. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. CARVINGS OF THE TIME OF THE VICEROYS. THE CHURCH OF SANTA ROSA, BURNING OF THE FEET OF CUAUHTEMOC AND HIS GENERAL TO FIND THEIR HIDDEN TREASURE. CHAPTER VICEROYALTY THE old order had passed. On the ruins of the Aztec dominion was estab-lished a military government, a sort of proprietary dominion; to thissucceeded a short-lived civil government by commissioners; then came the finalstage of Mexicos dependency and provincial government under a viceroy. Thesesuccessive governments saw in the great dominion only a
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. CARVINGS OF THE TIME OF THE VICEROYS. THE CHURCH OF SANTA ROSA, BURNING OF THE FEET OF CUAUHTEMOC AND HIS GENERAL TO FIND THEIR HIDDEN TREASURE. CHAPTER VICEROYALTY THE old order had passed. On the ruins of the Aztec dominion was estab-lished a military government, a sort of proprietary dominion; to thissucceeded a short-lived civil government by commissioners; then came the finalstage of Mexicos dependency and provincial government under a viceroy. Thesesuccessive governments saw in the great dominion only a field for the exploita-tion of riches for their sovereigns use and their own. The natives of the countryhad been ruthlessly despoiled of their possessions and to a large degree enslavedby the Spaniards; they had no rights save such as their masters might arbitrarilygrant. Except for the noble protection and kindness of Las Casas and the mis-sionaries, their lot had been hopeless indeed. The first viceroy, Don Antonio deMendoza, Conde de Tendilla, arrived in Mexico on October 15, 1535. Asbefore said, his authority soon clashed with that of Cor
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