XX ACCOUNT OF THE WRITERS OF THE 



Taddeo de Niza, a noble Indian of Tlafcala. He 

 wrote in the year 1548, by order of the viceroy of Mexi- 

 co, the Hidory of the Conqueft, which was fubfcribed 

 by thirty other nobles of Tlafcala. 



Gabriel d'Ayala, a noble Indian of Tezcuco. He 

 wrote in the Mexican language Hiftorical Commentaries ; 

 containing an account of all the affairs of the Mexicans 

 from the year 1243 vulgar sera, unto 1562. 



Juan Ventura Zapata e Mendoza, a noble of Tlafcala. 

 He wrote in the Mexican language the Chronicle of 

 Tlafcala ; contai^iing all the events of that nation, from 

 their arrival in the country of Anahuac, to the year 

 1589. 



Pedro Ponce, a noble Indian, reftor of Tzompahuacan, 

 He wrote in Spanifh, An Account of the Gods and the 

 Rites of Mexican Paganifm. 



The chiefs of Colhuacan. They wrote the Annals of 

 the Kingdom of Colhuacan. A copy of this work was 

 in the above mentioned library of the Jefuits. 



Chriftoval del Caftillo, a Mexican Medee. He wrote 

 the Hiftory of the Travels of the Aztecas, or Mexicans, 

 to the country of Anahuac ; which manufcript was pre- 

 ferved in the library of the college of Jefuits of Tepo- 

 zotlan. 



Diego Mugnoz Camargo, a noble Meftee of Tlafcala. 

 He wrote in Spanifh the Hiflory of the City and Repub- 

 lic of Tlafcala. Torquemada made ufe of this work, 

 and there are copies of it both in Spain and Mexico. 



Fernando d'Alba Ixtlilxochitl, a Tezcucan, and de- 

 fcendant, in a right line from the kings of Acoihuacan. 

 This noble Indian extremely converfant with the anti- 

 quities of his nation, wrote, at the requefl of the viceroy 

 of Mexico, feveral very learned and valuable works ; i. - 



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