1840Indian rebirth

(The previous article has been slightly adjusted)

Ranfa took some people to contact the ship, while Mashao and others headed for Oaxaca.

To be precise, it is Oaxaca City. There seem to be many such place names in Mexico. The state names have the same name as the city where the state capital is located, such as Oaxaca City in Oaxaca State and Puebla City in Puebla State.

Another example is Mexico City. As the capital, its name is directly the same as the name of the country.

Oaxaca City is considered a big city, with a population of more than 20,000, which is similar to Sleeping Bear City.

However, as a city in southern Mexico and the capital of a state, Oaxaca City has a much larger floating population than Bear City, so it looks more prosperous and lively.

The racial mix here is also more prominent, with about two-thirds whites, one-third Indians, and a very small number of blacks.

Of course, spiritually speaking, these people are generally Catholic.

It is precisely because of their spiritual closeness that these people of different races get along fairly harmoniously.

Due to the state of war, the censorship in Oaxaca City is relatively strict.

Most of the team led by Mashao were strong men and well-armed. Obviously, they could not be allowed to enter the city and could only do business outside the city.

In fact, they almost came into conflict with the Oaxaca garrison.

Fortunately, there were some Indians among the defenders. These Indian-Mexicans were relatively friendly to them and had fans of the horse whistle.

"Dear Son of the Sky, Chief of Mashao, it is an honor to meet you." A young Indian captain said enthusiastically, "I am Fernando Assolon, from Zapotec."

The Zapotec is an Indian tribe that is very common in Oaxaca, and Governor Juarez is also a Zapotec.

"Hello." Ma Shao smiled, "Can you hear my story in Oaxaca?"

Captain Assolon said: "Of course, from California to Quintana Roo, your reputation is known to everyone. Even your enemies are impressed by you, let alone us."

"Thank you for the compliment." The horse whistle paused, and then continued, "Obviously, we are not Americans, nor are we allies of the Americans. We hope to enter Oaxaca City."

Captain Assolon sighed slightly: "I know, but this matter is not something I can decide. This is war time after all... There are too many of you, and you are all armed."

Horse whistle: "No, we don't all want to go into the city. My purpose is to visit Governor Juarez. Just let me and a few of my assistants in. The others can stay outside the city."

Assolon was startled for a moment, then nodded: "That should be no problem. I'll report it to you. I believe Mr. Juarez will be happy to meet with you."

"Thank you very much." Ma Shao said.

Captain Assolon turned and left, entering Oaxaca City to report.

During this period, the people around Ma Shao discussed a few things.

"Many of the indigenous people here seem to have forgotten their native language, and they speak Spanish as fluently as white people."

"Language is just a representation. What has really changed is belief - they are all already Catholics."

"Yes, almost all the indigenous people here have converted to Catholicism."

Changfa couldn't help but said: "It's really a pity. They should become believers of the Lingyu Sect..."

Sebastian: "There is nothing to regret. It is difficult for a Protestant to become a Catholic, and it is difficult for a Catholic to become a Protestant, but it is not difficult for these believers to become spiritual believers. This is the difference between falsehood and truth.

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Ma Shao then said: "The Spiritual Enlightenment Religion is not the truth, just like I am not a god. I have said this more than once."

The Apaches believed almost everything he said except this one.

Not long after, Captain Assolon came out of Oaxaca City.

Although he hadn't said anything yet, the horse whistle already knew the answer - Governor Juarez agreed.

Because Juarez came out in person.

And because of his distinctive personal characteristics, the horse whistler knew who Juarez was from a long distance away.

He probably knew from his previous life that Benito Juarez seemed to be the shortest head of state in human history. He was only about 1.4 meters tall and could be described as a "dwarf".

This short but bright-eyed dwarf walked from a distance. Although his steps were fast, his pace was still slow. The soldiers around him followed him as if they were walking.

Juarez smiled warmly, and the horse whistle also greeted him, and the two shook hands.

"Governor Juarez, nice to meet you." The whistleblower had to bend down to shake hands with the governor, who was half a meter shorter than him.

"Haha, hello, the chief of the horse whistle from Apache." Juarez laughed, looked up at the horse whistle, and couldn't help but sigh, "Oh my God, you are so tall!"

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Juarez extended his hand to invite: "Let's go to the city."

The two enter the governor's mansion in Oaxaca.