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APPENDIX. 



katunil lae ulci yax obispo Toroba 

 VL kaba. 



baptism and Christianity; and in 

 this year was the arrival of Toral, 

 the first bishop. 



Thus far only from the Maya manuscript, because the other events cited 

 are posterior to the conquest, and of little historical interest. Although 

 this manuscript may contain some errors which should be rectified, still, as 

 these are committed in the numeration of the epochs, or Ajaues, which do 

 not keep a correlative numerical order, it was very easy for the author, 

 who wrote from memory, to transpose them ; preserving solely the number 

 of periods which elapsed between the occurrence of one and the other 

 event, without designating correctly the sign of the period. I repeat that 

 the writer of this epitome did it from memory, because it was done long 

 after the conquest: the histories, paintings, and hieroglyphics of the In- 

 dians had about this period been collected by order of Bishop Landa, as is 

 related by Cogolludo in his history; and likewise because his historical 

 narrative is so succinct, that it appears rather a list than a circumstantial 

 detail of the events. But, notwithstanding these defects, as the manuscript 

 is the only one which has been found treating of this matter, it is well 

 worthy the trouble of correcting and analyzing it, on account of the ideas 

 which it communicates respecting the ancient history and establishment of 

 the principal peoples of that time, whose ruins are admired at the present 

 day, such as those of Chichen and Uxmal ; deducing from these, what were 

 the others which the traveller encounters, and whose origin is unknown. 



The manuscript may be abridged in the following manner: "Four 

 epochs were expended by the Toltecos between their departure from their 

 city under the direction of Tolonchante Peech, and their arrival at Chac- 

 nouitan.* They arrived at this province of Chacnouitan in the first year 

 of the following epoch, and remained in the same place with their captain 

 Ajmekat Tutul Xiu during the space of four epochs more.t They discov- 

 ered Ziyancan, or Bacalar, and governed in it three epochs, until they 

 came to Chichen Itza4 They i||||ained here until their departure to colo- 

 nize Champoton, a period of six epochs.§ From the discovery of Cham- 

 poton, where they settled and reigned until it was destroyed, and they lost 

 it, thirteen epochs elapsed.ll They were wanderers among the hills during 

 two epochs, when they established themselves for the second time at Chi- 

 chen Itza.ir In the following epoch, Ajcuitok Tutul Xiu colonized Uxmal, 

 and reigned with the governor of Mayapan during ten epochs.** After a 

 farther lapse of three epochs, and on the tenth year of the one following, 

 Chacxibchac, governor of Chichen Itza, was defeated by Tunac-eel, gov- 



* From the year 144 of the vulgar era up to 217. t From 218 until 360. 



t From 360 until 432. ^ From 432 until 576. tl From 576 until 888. 



«ir From 888 until 936. ** From 936 until 1176. 



