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PL LVIII, Fig. 1 . The ten founders of Tenoch- 
titlan : a, Acacitli ; Quapan ; 
Ocelopan ; Aguexotl ; e, Tecineuh ; 
f, Tenuch ; Xominitl ; A, Xocoyol ; 
Xiuhcaqui ; h, Acotl. The city of 
Tenochtitlan, or Mexico^ is denoted by 
the Av^eapons employed in conquering 
the territory on which it was built : we 
see above these weapons the tuna, or 
Indian fig tree, m, fixed on a rock ; 
and the eagle, n, perched on the fig 
tree. (An ancient prophecy foretold, 
that the migrations of the Aztecks 
should not terminate, till the chiefs of 
the nation met with an eagle perched 
on a cactus. The place where this 
prodigy took place was to be the site 
of their new city.) The lines t, which 
form a cross, indicate either the dykes, 
or the canals, which traversed the 
marshy country inhabited by the foun- 
ders of Tenochtitlan. 
Fig. 2. a, ten years of the reign of ChimaL 
pupuca, J ; a buckler, c, and darts to 
denote the conquest of Tequixquiac, 
d, and of Chaleo, e. Death of Chi- 
malpupuca, f. Insurrection of the in- 
habitants of Chaleo, g. They destroy 
four of the enemy’s boats, h ; and kill 
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