THE TRAIL OF THE CAVALIERS 



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fall of a great arch of masonry, that upon December 12th, which date the 

 otherwise would have crushed hun- church has consecrated to the celebra- 



dreds beneath its weight. 



tion of the Miracle of Nuestra Senora 



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A COURTYARD IN GUADALOUPE 



Within a half hour's ride of the cap- 

 ital stands, chapel-crowned, Guada- 

 loupe Hill, the shrine of native worship 

 and the Mecca of the annual pilgrimage 



de Guadaloupe. Here, upon the festi- 

 val of their patron Madonna, the In- 

 dians gather by the thousands from all 

 parts of the country to celebrate the 



