The herald., 1895-01-01

those OF deer and badgers, some tanned
and others untanned.
In another part of the plaza all aorts
of food were for sale, vegetables and
meats, and in another fruits, and in
another all sorts of cooked food.
Another market was devoted to earth
enware, and still another where wood
work WAS for eale.
, But of what use to already waste
30 many words in describing
what was sold in that grand plaza
for to describe everything would be an
endless task.
But paper which in this country is
called amatl, was for sale, and per-
fumed pipes full of liquid amber and
tobacco. And they also had different
kinds Of grain for sals under the port
ais. And there was also house in
which there we're three judges, who had
a sort of police under them, and those
judges were to settle any dispute that
might arise in any OF the markets.
had forgotten those who sold salt,
from a kind of slime gathered in the
lagoon, which they ate after it had
been put through q process OF come
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And there was also fish market, and a
market whore they sold hatcheta made
of tin and bropze. and cupe and bowls
made OF wood. | now wish that | could
name all the articles sold in this grand
plaza, but to name them would take up
too much space, for the plaza was SO
large and surrounded by portals that in
one day one could not see it ell.
An wa annr0apha0 the Grand or of
Hinchilobos and before leaving the
plsza, we passed where they sold gold
in grains. as it came from the mines.
They had the gold in white goose quills,
end by the size of the quill they fixed
it's value. and it was worth 30 many
msntles, or xiquipiles of cocoa, or 80
many slaves, or, in fact, whatever was
to be desired in exchange.
We had now arrived at the patios OF
the great temple, which were larger
than the plaza OF Salamanca, and
around them were two walls built
of atone and mortar. The patios
were paved with smooth white stones,
and were very clean, no dust or rubbish
OF any kind being allowed to remain
there.
When we arrived at the base OF the
Gu. Montezuma sent from its summit,
where he was Offering eacrifces, six
priests and two Caciques to accompany
Cortes. And when he commenced to as-
cend, there being ia steps, they would
have taken him by the arms to asaist
him, as they were accustomed to assist
Montezuma, thinking he would tire,
but Cortes would not permit it. On the
top OF the Gu there was level space,
and on it some large stones on which
they placed the poor Indians when they
sacrificed them, and there was one great
figure like dragon and many other
evil looking idols. and there was fresh
blood which had been split that day.
Montezuma received us on the top OF
the Gu. coming out of a sort of oratory
were on top of the grand Gu, and there
usual courtes;es he said: "You are
our great temple" Cortes replied that
psnions. Montezuma then took him by
City of Mexico and tho other cities, in
the water and on the land, and that
from here he could get better view OF
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passing through it. And indeed it was
high that it overlooked every
thing. And from here we saw
the three causeways that connected
Mexico with the main land. which are
that of Tepeaquilla and that of Iztapal-
apa by which we entered. and that of
Tacuba, which was the one by which we
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driven out of the city by its new lord.
Cuiltahuaczin, as we will tell farther
on. And we also saw the aqueduct by
water from Chapultepec, and in each of
the csuseways there were bridges made
at certain distances to let the water
pass through. And on the lake there
was multitude OF canoes conveying
provisions and others merchandise and
we could see also that in the city and
all the surrounding cities built in the
lake, that there was no communication
between the houses except by sort of
wooden draw bridge or by canoes: and
there we're many temple-like towers or
fortressss and all white, and the houses
with fat roofs. After that we turned to
the grand plaza with its multitude of
people, some buying and others selling.
and we could hear the hum and mur-
mur of the voices. Among us there
were soldiers who had been in Constan-
tiuople and all through Italy aud in
Rome, and they said that plaza go
large and we'll regulated, and with so
many people in it, they had never seen
before.
Cortes now said to Fray Bartoleme de
0Irnado who uae With ua. HTk aaanu
to me, father. that it would be we'll to
speak to Montezuma now about our
holy faith" aud Father Olmedo replied
that the occasion was not fitting
one. and that he did not thNk