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... Aztecs , who succeeded them . Where the Toltecs came from , and why and whither they left the plains of Mexico , it ... Aztec Traditions . 21 with their whole religious system , 20 The Future of Mexico .
... Aztecs , who succeeded them . Where the Toltecs came from , and why and whither they left the plains of Mexico , it ... Aztec Traditions . 21 with their whole religious system , 20 The Future of Mexico .
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Aztec Traditions . 21 with their whole religious system , was the practice of human sacrifice . Tradition says that it was of comparatively recent institution , and arose while the Aztecs were a vassal people under the king of Colhuacan ...
Aztec Traditions . 21 with their whole religious system , was the practice of human sacrifice . Tradition says that it was of comparatively recent institution , and arose while the Aztecs were a vassal people under the king of Colhuacan ...
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... Aztecs perished in the seige ; the barbarities of the Indian allies when , during the lengthy resistance , quarter ... Aztec empire ruined , the conquest of the neighbouring states was an easy task . Many of them , weary of paying taxes ...
... Aztecs perished in the seige ; the barbarities of the Indian allies when , during the lengthy resistance , quarter ... Aztec empire ruined , the conquest of the neighbouring states was an easy task . Many of them , weary of paying taxes ...
Contents
ECLECTIC | 1 |
THE FUTURE OF MEXICO | 17 |
THE NEWSPAPER ON BOARD AN OCEAN STEAMER | 39 |
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