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the sides of both are seen large cups or receivers, wbicli three of the 

 lij;ures, iu revereutial attitude, are presentiug to them. Near these are 

 live copper instrumeuts similar in shape to those which we see them 

 casting in picture No. 11. Of the other tigures, some are standing, 

 others sitting on the ground. There is no doubt that this represents the 

 l)a.vmentof some tribute to the " Yrecha," and that tiie tributaries, alter 

 having passed the lake in iheir canoes, are paying theii' respects to the 

 chief and the priest. The inscription corres})()nding to this part is ini- 

 ckuacan, a name which, like tczcathm, is of Mexican origin and signifies 

 l»lac(5 of tishermen; from mirhiia, lisherman, and tlw possessive can, 

 j»lace of. For many years alter the compiest the citt/ of Tziiitznntznii was 

 c;dled by this name, ami this fact shows that this place is Tzintzuntzan, 

 the capital of the Tarascos. 



In the right-hand angle are four figures standing as if in conversa- 

 tion, and near them is an edilice which appears to be a foreign tem[)le. 

 The inscri[)tion Yaad'A lyazquaro. Various etymologies have been i)ro- 

 posed to explain this word. Some say that it signifies place of rejoicing; 

 others, place where something is kept (Gilbert!), Xvoiw patzani, to keep. 

 Lagunas says that it signilies place where they dye blackish, frou) 

 ])hafza)ii, to dye blackish. To us none of this ap[)ears certain. In oui- 

 humble o[)inion the key is to be found in the " lielacion de Mechuacan :'' 

 " How they found the place for their houses, and how they fought with 

 the inhabitants of Curingiiaro." 



''As they found their place of abode iu the district of Fazqnaro called 

 Tarhnlvhundlra, so also they found the site of their dwellings called 

 retczcquaque. There were some lofty rocks, on the summit of which 

 they built their houses, etc. They said one to another, 'Come hither, 

 here is the place which your gods say is eaUed Zacapuhamucatin jxizquaro,'' 

 etc. They admired the waters in this place, and when they saw them 

 all they said, 'This is without donht pazquaro. Let us go and see the sites 

 we ha\ e found for our houses.' And they went to that place where the 

 cathedral is to bo built, and found there the said rocks cnWad pctazcqiia, 

 which means building site," etc., pages 150 and 151. 



No. 10. Following the other fork of the road in picture No. 11, we 

 come to No. 10, whose inscription reads tamaqna, and signiiies orchard, 

 according to Gilberty. Laguims says : " The lands through which he 

 ])assed are muddy or slimy, lie passed by them, conseciuently, as worth- 

 less on this account. This was not regretted by those who wished to 

 sow in them melons and other such things." We give it the uiean- 

 ing fertile land, which is justitied by the large leaves we see pictured 

 and wliich ai)i)ear to be those of "uinfaceas" or some plants like 

 " ciperaceas " (cyperus or sedge ?), essentially aquatic or tlourishing in 

 daiiii) places. In the background is the pyramid, and three human 

 ligures are seen advancing hastily toward it. 



No. 17. The pyramid in the background, and the same three ligures 

 round about it iu au attitude as if holding a couversation with refer- 



