The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 2, July 1898 - April, 1899 Page: 188
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188 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
desolators by a paragraph of the Koran. Rome could have made
the Catholics the civilizers and patrons of the arts with the same
facility.-All that was wanting, was an edict of the Council of
Trent, or of any other Council, or a bull of the Pope.
At dusk, Don Migual suddenly entered the room, & told us that
the Robbers were scheming with the coachman to rob us on the fol-
lowing day. All the company became alarmed, and Don Luis
determined to go to the political chief, and ask him for an escort.
I was opposed to it. I did not believe the story about the robbers.
They replied that I was not acquainted with the country or the
people, that it was full of robbers. I said that it appeared impos-
sible that there should be so many robbers, in a country that
abounded so much in churches. Ah my friend said D- these
churches have only served to demoralize the people!!!! And for
this parents have broken the ties of nature, & trampled on the
most amiable & delicate sentiments of humanity & civilization, dis-
inheriting their children, in order to construct convents & churches,
that only served to demoralize and corrupt the people. And with
all this, there are Mexicans who desire to perpetuate this monster,
the influence and power of the clergy.-Even the late administration
of Bustamente was desirous of governing the nation by the mitre
& monastic superstition, credulity, & ignorance, instead of gov-
erning by intelligence & common sense.
Don Luis went to see the political chief, & agreed with him for
an escort of one sergeant & five militia, at .... 2 rials a day for 'each
man, & on the following day we set out in great state; coach, & six
soldiers on horseback, as an escort with their lances & red flags.
(18th Deer. 1833) 12 Leagues to Salamanca.-We arrived early
& went to visit the convent of the Augustinos, a very large building
of very solid construction of stone & mortar. It occupies a whole
block on the public square, & has behind it the river Salamanca at
200 paces distant. The building including the church, has 156
varas in length, & 135 in width, & has two court yards. The first
has portals on the four sides, sustained by very solid pillars of stone
well cut, joined together by arches, under each one of which there
is a large painting or picture representing some miracle or passage
in the life of San Augustine. The edifice is two stories high. The2 Number obliterated. See p. 191
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