The Washington times., 1920-02-23
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Lost For a Hundred Years
Interesting News From Mexico Not About Revolution
Good Books For Boys to Read.

Most Of the that you read from Mexico of rsvo
lutons killings abductions, and outlawry Of all kinds
You are surprised when peaceful dispatch tells you
interesting news such the information Just
from Mexico City that the remains of fernando Cortex
after century Of mystery been definitely located In the
Temple Of Jesus Of the many Catholic churches Of the
Mexican capital.
Cortez Of the most remarkable figures in the
history Of The Western Hemisphere He soldier Of
great attainments, diplomat of superior merit and
of territory and peoples the outstanding figure of
that part Of American history which chronicles the activities
Of Spain annexng to that country the richest lands dis
covered in the New World.
Cortez died. nevertheless, in solitude bemoaning that
his sovereign did recognize the fact which he told
him face to face the btteres words said to king
II am the man who has given you provinces than
your ancestors left you cities
If his spirit wandered after DEATH his body was no less
uneasy. Buried at Seville SPAIN in 1917 his body
humed and taken Mexico in 1862 In 1929 moved
again and in 1894 third time.
In 1923 group of revoutionists determined to make
their opposition to the the by
scattering the ashes of its founder the winds TO protect
the remains from this vandalism they were secretly re-
moved and from then until their resting place had been
a mystery.
The coffin in which Corez buried made of glass
bound together with plates of silver the crypt which
it deposited locked with golden key The
ported discovery of this key in the possession of Spanish
loom and the further unearng of documentary evidence
expected to authenticate the last resting place of the
most spectacular OF spanish COnquerOrS
Cortez only nineteen years old when he came from
Spain to San Domingo From San Domingo he went to
Cuba where at twenty he made governor of San
tago.
Mexico had just been discovered and still in his TWEEN.
ties Cortez given the task of subdung the country
His forces consisted OF ten vessels on which he loaded
about 700 Spanish soldiers 18 >horsemen, and few
crude he landed Vera Cruz where he esta
ished town and garrison.
To make that his troops would not desert him.
he he WhO eet
and then set out to conquer the Mexican nation
He annexed to his forces the opponents of Monezuma
marched to the capital put the sovereign in chains and
made him acknowledge himself vassal of the King of
Spain For the removal of the chains Coez exacted the
payment Of 100000 marks "a mark eight ounces) Of
pure gold and quantity of precious stones
He continued to fight against overwhelming forces
until all the provinces of Mexico had been conquered and
he able to back to Spain and report his ruler
that another country had been added the Spanish pos
sessions
But fighter of political battles he was much less
successful than fighter in He shortly shorn
Of his distinctions and honors and overwhelmed with dis
appointment, he withdrew from the court and died.
neglected and alone.
There is romantic part of the world than Mex
leo and its adjoining countries which make up the narrow
strip of land connecting the two Americas.
Explorers and students have called Mexico and Yucatan
1.-THE American Egypt Architectural ruins there as
interesting the Pyramids temples remarkable as those
of the Ne picture writings and carvings wonderful as
any in Nuba SYRIA hanging gardens that rival those of
Babylon engineering projects Of vast size and great cost
and evidences of culture in the and sciences equal to
any found in the ruins of the Old World
If you want interesting reading get Prescott's "Con
quest of Mexico Or read Bancrots admirable history of
the Pacific States and Central America.
Every boy should read these They as exciting as
the adventures in yellow cover" Old Cap Golfers
deeds of valor