. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. SACRIFICIAL STONE. with alamos. A revolt of the negroes in the district of Vera Cruz occurred in1609, and only after severe fighting in the mountains was it overcome. Thedefeated blacks then formed a settlement in San Lorenzo. The twelfth viceroy was Fray Garcia Guerra, Archbishop of Mexico. Hisadministration was cut short by his death through a fall from his is a mission to Japan undertaken by Sebastian Vizcaino, accom-panied by Fray Pedro Bautista, but the ambassadors received scant courtesy,in spit
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. SACRIFICIAL STONE. with alamos. A revolt of the negroes in the district of Vera Cruz occurred in1609, and only after severe fighting in the mountains was it overcome. Thedefeated blacks then formed a settlement in San Lorenzo. The twelfth viceroy was Fray Garcia Guerra, Archbishop of Mexico. Hisadministration was cut short by his death through a fall from his is a mission to Japan undertaken by Sebastian Vizcaino, accom-panied by Fray Pedro Bautista, but the ambassadors received scant courtesy,in spite of the many perils they suffered. The founding of the important towns of Lerma and Cordova in 1613 and1618 and the extension of the aqueduct to Santa Isabella were accomplishedduring the term of Diego Fernandez de Cordova, Marques de Guadalcazar. 54 MEXICO. PALACE OF ITURBIDE, NOW A FAMOUS OLD HOTEL. He was succeeded by Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimental, Marques de Galvesand Conde de Priego, as fourteenth viceroy. His administration was marked by sincere effort to pre-vent and correctabuses and dishon-esty among publicofficials. A strug-gle began betweenchurch and was soon atodds with Arch-bishop Juan Perezde la Serna, who ex-communicated theviceroy. The papaldelegate, however, ordered this ban removed, but the Archbishop refused; in consequence a decreeof fine and banishment was issued against him. Still resisting, the Archbishopwas forcibly taken to the coast for banishment, but on his way having learnedthat the audiencia had repented and ordered his return to the capital on theground of irregularity in the proceedings, he took refuge in a church and defiedhis guards to lay hands on him. Finally, the people of San Juan Teotihuacanliberated him. A riot of perilous portent broke out in the capital and notwith-standing that th
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