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propondornnco oyor tIolr all,oa n coucll nni
in rosseseto,lr, nml. at tho tinn Of Corte2' In
varlon OF tho country. go surpassed she othosa
III thu area Of tilnr territory, tho mngni0cnnco
OF their Capital. nrd tho snior and Independence
OF their spirit, that thoY seoucd to their ron
qnerora to 10 not only tho dominant, hut tho only
race OF uuv Importance III thu country, Yet tho
Azscc Empire, Ait height Of greatness. include
ol. IN addition to it's original scat III tho Valley
Of Mexico mcsoly the toTlitorles now known aa
tho States OF Pueblo, Southurn fera Utnz, aud
Guerrero.
In considering tho civilization of tho Nahna
] tnce, tharefore. 3Ir. Bancroft embrnco5 In tha
geuorai account pot only tho Aztecs, but tho
other hllol hatIonB A. we'll rs tho various Anb-
{igated trihoa nnl peoples that l,artook moro or
lcta Of tho NRhsn civilization.
Tl.n nattona Iefotrod by afr. nancrofts c'asa-
tlcat!on to tho Maya race occupied tho territory
OF Chiapa. QnatoEaEa, and yllcatan. Il IL sup
poaed TINT their civilization older than that
of tho Nahtla race, md Tint itH origin reached
| fAr back Of tia ancient cities whoao ruins ato
now tho unexplained wonder OF Central America.
| According To tradition tic Coconea Wero tho
orfsiual rulors Of incatan but thor ompro was
brokon up in tito third Or fourth cantury. In
| tic etxtcenth ccnttlry tho cllof tribcs Of tho
country weto tho Cocomcs, tho Tutul tftoB Tho
1tzas' and tho che1cs. chisra mud Guatemala
| wcro Inhabited by utllubor of tribea wlloAe
religion and political institutions identity them
with tho alnya civilization.
In narratfng ille history Of tie NelNa aud
Maya natlonR, Mr. bancroft presents yast n,aAs
mcthod,caiiy arranged, aifosd clear aud CON.
IrelienSi'o view Of tlc,r distinctive civil, rellg-
lo'is . a!'a toslI hyttoms. would 10 Impossible
~ tr tho iafp,a4 @ hn H., ~ ESo an nossac.
I accumulated nnd nnt an rruci, nnu,flv froai,
aud curious datatf 1t IL bowildotinR to nstompt
| tho task Of excepting hence wo contcnt our-
Solves With commencing tito book to tin reader
| two Great anciens civilizations nf A,nnrica.
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