. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ezuma, making two bows orreverences. Montezuma responded by placing his hands near the ground and thento his lips. The conqueror intended to embrace the monarch, but the great lordsadvised him that the emperor was a divinity who could hot be touched. He placedon the neck of Montezuma a collar of stones of marcasite glass in gold thread andscented with musk. Montezuma surrounded the neck of Cortes with a rich collarset with stones and a string of roses. He then ordered his party to offer hispresents to Cortes and the latt
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ezuma, making two bows orreverences. Montezuma responded by placing his hands near the ground and thento his lips. The conqueror intended to embrace the monarch, but the great lordsadvised him that the emperor was a divinity who could hot be touched. He placedon the neck of Montezuma a collar of stones of marcasite glass in gold thread andscented with musk. Montezuma surrounded the neck of Cortes with a rich collarset with stones and a string of roses. He then ordered his party to offer hispresents to Cortes and the latter received flowers and birds of beautiful plumage. The priests passed swinging their censors and the procession continued inthe aforesaid order. ORGANIZATION OF PARADES The first group, which consisted of eight hundred and thirty-nine persons,commenced its march from the Plaza de la Reforma, following up Avenidas 196 MEXICO Juarez and San Francisco. When they reached the corner of Empadredillo,Montezuma and his party passed in front of the portales, and Cortes and his. UNVEILING OF THE HUMBOLDT STATUE. PRESENTED TO MEXICO BY EMPEROR WILLIAM. party to the front of the Cathedral, in order that the meeting of the two wouldtake place under the central balcony of the National Palace. The order of theprocession was as follows: MONTEZUMAS GROUP 1. Nineteen Mexican warriors with banners. 2. Grand captain escorted by eight warriors with badge of noble distinction. 3. Fifty Mexican warriors. 4. Thirty-eight priests. 5. Lords of Tezcoco, Ixtapalapan, Coyoacan and Tlacopan accompaniedby twenty Knights of the Sun. 6. Fifteen noblemen, or great lords. 7. Twenty Indian women escorted by six warriors with fixed banners andtwo Tiger Knights. THE CENTENNIAL 197 8. Servants carrying tapestries and rugs or blankets to place them on theground when the emperor alights from his palanquin. 9. Ten ministers with gold rods in their hands. 10. Emperor Montezuma in his palanquin, conducted by four great
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