Volume 1

The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts and ancient paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts and other copper plates. To which are added, critical dissertations on the land, the animals, and inhabitants of Mexico / By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the original Italian, by Charles Cullen.

  • Francisco Javier Clavijero
Date:
1787
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Credit: The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts and ancient paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts and other copper plates. To which are added, critical dissertations on the land, the animals, and inhabitants of Mexico / By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the original Italian, by Charles Cullen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOOK I. r\Jf^ISION of the countty of Anahuacy i‘Provinces of the kingdom of Mexico, 4.—/?/- vers, lakes, and fountains, g,—Climate of Anahuac, 11,-‘^Mountains, Jlones, and mine^ ralsy ‘Plants efiecmcd for their flovcersy ty.“-Plants valued for their fruit, tg.—Plants valuedfor their roots, leaves, trunk, or nvood, t’j.—Plants of ufe for their refin, gum, oil, and juice, ^2,—Quadrupeds of the kingdom of Analotiac, ‘^6.—Birds of Mexico, of.—Rep- tiles of Mexico, ^b.—FiJh of the feas, rivers, and lakes of Anahuac, 6i.—=The in fedis of Mexico, b],“^CharaSlers of the Mexicans and other, nations of Anahuac •—«. B O O K II. Of the Tolfccas, 8^,—Great civilization of the Tohecas, 86,—Ruin of the Toltccas, 89.*— The Chechemecas, go.—Xolotl I, king of the Chechemecas in Anahuac, 91 .—Arrival of the Acol- huas and other nations, g^.—Divifion of the fiates and rebellion, 95.—Death and funeral of Xolotl, g-],—Nopaltzin II, king of the Chechemecas, 97.—Tlotzin III, king of the Cheche- mecas, 100,—Quinaltzin IP> king of the Chechemecas, ih,—7he Olmecas and the Otarnies, 103. Ihe Tarafeas, io<y,—Mazahuas, Matlatzincas, and other nations, ih,—The Nalmatlacas, 107. —The Tlafcalans, 108.—Migration of the Mexicans to Anahuac, \iz,—Slavery of the Mexi- cans in Colhuacan, 118,^Foundation of Mexico, \zz,—A human facrifice, —— 134 BOOK III, Acamapitzin /. king of Mexico, \ z6,—Qnauquauhpitzahuac I, king ofThtelolco, izj.—Taxes im- pofed on the Mexicans, \z8,—Huhzililmtl II. king of Mexico, \-^i,—TechotUla, king of Acolhuacan, Enmity of Maxilaton to the Mexicans, \‘^e^.—TlacalcollH, king of Tla- tcloko, 13 5,—ìxtlilxochìtì, king of Acolhuacan, \%f>,—‘ChhnalpQpoca III. king of Mexico, yfè.—McsìiarahU condudl of Cahuacuccuenotzin, \^g,—Tragical death of JxtUlxochitl, and tyranny of Tezozemop, i^o.—Ntiv Taxes impofid by the tyrant, \{if‘>,,--Death of the tyrant Ter-gzomoc, \c^^,—Maxtlatan, tyrant of Acolhuacan, xgfii.—hìjyrìes done to the king of Mexico, ii^g.-^Imprifonment and death oj king Chimalpopoca, i .—Negotiations of Nezabuakojotl to ■ 1. c obtain