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Mexican History. The times are 
denoted by feet or steps or else by 
signs of years) but the chronology 
is rather confuse and obscure. 
There is no connected similarity 
between this historical table and that 
of Siguenza published by Gemelli, 
although they begin and end nearly 
in the same way. Pantitlan and 
Ch|poltepec are the two only similar 
places in both. 
Siguenza famous table relates to 
the migrations of the Aztlanecas or 
Aztecas from Aztlan to Mixuahcan, 
with -a chronology of 1608 years at 
most. This appears to relate to 
some other tribes of Colhuacans with 
a chronology less extensive and re- 
gular. 
To give a full description and 
comparison 6f these two interesting 
manuscripts, with explanations aiid 
translations would require a memoir. 
It is chiefly my intention at present 
to draw attention on them and sug- 
gest a few remarks, on some of the 
scenes. 
First scene, event or place. Ilhuitl 
Cacan Chiamoztoc , (Ilhuitl means 
the sky or celestial.) This event is 
represented as in Siguenza by a 
square sea with a boat, but instead 
of a man laying down in the boat, 
are two men standing and paddling, 
which evidently alludes to a voyage 
by sea and from the East or through 
the Mantic . There is besides a teo- 
calli, temple or island in it, with a 
tree on it, but no bird; and two men 
below outside one sitting and one 
kneeling. Date 3 years or balls. 
2d. scene. Fanhuataque . Dates 1 
year and 3 feet or steps probably 
meaning stations of migration. 
3. First Colhuacan (meaning holy 
old place,) this is the name given by 
the Mexicans to the immense ruin of 
Qtolum near Palenque. It is figured 
by a mountain like a phrygian cap, 
with 9 tongues or people and 8 spea- 
king sitting men or tribes in a row, 
6 steps &c. 3 sheaths or ages next. 
4. Cliimaiman. 5. ((uetzaletL 
6. Cuaiiheohuitl. 7. Cohuatl. Four 
travellers with loads, a step under 
each and between each, thus 7 steps 
or feet or stations. 
8. Onca quitlamanliq^e nyzcoath 
A tree, a teocalli, a danse of 5 men, 
5 years, 4 steps. 
9. Oncan quinnotz nyzc oatL y two 
men, 7 steps 2 before, 2 above, 3 af- 
ter. . 
10 . Cueztecatl Chocdy an. 2 cones 
a man speaking 3 steps. 
11. Cohuatl Camac. An alligator 
4 steps. 
Here begin the astronomical cy- 
cles of 13 years, figured by symbolic 
squares. From 12 to 18 scenes 
nameless. 
12. Four men or tribes sitting, 
28 years. ' 
13. Four men in a square, 7 steps 
24 years. 
14. Ditto, 4 steps, 10 years. 
15. Ditto, a cornucopia, 3 steps, 
5 years. 
16. Ditto, 5 years, 3 steps, 4 men 
beyond. 
17. A cone, a sword, 3 tongues, 
12 years. 
18. Four men, 3 steps, 4 years. 
19. Azcapozalco (well known 
city) 4 men, 4 years, 5 steps. 
20. Jlcalhuacan or the second 
Colhuacan , 4 men, a spade, 4 years, 
4 steps. 
21. Ecatepec (wind Hill) cone, 4 
men, 3 steps, 4 years. Second part 
4 men, 3 steps, 8 years. 
22. Cohuatitlan (snake place) 
•Snake, 4 men, 5 steps, 20 years. 
2d. part 4 steps, 4 years. 
23. Teopaioccin . Cone, sword, 3 
tongues, 4 men, 3 steps, 4 years. 
24. Pantitlan (passage place) di- 
videcf in 6 parts, all with the 4 men 
or tribes as usual. 1 has 3 steps, 
4 years. 2d. 3 steps, 8 years, and 
here appears the first symbol of a 
king sitting. 3d. & 4th. each 3 steps 
4 years. 5th. has a sheaf or age of 
104 years, 8 years besides & 3 steps. 
6th. 4 steps, 4 years. 
25. JItiacuihuaan , 3 steps, 4 men, 
4 years. 
26. Chapoltepec (Locust hill) 4 
steps, 4 men, 20 years, 5 steps.. 2d. 
part below ? 6 steps round a circle. 
