36 STX MONTHS IN MEXICO, 



drawings, in the Mineria, (made by order of 

 the Spanish government), of most of the like 

 subjects which are still to be found in the 

 provinces, and having consulted the various 

 authors whose works appear worthy of notice, 

 I have selected the following passages from 

 the labours of the Abbe Clavigero, of whose 

 account, as well as that of Bernal Dias, I 

 have not the smallest reason to doubt the 

 authenticity, as the remains at Tezcuco and 

 other places in the vicinity confirm all they 

 have said of the magnificence of the ancient 

 capital. The mutilated map of the original 

 city, in the state in which it was found by 

 Cortez on his first arrival, is believed to be 

 the only authentic document at present ex- 

 isting that can convey any idea of the size 

 and regularity of its plan. This map is now 

 unfortunately only a fragment, but still it is 

 sufficient to prove the superiority of the 

 ancient capital to the modern city raised by 



