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guise themselves on festivals. The name of this saint 

 was Cuculea, in Yucatan, and Camaxtli at Tlascala 

 (Torq. t. 2, p. 55, and 307). His cloak was spotted 

 with red crosses. High priest of Tula, he founded 

 religious congregations. " He ordained sacrifices of 

 flowers and fruits, and stopped his ears when he was 

 spoken to of war." His fellow adventurer, Huemac, 

 was in possession of the secular authority, while he 

 himself enjoyed the spiritual power. This form of go- 

 vernment was similar to those of Japan and of Cundi- 

 namarca (Torq. torn. 2, p. 237) : but the first monks, 

 Spanish Missionaries, have gravely discussed the ques- 

 tion, whether Quetzalcohuatl, was a Carthaginian or 

 an Irishman. From Cholula he sent colonies to Mix- 

 teca, Huaxayacac, Tabasco, and Campeachy. It is 

 supposed, that the palace of Mitla was built by order 

 of this unknown personage. At the time of the arrival 

 of the Spaniards, certain green stones, which had 

 belonged to Quetzalcohuatl, were preserved as pre- 

 cious relics at Cholula ; and F. Toribio de Motilinia 

 beheld sacrifices offered in honor of the saint on the 

 summit of the mountain of Matlalcuye, near Tlascala. 

 The same monk was present at Cholula, at ceremonies 

 ordered by Quetzalcohuatl, in which the penitents 

 sacrificed their tongue, ears, and lips. The high 

 priest of Tula had made his first appearance at Pa- 

 nuco : he left Mexico, with the intention of returning 

 to Tlalpallan ; and it was in this journey that he dis- 

 appeared, not in the north, as might have been sup- 

 posed, but in the east, on the banks of the Rio Huasa- 

 cualco (Torq. torn. 2, p. 307 — 311). The nation ex- 

 pected his return during a number of ages. " When, 

 on my arrival in Tenochtitlan, I passed by Xochimil- 

 co," says the monk, Bernard de Sahagun, " every 



