we con-
slider ourselves honored with the visit |
of the special representative of His !
Excellency the King of Spain. We |
request you that in mis- name and IN
our behalf that you put us at the COM
mand of his excellency, the ambassa- |
dor, and say for our part that we con-
slider ourselves honored with his pres
ence in this his home and in the city !
that one day was the Spanish viceroy'
ship and seat of said government and
request that with the help of God you
will bring him to our midst and allow /
us the honor to be at his services and
orders.
(Signed) CELSO LOPEZ,
Mayor of the City of
Santa Fe.
FACUNDO ORTIZ, Secretary.
Travels on Limited.
According to advices received here. |
the Spanish minister will reach Lamy /
on the Limited shortly after s p. m.