The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-02-07

The pearl fisheries of La Paz, on
the gulf side, have been worked since
the first Spanish landed and have
netted fortunes to those who have
succeeded to the franchises covering
the fisheries. Whale fishing has been
carried OF successfully for more than
a hundred years off Magdalena Bay,
on. the Pacific side, which has fur
nisheG also a ground for target prac-
tice by the warships of the United
States.
The CALIFORNIA;, Baja and Alta Ca
lifornia, the latter the state north of
the MeSioan boundary, w re christen.
ed from a Spanish romance popular
in the time of Cortez, entitled Ser
gas de Esplandian", in which the is
land of California was mentioned as
situated ION the right hand of the In
dies, very near terrestrial Paradise.
The first permanent settlement on
the peninsula was founded at Loreto
in 1897 by Jesuits, who afterwards
established a settlement at La Paz.
After the expulsion of the Jesuits the
Franciscans were allowed to carry on
their missionary work and later the
Dominican monks were granted SINH
lar privileges.
Following are among the more i'm
portant events of historical interest
from the landing of the Spaniards
down to the overthrow of President
Poririo Diaz in 1911:
1579-Coast visited by Sir Francis
Drake.
1633-S3-Five unsuccessful attempts
made to establish settlements.
1697-Jesuits found Loreto mission.
Pious Fund, for the maintenance of
missions, founded.
1751-First wine grapes planted by
Jesuits.
1767-Jesuits expelled after having
founded 25 missions, IA of them sue
cessful.
176S-Franciscans permitted to en-
gage in missionary work on peninsu-
la.
1772-Dominican monks given same
rights as Franciscans.
1S02-Monthly mail route establish
ed over Ell Canine Real.
1S22-Admiral Lord Cochrane plum
Todos Santos.
LlIGu states utCldltu wal
against Mexico. Troops occupy To
dos Santos, La Paz and other points.
1S4S-War ended with Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo.
1S53-William Walker, of San Fran
cisco, lead filibustering expedition in
to peninsula and captured La Paz.
Undertook to set up Independent
state including Sonora and Lower Ca
lifornia. Walker was tried in San
Francisco and acquitted after failure
of expedition.
1S55-Saito Domingo Mission last
one given up by Franciscans after
Secularization Act.
Penal colonies" established at La
Paz and on Carmen Island.
1S59-President Buchanan sent en-
voy to President Juarez of Mexico to
negotiate purchase of Lower Califor-
mia. Juarez refused to sanction sale.
1S79-Marquez de Leon organized
revolution which died out within a
year.
1SS7-Lower California divided in
to two district, with La Paz as the
capital of the south and Ensenada as
capital of the north.
Successive revolutions which have
held Mexico in the throes since Por-
firio Diaz resigned in May, 1911, have
not greatly disturbed Lower Califor-
mia, except for the effect brought
about by changing administrations.
Aside from filibustering raids charged
to Americans, occurring at Tia Juana
and MeXicali, whatever trouble has
occurred has been of insignificant pro-
portions. Selso Vega was jefe poll
tico of the northern district under
Diaz. Francisco Madero, when as
sumed the reins of Mexican govern
ment, appointed General Vasquez in
Vegas place.
General Esteban Cantu, now mill
tary governor of the northern district,
assumed charge of affairs after arriv-
ing at MeXicali, in 1911, and with his
consent Villa appointed General Az
ilez in 1915, as jefo politico of the
district. General Avilez and Cantu
split owe AvileZ's efforts to popular
lie Villas paper money, and Cantu
assumed control of both the affairs
of state and military matters of the
district. The southern district is I'M
der the administration of General Ur-
rano Angulo, an avenged Carranza
adherent.