Phillips. 636 [Oct. 19, 
of Qintelil, the son of Piciutetl. In the year 184 the inhabitants of Mexico 
slew many of those of Qvgola, whom they had captured in war; having 
stretched them out on two pieces of wood in the form of a St. Andrew’s 
cross, they shot them to death with arrows, and every year they celebrated 
this festival. In the 185th year from the foundation of Mexico, the fifty-two 
years were completed, and Mutecuma celebrated the festival for the last 
time. In the 189 there appeared an omen in the heavens, which arose from 
near the summit of the volcano and floated on high over the city, and it 
was of a white color as broad as two arms ; and Moteguma endeavored to 
discover what this thing might portend, and his wise men responded that 
it foretold his decease in that year, and it turned out that this was the very 
year in which the Christians appeared on their journey to this land, In the 
year 193 the Zascalans®* laid siege to Guawocingo, and they were reduced 
to great straits through hunger, until Muteguma brought them assistance, 
and took some of them to Mexico, and others of them he placed there for his 
defence ; and they prayed to Camastle, their god, and after that they had 
made an end of prayer, they rose in revolt so that the Mexicans let go 
their prisoners and returned to the city ; and the people of Guavocingo slew 
the Mexican women who had intermarried with the men of Guaaocingo, 
and all their sons, because they were of Mexican blood. 
In the year 196 in Guagacalco (sic), came two ships which were received 
at Vera Oruz de Paz, to spy on whom Mutecuma sent one of his people, 
and soon Mutecuma said that these were his gods; the ships remained at, 
Guacacualco (sic), and said they would return a year later ;*° the day they 
arrived at Guacacaleo was called centochil ; the port of Vera Cruz bore the 
name of Chalchuecan. In the year 197 came the Marquis to New Spain to 
whom Mutecuma sent an envoy to Vera Cruz with many shields and 
plumes, and a sun made of gold, and a star of silver; they made them- 
selves understood by the Indians by means of an interpreter named Marina,.5* 
Afterwards the Marquis came to Cempoal, where they received him with 
trumpets. Thence he proceeded to Zascala, where the warriors sallied 
forth to battle, and all who came forth were slain; and he being 
informed that the Tascalans desired to massacre the Ohululans, he 
joined with them in another place and slew them all. It is said 
that whilst the Marquis was in Ohulula, he sent Alvarado to the proy- 
ince of Chalco, who returned with the information that the land and 
the people were both bad, and that he should turn back ; on which Za. 
maya, the lord of Yempoat said that he had better march to Mexico, where 
Mutecuma lived very richly, and that everything he owned was made of 
gold, and that he styled himself lord. The Marquis was forty days in Chu- 
lula. Then there came on the behalf of Mutequma, Vienagual, the father 
of Zapia, who was with the Marquis, to tell him by the orders of Mute- 
cuma, that he would give him much gold and silver if he would turn 
home again ; him the Marquis caused to be seized which caused great fear 
to Mutecuma, (In this year 198 was held the festival of Vehdlobi), and 
Mutecuma died from the effect of a blow with a stone thrown by one of his 
