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Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

4.2 · 51 votes

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An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes.

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LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

3.3 · 52 votes

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The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets, I speak of the principal ones, are very wide and straight; some of these, and all the inferior ones, are half land and half water, and are navigated by canoes.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

4.6 · 26 votes · 110 reads

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The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats and kept very clean.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

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The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

4.7 · 44 votes · 116 reads

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There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

5.0 · 53 votes · 108 reads

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This city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for buying and selling.

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LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

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Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

4.3 · 50 votes

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We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.

Mexico

LeaderSpanish1485 · 15th century

4.1 · 53 votes

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