. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. latter enjoyed the chiefprofits and honors of public office and life. The result of this policy was agrowing antagonism which, in a little more than two centuries was to wrest thecountry from the foreigner and give its benefits to the native born. In 1604, during the rule of Juan Manuel Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna,Marques de Montesclaros, the capital suffered from a terrible inundation. VICEROYALTY 53 The second term of Luis de Velasco the eleventh viceroy is noteworthyfor the construction of the great Huehuetoca Tunnel to
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. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. latter enjoyed the chiefprofits and honors of public office and life. The result of this policy was agrowing antagonism which, in a little more than two centuries was to wrest thecountry from the foreigner and give its benefits to the native born. In 1604, during the rule of Juan Manuel Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna, Marques de Montesclaros, the capital suffered from a terrible inundation. VICEROYALTY 53 The second term of Luis de Velasco the eleventh viceroy is noteworthyfor the construction of the great Huehuetoca Tunnel to protect the capital frominundation by drawing the water from Lake Zumpango. This formidableengineering work was planned by Enrico Martinez, an engineer of Dutchbirth but educated in Spain, with the cooperation of Juan Sanchez, a Jesuitmathematician. The work, however, was soon superseded in favor of the ancientdike system, on the advice of Adrian Boot, the famous Dutch engineer. Duringthis administration the Alameda was established, so called because first planted ~#*. SACRIFICIAL STONE. with alamos. A revolt of the negroes in the district of Vera Cruz occurred in1609, and only after severe fighting in the mountains was it overcome. Thedefeated blacks then formed a settlement in San Lorenzo. The twelfth viceroy was Fray Garcia Guerra, Archbishop of Mexico. Hisadministration was cut short by his death through a fall from his carriage.Noteworthy is a mission to Japan undertaken by Sebastian Vizcaino, accom-panied by Fray Pedro Bautista, but the ambassadors received scant courtesy, in spite of the many perils they suffered. The founding of the important towns of Lerma and Cordova in 1613 and1618 and the extension of the aqueduct to Santa Isabella were accomplishedduring the term of Diego Fernandez de Cordova, Marques de Guadalcazar. 54 MEXICO