Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... Tenochtitlan . There is a mulberry tree on the ridge of the Cordilleras peculiar to the equi- noctial regions , the morus acuminata , Bonpl . which we found wild in the kingdom of Quito , near the villages of Piso and Puembo . The leaf ...
... Tenochtitlan . There is a mulberry tree on the ridge of the Cordilleras peculiar to the equi- noctial regions , the morus acuminata , Bonpl . which we found wild in the kingdom of Quito , near the villages of Piso and Puembo . The leaf ...
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... Mexican amalgamation ? Can we know with precision the quantity of precious metals which have passed since the conquest of Tenochtitlan from New Spain into Europe and Asia ? Is it pro- bable , considering the present method of work- ing ...
... Mexican amalgamation ? Can we know with precision the quantity of precious metals which have passed since the conquest of Tenochtitlan from New Spain into Europe and Asia ? Is it pro- bable , considering the present method of work- ing ...
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... Tenochtitlan , could never cease admiring the ingenuity of the Mexican goldsmiths , among whom , the most celebrated were those of Azca- pozalco and Cholula . When Montezuma , se- duced by an extreme credulity , recognized in ́ the ...
... Tenochtitlan , could never cease admiring the ingenuity of the Mexican goldsmiths , among whom , the most celebrated were those of Azca- pozalco and Cholula . When Montezuma , se- duced by an extreme credulity , recognized in ́ the ...
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... in gold taken by the Spaniards after the taking of Tenochtitlan , was only esti- mated at 130,000 castellanos de oro ( 1. c . p . 301. ) As 29 which I furnished them with , such as CHAP . X1 . ] KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN . 111.
... in gold taken by the Spaniards after the taking of Tenochtitlan , was only esti- mated at 130,000 castellanos de oro ( 1. c . p . 301. ) As 29 which I furnished them with , such as CHAP . X1 . ] KINGDOM OF NEW SPAIN . 111.
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... Tenochtitlan , all sorts of goods were purchased with gold dust , contained in tubes of the feathers of aquatic birds . It was requisite that these tubes should be transparent for the sake of discovering the size of the grains of gold ...
... Tenochtitlan , all sorts of goods were purchased with gold dust , contained in tubes of the feathers of aquatic birds . It was requisite that these tubes should be transparent for the sake of discovering the size of the grains of gold ...
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