. Some strange corners of our country; the wonderland of the Southwest . ^1 FIG. 5. RAMON PAEZ HURTADO. 176 SOME STRANGE CORNERS OF OUR COUNTRY. Anotlier Hurtado wrote on the other wall, in queer littlesquare characters (figure 6): El dia 14 de Julio de 1736 pasopor aqui el Gen^ Juan Paez (On) the day 14tli of July of 1736 passed by here the General Juan Paez IIu7^fado, Yisitador — y en su compania el cdbo Joseph Truxilloy Hurtado, Official Inspector, and in his companj the corporal Joseph Truxillo. This one was a son of the great General Hurtado — thebosom friend of Vargas, repeatedly lieuten


. Some strange corners of our country; the wonderland of the Southwest . ^1 FIG. 5. RAMON PAEZ HURTADO. 176 SOME STRANGE CORNERS OF OUR COUNTRY. Anotlier Hurtado wrote on the other wall, in queer littlesquare characters (figure 6): El dia 14 de Julio de 1736 pasopor aqui el Gen^ Juan Paez (On) the day 14tli of July of 1736 passed by here the General Juan Paez IIu7^fado, Yisitador — y en su compania el cdbo Joseph Truxilloy Hurtado, Official Inspector, and in his companj the corporal Joseph Truxillo. This one was a son of the great General Hurtado — thebosom friend of Vargas, repeatedly lieutenant-governor of theterritory, and in 1704 acting governor. He was afterwardgieatly persecuted by Governors Cubero and Martinez. Theson also was a general, but not so prominent as his father. w*>;sA.::~:-?•-•?? :\*:~^T;: :-;----^-:? ^--^v -? ^--T-^-^iv^v^:^^ / FIG. 6. JUAN PAEZ HURTADO. On the north side of the Morro are the longest and mostelaborate inscriptions, the rock being there more earliest of them are the two long legends of


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