▁through ▁sw amps ▁and ▁rain ▁for ests ▁to ▁Real ▁del ▁Monte . ▁ ▁The ▁Corn ish ▁brought ▁cultural ▁trad itions ▁that ▁included ▁football , ▁wrest ling ▁and ▁b aking ▁past ies . ▁Although ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁community ▁sh rank ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁revolution , ▁some ▁Corn ish ▁names ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁buildings ▁and ▁houses ▁with ▁European ▁architecture , ▁including ▁Francis ▁Rule ' s ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁C M CS ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁object ives ▁were ▁to ▁fost er ▁historic ▁cultural ▁t ies ▁between ▁Corn wall ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁particularly ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁P ach uca ▁and ▁Real ▁del ▁Monte ▁in ▁H idal go , ▁to ▁enable ▁cultural ▁links ▁to ▁be ▁re est ab lished ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁min ing ▁districts . ▁The ▁driving ▁force ▁was ▁the ▁late ▁Richard ▁Williams , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁visit ing ▁" L ittle ▁Corn wall " ▁in ▁Mexico ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁There ▁were ▁plans ▁for ▁society ▁members ▁to ▁visit ▁Mexico ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁re trace ▁the ▁route ▁the ▁original ▁party ▁took ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 – 2 6 , ▁reaching ▁Real ▁del ▁Monte ▁on ▁Min er ' s ▁Day . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Dave ▁E van ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁travel led ▁to ▁Mexico ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁route ▁taken ▁by ▁their ▁ancest ors . ▁Jean ▁Char man , ▁Mayor