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SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



salutation arose only from a deep-laid plan to 

 assassinate him and his followers, he, with his 

 accustomed presence of mind and decision of 

 character, secured the chief persons of the 

 place ; and, in order to strike dread into the 

 remainder, made a terrible example, by put- 

 ting to death, at least, 70,000 of the in- 

 habitants. This city afterwards united with 

 the Tlascallans in assisting to bring the ancient 

 capital under the subjection of the Spanish 

 yoke. 



On quitting Chollula, we passed for a 

 considerable distance under triumphal arches, 

 formed of palm trees and flowers, which had 

 been erected only a few days previously for 

 the purpose of adding to the splendour of a 

 religious procession. Our road or rather 

 tract lay through extensive plantations of the 

 maguay, or great Mexican aloe, which is here 

 raised in abundance for the supply of the in- 

 habitants of Puebla, with their favourite 



