El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

-EAE most interesting laEL OF La=I
1 history OF America Is that OF the
colonial period. OF the first known
history Of the country. Most his
tories OF the United States. IN treat
ing Of this period, have little in re-
gard 10 the southwest There are a
number Of reasons for this oversight
but there IS one in particular. This
one is that when the history Of the
United States was first written tie
great southwest was not a part Of 10.
but Of what is az present the Mexi-
can republic; ard so IL became the
custom 70 omit the most interesting
part Indeed, no other early history
is SO dramatic rs that Of the south
vest where men OF the old world
we're making history many years be-
fore the first attempts were made 70
coloulZ5 the New England coast
In the following history Of The
friar- the negro, and the dog new
data is introduced and q few dis
coveries revealed. For instance, it
has long been supposed that Friar
Marcos de Via entered arizona BY
way OF the santa Cruz rivers but EVIL
dence IS presented herein showing
conciusiTely that he entered by way
Of the TaQui river basin. east Of the
san Pedro river, somewhere in Co
chlse county. In returning, however,
we lind that he passed through the
santa Cruz valley, discovering the
Avra valley and seven PapaEo viz
lagos.
A FTER the conquest OF Mexico.
u 1882. the land was called
Nueva Espana. or New Spain The
Mexico conquered by Cortes was the
CITY OF Mexico with a comparatively
very small part Of what is today the
Mexican republic. But the name Of
New spain which at first covered this
small region was flung like a blanket
over the unknown lands as far as
they extended northWard. With The
conquest Of Mexico the conquest Of
NeW spain was only begun
The Spaniards early believed that
the greatest wealth OF Aew spain Z
was in the unknown regions of the
north. Rumor always has indicated
great riches in inaccessible and un-
known places The greatest Of the
early rumors OF wealth and splendor
governor Of the province of Nueva
Gaicia. first heard Of il from the
mouth Of an Indian from IigueE- or {
Tegos- from which the name Texas
afterwards originated. THIS Indian
seid lhat country named CibQia
bordered TiEueE; that Cibola hid
seven great cities, com parable IN z
riches and size with the Ciug Of
Mexico; that the seven cities had en- (
tire streets inhabited exclusively by I
goldsmiths and silversmiths- and that 4
the distance there was 40 days. with r
great deserts Intervening.
The Journey That Failed.
nit
army composed Of 900 Spaniards ana g
$4,000 Indians. and started for Cibo- I
Il But he soon encountered OBJ
sracles Which 70 aim were insuper-
able The expedition had failed; the (
indian from Tiguex died and so
Cibola seems 70 have been forgotten
for awhile.
In 1886 four men OF the old world.
after having been lost for eight years.
arrived at Culacan, on the west coast
OF New Spain All Europe was as
founded at the news itseemed IN
believable- These four men. three
Spaniards and q negro, the only sur
vivors Of the Inflated expedition OF
Narvaez in 1928, had crossed the con-
tinent from Florida. passing through
innuuerabie tribes OF wild Indians
and an unknown country
The true accounts Of that eLpe1i-
ti1n were. no doubt. remarkable
their leader. was truthful enough bot
Is the stories we're repeated they
gathered interest and exagEeratiou-
Nan never has been a truthful ani-
NAL and those were days when men
thrived on lies So other stories Of
great wealth IN the north originated
Discoveries OF Arizona.
IN the accountsvof CABRERA de Vaca
there is no difficulty in Identifying
the Pueblo and Luni towns Of New
Mexico. from which they continued
westward through Arizona so those
three naked Spaniards and the negro
we're the discoveries Of Arizona
From the accounts Of this party
The old story Of Cibola was revived
and what was at first was lacking in
The improbable the impossible, and
he miraculous seems 70 have been
BY rumor and hearsaT and
then distributed by the Wind which ,
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