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457. The Hospital of the Love of God (Amor de Dios) called the 

 tumor (syphilis) hospital, is designed for the treatment of the poor 

 afflicted with this disease. It is splendid and wealthy, and has fine 

 rooms and infirmaries, where the sick are treated with great charity 

 and solicitude. The Hospital of the Holy Ghost (Espiritu Santo) 

 is likewise excellent, as is also that of Jesus Maria de Indios, where 

 they treat sick Indians. The Hospital of San Lazaro is for incurable 

 cases ; they take very charitable care of them. There is in this hospi- 

 tal a remarkable relic — a very holy likeness of Christ our Savior, in 

 the form of an Ecce Homo seated on a rock ; it is held in the great- 

 est veneration, being of great sanctity and the worker of remarkable 

 miracles. In that city and kingdom it is traditionally reputed to have 

 been wrought through the ministry of angels. The Hospital of La 

 Misericordia is famous among the r«st ; and there are furthermore 

 others of lesser reputation which I omit, not having full details about 

 them and thus being unable to set down their strong points. 



Chapter XXII 



Of the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition, the University and Other 

 Colleges and Splendid Establishments of This City of Mexico ; the 

 Exchequer (Tribunal de Cuentas), the Mint, and Other Matters. 



458. This splendid city houses the Tribunal of the Inquisition, with 

 its Inquisitors, Attorney, Secretaries, and the other functionaries of 

 this holy tribunal. It was founded in the year 1570 in the reign of 

 the most farsighted monarch Philip II ; the Inquisitor General was 

 Cardinal Don Diego de Espinosa, distinguished for his learning and 

 virtue, former Bishop of Siguenza, and member of the Supreme 

 Council of the Indies. That same year another Tribunal of the Holy 

 Inquisition was established in the city of Lima for the Kingdoms of 

 Peru. The decrees of the Inquisitors and other officials proceed from 

 the Inquisitor General residing in this court city of Madrid, and these 

 warrants are transmitted by the Supreme Council of the Indies, which 

 has complete authority over them. 



459. It has a splendid university, which can vie with the best in 

 the world, with a large attendance of doctors, masters, and students ; 

 courses are given in all the sciences with great brilliancy and with 

 benefit to the students, who are sons of that kingdom, where Heaven 

 seems to promote intellectual keenness and subtlety, but with few 

 rewards, since they are so remote from the eyes of His Majesty, and 

 for that reason many drop out at just the best moment. In this uni- 

 versity they confer all degrees in every branch of learning; it pos- 



