Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...of the lower belfry-openings for placing the clock. The dome is decorated with a rich design of glazed tiles in yellow and white on a ground of dusky red, and the crown of the lantern is treated in similar fashion. The main structure has a picturesque coloring. The cut stone is of the usual light buff of the locality, the diapered surfaces of the stuccoed tower-bases are buff with a tinge of red here and there, and the roof and sides are of a dingy brick-like red. The outer corner of the atrium wall is marked by a quaint monument to the slaughtered Spaniards, with a singular low-relief illustrative of a celebrated Aztec legend. Up to the year 1812 it was customary to celebrate the day of San Hip61ito with an elaborate function at this church, the high officials of both Church and State taking part. It was called "el paseo del pend6n" (the passage of the standard), and its great feature was the paying of homage to the identical crimson banner--now in the National Museum--borne by the Conquerors. But since the independence of Mexico it has not been pleasing to public sentiment to celebrate the achievements of the Conquerors. The interior of the church has recently been elaborately decorated in modern fashion, hardly consistent with the character of the edifice. The large church seen in the distance on the left, in the plate, is that of San Fernando. The adjacent monastery of San Fernando was the seat of the Franciscan missionary order of that name. It was hence that the famous Father Junipero departed for the great work that resulted in the conversion of the Mission Indians of California. //. SAN HIPOLITO DE LOS MARTIRES. The church of San Hip6lito de los Martires--of the Martyrs--has exceptional historic interest as marking the...
