[1] A group named the Real del Monte Company was formed in 1824 and arranged to bring mining equipment and experienced miners from Cornwall.
After landing on Mocambo beach, south of Veracruz, the miners took 14 months to struggle 250 miles (400 km) through swamps and rain forests to Real del Monte.
[4] There were plans for society members to visit Mexico in July 2008 and retrace the route the original party took in 1825–26, reaching Real del Monte on Miner's Day.
[5] In 2008 the Cornish-Mexican Cultural Society helped arrange for Real del Monte and Redruth in Cornwall to be twinned.
According to Stephen Lay, CMCS spokesman, "It's uncanny, the Cornish influence is abundantly clear even today – pasties are probably even more popular and widely produced than in Cornwall itself.