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Spanish King Honors 0. S. T.1
Harral Ayres Decorated
San Antonio, Texas, Apr.—Har-ra! Ayres, ten years leader of the
Dat APR 88 1930
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Honors Old	f
y Spanish Trail!
Great Achievement Internationally Recognized
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 26— ■ Harral Ayres, ten years leader of the • Old Spanish Trail devclopemnt, has re- -ccived distinguished honor from the < King of Spain. The Condecoraliou of t the Royal Order of Isabel la Catolica, ! with title of Knight Commander htis ' been conferred and on April 29 at a reception by San Antonio people the ceremonies of presentation will be held with Spanish Consul Pablo do Ubarri officiating.
The jewel of the order is a doublesided Spanish sunburst two inches in t diameter, suspended from a. laurel wreath. On one side the name of the Order; on the other side ‘La Leillad . Acrisolada," expressive of loyalty and ]merit. There are three titles in the Order—“Knight of the Great Cross,” and “Knight Commander.”
When Harral Ayres accepted the Old Spanish Trail leadership in 1919 there , was no travelable route across the . Southern Borderlands. Automobiles . found round about courses (through mud, cattle ranches and desert, and on . .numerous long and undependable fer- 1 1 lies. The Spaniards in the old days I extended their princely explorations, i I missions and colonies from Florida to -! California with sucli difficulty their 1 centuries of effort have gone into his- \ tci'y as a heroic age.
Today the Old Spanish Trail is ■ ne ^ of the noted highways of the United States; the pioneer history of the [ Spaniards, most ancient on the con-l:r.cnt, is attracting the people; Span- ? ith architecture and atmosphere are i being revived.
Progress reports indicate pavement . will, in another two or three years, be complete on this highway from Saint Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, Cal.
When the monument was dedicated at Saint Augustine, April 1929, the ■ Spanish Crown was represented by • Senor Don Rafael Casares Gil. On that occasion a motorcade started from Cal- . ifornia tarrying an eminent delegation ol' San Diegans, joined by delegates from other States; they traveled Lorn Ssn Digo to Saint Augustine, 2750 miles in eleven days, keeping to Sj schedule like a railroad train.
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_H o-n o rs Old ; Spanish Trail
San Antonio, X'pvil 23.—Harral Ayres, ten yepvs leader of the Old j Spanish Tjafil development, has j •eceived distinquished honor from j he King of Spain. The Con-dee- ■ oration of the Royal Order of Isa- i oel la Catolica, with title ol' j vnight Commander, has been con- j 'erred and on April 29 at a recep-1 don by San Antonio people the reremonies of prsentation will be ! ild with Spanish Consul Pablo do i Jbarri officiating.
When Harral Ayres accepted the )ld Spanish Trail leadership in ; ,919 there was no travelable route j .cross the Southern Borderlands, j Automobiles found round about courses. Through mud, cattle ranches and deserts, and on un , dependable ferries. The Span-j sards in the old days extended | their princely explorations, mis-j sions and colonies from Florida! to California with such difficulty their centuries of effort have gone into history as a heroic age. j
Today the Old Spanish Trail is one of the noted highways of the; United States; the pioneer history j of th Spaniards, most ancient on| the continent, is attracting the people; Spanish architecture and atmosphere are being revived.
Progress reports indicate pavement will, in another two to three years, be complete on this highway from Saint Augustine, Flor- . ida, to Sari^Dicgo, California. /'
When the monument? was dedicated at Saint Augustine, April 1929, the Spanish was reprcsent-by Senor Don Rafael Casares Gil. On that occasion a motorcade sarted from California carrying an eminent delegation of San Diegans, joined by delegates from other States; they traveled from San Diego to Saint Augustine, 2,-750 miles in evelen days, keepink to a schedule like a railroad train.
Old Spanish Trail developemeut, lias received distinguished honor from the King of Spain. The Con-decoration of the Royal Order of Isabel la Catolica, with title of Knight Commander, has been cou-f ferred and on April 29 at a recep-1 tion by San Antonio people the ' ceremonies of presentation will be \ held with Spanish Consul Pablo ; ‘	de Ubarri oflicialiug.	i
The jewel of the Order is a ' c double-sided Spanish sunburst (wo I inches in diameter, suspended from 1 j	a laurel wreath. On one side	llie	i
j	name of the Order ; on	the	other	I
: side, “La Lealtad Acrisolada”, expressive of loyalty'and merit. There 1 are three titles in the Order — “Knight of the Great Cross,” and . “Knight Commander,” and, “Knights.”	)
When Harral Ayres accepted the Old Spanish Trail leadership in 1919 there was no travelable route across the Southern Borderlands. Automobiles found round about courses through mud, cattle ranches and deserts, and on numerous long aud undependable ferries. The Spaniards in the old days extended their princely explorations, missions aud colonies from Florida to California with such difficulty their centuries of effort have gone into history as a heroic age.
Today the Old Spanish Trial is one of the noted highways of the United States ; the pioner history of the Spaniards, most ancient on I the continent, is attracting the people; Spanish architecture and | atmosphere are being revived. .
Progress reports indicate pavement will, in another two to three years, be complete on this highway from Saint Augustine, Flori-da, to San Diego, California.
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