The Mayas, the Sources of Their History - Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries #248438

It was a maxim of the late Emperor Napoleon III., that France could go to war for an idea. The Spanish as dis coverers were actuated by the love Of gold, and the desire Of extending the knowledge and influence Of christianity, prominently by promoting the temporal and spiritual power Of the mother church. In their minds the cross and the flag Of Spain were inseparably connected. The French, however.