SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



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of Cortez, and by his order, representing his 

 contests with the natives, his residence in the 

 capital, and other subjects connected with the 

 Conquest. 



In the Mineria is a fine collection o^draw- 

 ings of most of the remaining antiquities. I 

 procured permission to copy them by an order 

 from the minister Don Lucas Alaman, directed 

 to Professor Don Jose Maria Bustamente. 

 They represent the remains of pyramids, 

 castles, fortifications, temples, bridges, houses, 

 statues, basso-relievos, and idols. They were 

 executed in consequence of an Expedition 

 Real Antiquario hecho en el Reyno de Mexico, 

 por el Capitan Dtipaix. The captain was 

 accompanied by Signior Luciano Castane 

 do Callijon de la Condeva, who is still 

 living, and possesses many of the original 

 sketches. 



In these drawings some of the towers are 

 represented as seven stories high ; one of the 



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