The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-04


With Rare Exceptions the Books
and Manuscripts Are in Excellent
State of Preservation-WlI BE Ac
cessibIe Only to Students.
! Further examination of the famous
library of the late Genaro Garcia OF
the City of Mexico, which has been
bought by the University of Texas for
100000, reveals that it contains
many collections of rare manuscripts
as well as printed volumes. In the lot
is the original diary of Antonio Lopez
de Santa Anna, the Mexican COM
mander in the American war with
Mexico. 1t contains an account of the
capture of Santa Annals wooden leg
by Illinois troops near Jalapa. 1t diff
fers III no material respect from that
which is already part of history.
The diary is bound in worn red
cords. 1t comprised 1S6 pages OF
heavy paper, written in bold, angular
Spanish, every letter plainly legible
despite its 70 years. Santa Anna
wrote the diary at different periods
in his career, the folio being divided
into eight chapters: The prologue, his
political and military history from
1910 to 1921, the republic, the year
of his presidency, the Spanish inva-
sion, Vera Cruz, the presidency and
Al Tn oil in, hn
ume are several printed notices and
forms in Spanish which have to do
with his political campaignings. The
diary is not only well nigh priceless
because of the historical memoirs
which it contains but is valuable for
the personal incidents therein chron
icled.
A Bull of Gregory XIV.
There is a papal bull among the
archives which was issued b. Pope
Gregory Nv to the crown of Spain, !
and having to do with the religious
doctrines of Mexico at the time when
that country was first under the rule !
of Spain. The bull, issued in 1921, is I
a huge square affair Of yellowed
parchment printed III gold, in Italian.
The borders are deliberately decorated I
with hand-painted scrolls of duh blue
and red ana gold. In the upper cor
ners are painted the royal crest of
Spain and the seal of the pOntificate.
natures of the pope and other officials
Of the Roman Catholic church of that
period. On the back are written var
Gus annotations by the Mexican COM
mentators. Senior Garcia considered
his one of the most priced posses
sions Of his collection
Besides the older and more valued
books and manuscripts, there is a no !
able aggregation of more recent vol
ines. Among these are printed edi- ]
ions of the correspondence of Maxi
milan, the correspondence of Santa
Anna and numerous books of geneal-
,gy containing equisitely printed il !,
of religious character ,
he printed works number IL, 346
Imong this collection are many items
L
xist, as, for instance, the first copy q
rom Puebla, the first book published s
4 America, Volume II Of the History !
f Mexico by Suares Navarro, the |
Letter and the Allegori- ! !
al Neptune. There are also printed Z
Torks, which, although they are not 7
he only known copies, are neverthe- s
,ss very costly, among them a file of T
i impartial, the most noted newspa-
er in Mexico, which was published b
-om 1896 to 1914.
Thousands Of Manuscripts.
The manuscript items numbered sew r
raj thousand. Most of them have d
ever been published. Among this n
,oup are three Mexican Goddess the b
finances of the Aztec Languages by
ather Tower; the autographs pat :, =
ITS of all the first Augustinian re- -
geuses who took the VOWS in Mex +
0, and the archives of Father Mier, G;
lie or the most distinguished insur- 81
nts
With very rare exception the items q
the library are in splendid state :,