whoa such thrilling history waa ossoointed with too Fall of the ijlono and the heroes t o.t died thoro." .Chey naively added that most of then wero gentlemen a d scholars'* That epooh ms great ^nd v?tol tot that Spanish oenbtay mas a.remarkable ono nr/! if a group can to hold together until tho brood basic history lo told of that xerrasy, cf-tors will go on with the work juot ns vmxy Imre kept spreading tho o’d dpcaicfc story of Cn23..?oraiti since tho basic history wan publishod.
7. c.' not unoindfal <>f getting into the open the trwe story of Spanish effort in .©ans tot in sixteen different troyf. groups oro working with ne, nni wc are getting Bono good results•>••■>. -.r 1 a -.ory wrong in a»p conclusions. X h-nro been able to draw forth so:.o Cine tnlont.
The v.'oxrc Centennial will be in 1C3S. T believe if \» can got tho story off tto old tm? 2c, a. id their course, well told, that the whole story »•? those dynamic Spanii'. ■ ■ ir toildove will o in- .re-.ting t visitors. .• ro arc poi.ontinl leaders '	dial	■/	nr	thinking (ritl - in thi . People tore
think o.-.ly cf a. X- uio a:d. folia ' i .. t c yniok history dirooiicnj aud in a saall and rbers:tyycd v,r.„ eh. that. X a on. ing to believo that Jaredo io an important OGg ifc the ponish hist ry oontevs of Spanish .-.uth '• 'x>'
Iho ij.iy.bjsy depart: cut should be thinking, :rv' a ting; bn Isohalf the Car ino Heal ton . onio coirUayard, tot not C<r&\ into t i brich and. er'y.’ibe at -rosidio del !;io
no they are now ooiwooadcd. Laredo should to thinking of this.
X .*s -resident of tho Old ponish trail, lorida to Cali<'.'or:iia, tot not nuoh occupied with t..Lc now. I hare however gathered Cor poors Spanish history across tho ooitino.it fra.i kit. Augustine to tan Diego. X have boon decorated by the King of ops fid; «<t Comeadador of tho jyal trier of Isabel la ba&oliea. It happens that at that aora.;oay the representative of tho King enjoined upon r.o to ccnwilnuo tho develop.on' of tho old bpnnloh iiistory i:i this count ry*	if 2 aw oonaistent
this ..oens. not a transcontinental ' Id bpciniuh trail alone tot that great oanino foal thru X«sw aad down to . iaxico ity. Ihio itiforae&ion is uerely inter efElung’ aide light except it u-phapisea reasons X basro for tho interest 2 take in this old history. Unfortonataly J. a a not financially independent ad zouoh hoc roved slowly 1 would hrsro liked to push faster.
If wo oai establish the history cud course of t is old trail, end oan publicise Ite historic values, it will have important relation to t o Conic.vdal plans. And it will holy got across tho oorroot perspective regarding tho building of the old historic trail by t o highway dep&rtont. 2 a not ouro just what history information be found in Laredo, 1 am hoping you uay have e«e thoughts a.xl suggestions you ona write without ;:uoh trouble. Tnethor there is information there bearing on the trail to Lon /.ntouio, I of course do not know. .'o can carry tho study olonrly t. t’;o junction ccu^ii of Joyirdanbon, and I belio/o the wild trail was down th.ru what b •-ano Ft, iSroll in later years* 1 tivict you will forgive so long a lottor.
Sincerely,	GDI3IF.R	!T0T2L