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COITDECORATIOI’ I;7 THE TTA’tE OF ICIFS ALPHOITSO XIII
In the name of His Majesty Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, Senor Pablo de Ubarri (left) Consul of Spain in Galveston, conferred the nedal of the Royal Order of Isabel la Catolica (center) on senor Harral Ayres (right). The medal io the nost exalted Condecoration of the Kingdom of Spain.
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Senor Harral Ayres, Director General of the Old^Spanish Trail Association, received last night the nedal of the Royal Order of Isabel la Catolica, which is the -.lost exalted Condecoration which is given by the Kingdo i of Spain to those persons who distinguish bring distinction and prestige to Spain.
Senor Pablo de Ubarri, Consul of the kingdou in Galveston, conferred the Condecoration on senor Ayres laxiraiight in the nane of His Majesty the King Alfonso XIII.
In addition to the medallion senor Ayres received the title of Knight Commander.
The Old Spanish Trail toda crosses the United Stater; fron the coast of the 'tlantic Ocean to the Pocific thru the lands of the Spanish conquererc.
The works of the early colonists are s&on along this highway and its construction has been fraught with, many difficulties.
",'ith a tenacity characteristic of the race and suffering any tribulations the highwe.y is constructed co nforable across forests,ddserts, mountains and swamps.