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The feventcenth day is Olin tonatiuh, or motion of 

 the fun, reprefented by the figure of the fame luminary. 



The eighteenth day is lecpatl^ or flint, and the fi- 

 gure of it is the point of a lance, which ufed to be made 

 of flint. 



The nineteenth day is ^iahuitl^ rain, and is repre- 

 fented by a cloud raining. 



The twentieth day is XochitU flower, and the figure 

 that of a flower. 



In the centre of this wheel we have put the figure of 

 the fifteenth month, in order to reduce it to a determin- 

 ed month. 



IV. Of the figures of cities. 



The firfl: figure is that of an opuntia, or nopal upon a 

 Hone, the fymbol of the city of Tenochtitlan^ or Mexico. 

 T mochtitlan means the place where the opuntia is in the 

 Itone, alluding to what we have already faid refpe^ling 

 the foundation of this great city. 



The fecond. figure is that by which they exprelTed a 

 gem. The name Chalco means in or upon the gem ( j). 



The third figure is the hinder part of a man clofe to a 

 rufli plant, and the fourth is the fame clofe to a flower, 

 fignifying the cities of Tollantzinco and Xochitzincho^ the 

 names of which fignify, at the end of the place full of 

 ruflies, and at the end of the flowers, or flowery field : 

 and almofl: all the names of places which have the termi- 

 nation in tzincoy and which are numerous, have a fimi- 

 lar fignification, and are reprefented by fimilar figures. 



The 



(5) Acofta fays, that Cbalco means, in the mouths, but the Mexican name 

 fignifying the mouth is Camatl, and when they would fay, in the mouths, they 

 exprefs it Cama«. 



