Eureka Reporter | 1907-06-14 | Page 5 | Memento for President Diaz

memento for president diaz with a simple but impressive cere hoilly president plaz diaz was presented with the military painting portraying the action of his command in the bat tie tle of puebla against the french forces in the war of the invasion the painting which was the work of the artist francisco de P mendoza a professor in the national school of fine arts and of the military college was executed at the request of the gov erners of 12 mexican states and was presented as a personal gift to the chief magistrate the painting represents gen diaz in action in the glorious battle which won tame fame for the mexican forces and at the moment when the forces under the direct t command of gen diaz saved the day lay mexican herald