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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



with ftill greater pomp and folemnity than under the 

 reign of Montezuma I. or in other fecular years. This, 

 which was the raofl folemn, was alfo the lafl: feliival of 

 the kind celebrated by the Mexicans. A great number 

 of prifoners were facrificed at it ; a great many alfo Vv^erc 

 referved for the fefiival of the dedication of Tzompantli^ 

 which, as we have obferved above, was an edifice clofe 

 to the greater temple, where the fkulls of the vidlims 

 were ftrung together and preferved. 



This fecular year appears to have paffed without war; 

 but in 1507, the Mexicans made an expedition againfl 

 Tzollan and Mi6i:Ian, two flates of the Mixtecas, whofe 

 inhabitants fled to the mountains, and left the Mexicans 

 no other advantage than that of making a few prifoners 

 of thofe who remained in their houfes. From thence 

 they proceeded to fubdue Quauhquechollan which was 

 in rebellion, in which war the prince Cuitlahuac the ge- 

 neral of the army, made a difplay of his courage. Some 

 brave Mexican officers, fell in this expedition; but the 

 rebels were reduced under the yoke, and three thoufand 

 two hundred taken prifoners, who were facrificed, one 

 part of them at the feftival Tlacaxipehualiztii^ which 

 took place in the fecond Mexican month ; and another 

 part of them at the dedication of the fan6iuary Zomolli, 

 which was rebuilt after the burning of it before men- 

 tioned, with greater magnificence than it was at firft. 



In the year following the royal army of the Mexicans, 

 Tezcucans, and Tepanecas, fet out againft the diftant 

 province of Amatla. On their march, which lay over a 

 very lofty mountain, they were attacked by a furious 

 north wind, accompanied with fnow, which made great 

 havoc in the army, as fome of them who were accuf- 

 iomed to a mild climate, and travelling almoft with- 

 out 



