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In quefl: of a country where they might enjoy all the 

 conveniences of life : neither is it furprifing that in fome 

 places they erected large fabrics, as it is probable, they 

 confidered every place where they flopped the boundary 

 of their peregrination. Several fituations appeared to 

 them at firft, proper for their eftablilhrnent, which they 

 afterwards abandoned, from experience of inconveniences 

 they had not forefeen. Wherever they (topped they 

 raifed an altar to their God, and at their departure left 

 all their fick behind ; and, probably, fome others^ who 

 were to take care of them, and perhaps alfo, fome who 

 might be tired of fuch long pilgrimages, and unwilling 

 to encounter frefli fatigues. 



In Tula they flopped nine years, and afterwards eleven 

 years in other places not far diflant, until, in 1216^ 

 they arrived at Zampanco, a confiderable city in the vale 

 of Mexico. Tochpanecatl, lord of this city, received 

 them with fmgular humanity, and not contenting him^ 

 felf with granting them commodious dwellings, and re* 

 galing them plentifully ; but becoming attached to them 

 from long and familiar intercourfe, he demanded from 

 the chiefs of the nation, fome noble virgin for a wife to 

 his fon llhuitcatl. The Mexicans obliged by fuch proofs 

 of regard prefented Tlacapantzin to him, who was foon 

 after married to that illuflrious youth ; and from them^ 

 as will appear, the Mexican kings defcended. 



After remaining feven years in Zampanco, they went 

 together with the youth Ilhuicatl to Tizayocan, a city 

 a little diflant from it, where Tlacapantzin bore a fon, 

 named after Huitzilihuitl^ and at the fame time they gave 

 away another virgin to Xochiatzin^ lord of Quauhtitlan. 

 From Tizayocan they paffed to Tolpetlac and Tepeyacac^ 

 where, at prefent, lies the village and renowned fan^luary 



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