. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. icent edifice was begun which was not com-pleted till 1739. For a long time,on the 13th of August, a commemo-rative procession bore in march thecrimson banner of the Conquest. The defeat of the Dismal Nightis commemorated on a stone tab-let surmounting a corner of thischurch, which translated reads:So great was the slaughter of theSpaniards by the Aztecs at thisplace on the night of July 1, 1520,called for that reason the DismalNight, that after having in the fol-lowing year re-entered the city intriumph, the conquerors
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. icent edifice was begun which was not com-pleted till 1739. For a long time,on the 13th of August, a commemo-rative procession bore in march thecrimson banner of the Conquest. The defeat of the Dismal Nightis commemorated on a stone tab-let surmounting a corner of thischurch, which translated reads:So great was the slaughter of theSpaniards by the Aztecs at thisplace on the night of July 1, 1520,called for that reason the DismalNight, that after having in the fol-lowing year re-entered the city intriumph, the conquerors resolvedto build here a chapel, to be calledthe Chapel of the Martyrs; andwhich should be dedicated to SanHipolito, because the capture of thecity occurred on that Saints of the most notable of the churches is that of Jesus Nazareno. Itwas founded as Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion by Cortes on thefinal occupation of the capital and furnished with ample funds for its erectionand maintenance by the provisions of his will. In this church the bones of the. SANTA MONICA, GUADALUPE. CHURCHES JND CHARITIES 241 conqueror rested from 1794 to 1823, when they were removed to Italy. Thebuilding began in 1575, and it was dedicated ninety years later, when its namewas changed because of a miracu-lous image of Jesus of Nazareth thatwas bequeathed to the church by apious Indian woman. The edificecontains much of the original interiorcarved woodwork, altars and otherdecorations. In this church lie theremains of Manuel Vilar, the sculp-tor, Lucas Alaman, the historian andstatesman, Manuel Calderon andFray Juan Crisostomo Najera. Nuestra Senora de Loreto wasoriginally founded by the JesuitOrder in 1573, an edifice of canes andreeds, dedicated to San Gregorio. In1675, Padre Juan Zappa brought theimage of Our Lady of Loreto toMexico. The erection of chapels tookplace in 1686 and 1738, but the pres-ent church was not dedicated till1816. The tower of this church has leaned for seven
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