A.D. 



1570. 



Ecatepec an 

 hill nine 

 leagues high. 



Tecoantepec. 



His Journey to 

 Panuco. 



Mestitlan. 



Clanchinolte- 

 pec. 



Guaxutla. 



Guastecan. 

 Tancuylabo. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



a hill called Ecatepec, which in English signifieth The 

 hill of winde : for that they say, it is the highest hill 

 that ever was discovered : for from the top of it may 

 be discovered both the North and the South seas ; and 

 it is in height supposed to be nine leagues. They which 

 travell over it, lie alwayes at the foot of it over night, 

 and begin their journey about midnight, to travell to 

 the top of it before the Sunne rise the next day, because 

 the winde bloweth with such force afterwards, that it is 

 impossible for any man to goe up : from the foot of this 

 hill to Tecoantepec, the first towne of Nova Hispania, 

 are about fifteene leagues. And so from hence I jour- 

 neyed to Mexico. 



By and by after I came to Mexico (which was in the 

 yere 1572) in the company of another Spanyard, which 

 was my companion in this journey, we went together 

 toward the province of Panuco, which lieth upon the 

 coast of the North sea, and within three dayes journey 

 we entred a city called Mestitlan, where there dwelt 

 twelve Spanyards : the Indian inhabitants there were about 

 thirty thousand. This city standeth upon certaine hie 

 mountaines, which are very thicke planted with townes 

 very holesome and fruitfull, having plentifull fountaines 

 of water running thorow them. The high wayes of these 

 hilles are all set with fruits, and trees of divers kindes, 

 and most pleasant. In every towne as we passed thorow, 

 the Indians presented us with victuals. Within twenty 

 leagues of this place there is another city called Clanchi- 

 noltepec, belonging to a gentleman, where there inhabit 

 about fourty thousand Indians ; and there are among them 

 eight or nine friers of the Order of Saint Augustine, who 

 have there a Monastery. Within three dayes after we de- 

 parted from this place, and came to a city called Guaxutla, 

 where there is another Monastery of friers of the same 

 Order : there dwell in this towne about twelve Spanyards. 

 From this place forwards beginneth a province called 

 Guastecan, which is all plaine grounds without any 

 hilles. The first towne we came unto is called Tan- 



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