Show Banner Carried by Cortes In tho National museum In Mexico City there is a very Interesting relic of tho Spanish conquest of this country coun-try known as tho Banner of tho Conquest Con-quest It Is said to be the original standard carried by Cortes in his wars of conquest in the land of tho Aztecs This banner was for many years in tho church of San Hlpolito in Mexico City where a solemn annual ceremony known us the procession of the banner ban-ner was celebrated up to tho year 1812The The archbishop of Mexico tho viceroy vice-roy and nobles and the church and state authorities and dignitaries took part In this ceremony which consisted consist-ed of the carrying in tho state of tho Banner of the Conquest As this was a commemoration of Spanish successes over tho native Mexican races there has been no desire de-sire to revive tho ceremony since the Independence of Now Spain secured In 1821 |