THE HAVEN OF TECUANAPA 



a towne of Tlacolula, and was a frontier towne against 

 the Mexicans. There be in it about 50. Indians of the 

 ancient inhabitants : one Graviel de Chiavez a citizen 

 of Mexico hath the governement thereof: it is 4. leagues 

 from Ihualapa, and 6. from the sea. 



A little below this is the towne of Huehuatlan in the Huehuatlan. 

 selfe same governement standing one league from the 

 river on certaine high hils : it hath 10. Indians, and is 

 from the sea 5. leagues. 



And one leao-ue from this towne stands the towne of 

 Cuahucapotla a mansion of Antla or Intla : it hath to the Cuahucapotla. 

 number of 15. Indians; it standeth one league and a 

 halfe from the river, and 4. leagues from the mouth 

 thereof 



At the fountaines or heads of the rest of the brooks is 

 the towne of Cacatepec being in the government of Cacatepec 

 Raphael de Treyo : he and his tenants have under them 

 some 700. Indians of Niciecan : it is from the sea some 

 22. leagues. 



The river which is called Tlacamama commeth from "^^e river of 

 the mountains of Atoyaque and Amusgos, which are '^■'^^^^f"^- 

 some 17. leagues from the sea. There it maketh a 

 formed river, so big, that it is navigable to the sea with 

 canoas and lighters : I say from a litle below Tolistla- 

 huaca a mansion of Xicaian. It is navigable 8. moneths 

 in the yeere, and the other 4. not, because that the sands 

 of the plaines do soke and drink up the water in such 

 wise, that there remaineth so little, that there is no 

 passage : howbeit in small lighters timber may bee 

 brought downe this river one league from the place 

 where it is cut, unto the place that I have spoken of; 

 whereas bigger vessels may bee made ; for nigh unto that 

 place other brooks and running waters doe joyne and 

 meet, which make it a maine river. It hath nigh unto 

 it in the mountaines of Atoyaque, Cacatepec, and Amus- 

 gos many woods of pine-trees, cork-trees, and okes of 

 great bignesse : and beneath those mountaines in the 

 warme countrey, neere unto the rivers there is much 



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