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God and His Majesty. There is a City Council with its Corregidor, 

 Aldermen (Regidores) and other officials, who form a very important 

 and distinguished governing body. There are two posts of Govern- 

 ment Secretary, each of which was put up for sale for His Majesty's 

 benefit, at 80,000 pesos. 



463. Besides all the above, the city has abundance of water, com- 

 ing from Santa Fe 2 leagues off, in a flume (canada) on famous 

 arches like the aqueduct of Carmona near Seville ; these cost over 

 300,000 pesos to construct. So all the city's fountains are well sup- 

 plied with water ; it is also well provisioned with bread, corn, meat, 

 fish, and much fruit, both Spanish and native, and such luxuries as 

 sugar, preserves, etc., as will be described in the following chapters. 

 On the lake they have bathhouses with excellent hot-water baths, 

 very healthful and beneficial to the invalids who bathe in them. 



The city has a brilliant assemblage of titled gentry, knights of the 

 military orders, nobles, and important people. 



Chapter XXHI 



Of the District of the Archdiocese of Mexico, Its Provinces and 

 Cities, and Other Remarkable Features Which It Contains. 



464. The Archdiocese of Mexico lies between Tlaxcala on the 

 ESE. and Michoacan on the W. ; N. and S. it is over 140 leagues 

 long, from the Provinces of Panuco and Tampico on the Atlantic 

 coast, to the harbor of Acapulco on the Pacific ; through this area it 

 runs from 20 to 60 leagues wide in the district of this Archdiocese ; 

 the Viceroy appoints in its cities and provinces to 22 Alcaldias 

 Mayores, for its good administration and the dispensing of justice. 

 These are : Warden and Alcalde Mayor of the port of Acapulco ; 

 in Chalco and Tlalmanalco ; in Sacualpa, which is a mining com- 

 munity, and in the mines of Sultepec ; in those of Zimapan ; in the 

 mines of Escanela ; in Hueypoxtla ; in Metztitlan ; in Malinalco ; in 

 Otucpa; in the mines of Pachuca; in Panuco; in Queretaro; in the 

 mines of Taxco ; in the city of Texcoco ; in Tepoztlan, and Cuauhti- 

 tlan ; in the mines of Tetela ; in those of Temascaltepec ; in Tula ; in 

 the city of Santiago de los Valles ; in Jilotepec ; in Ixmiquilpan. 



465. Besides the posts of Alcalde Mayor described above, the Vice- 

 roy fills, in the district of this Archdiocese, 24 Corregimientos for 

 their good administration and the dispensing of justice ; these are : 

 Atengonisquiaguala, Atitalaquia, Atlatlahuca del Valle, Chiconautla, 

 Zumpango and Zitlaltepec, Zempoala, Coatepeque, Estapalapa, Guachi- 

 nango, Huayacocotlan, Jojutla, Otumba, San Juan Titoguacan, Toto- 

 lapa, Tarasquillo, Tulancingo, Tetela del Volcan, Tepeapulco, Teu- 



