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We now come to the canal and path C - D running across the Plan from S.W. to N.E.:During the siege of the city , in 1521 , Cortés divided his forces into three parts ; his own division advanced from the south along the Iztapalapa ...
We now come to the canal and path C - D running across the Plan from S.W. to N.E.:During the siege of the city , in 1521 , Cortés divided his forces into three parts ; his own division advanced from the south along the Iztapalapa ...
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during the first days of the siege , and the objective of all three divisions then became the great market place and ... and to quote Bernal Díaz who was himself a soldier in Alvarado's division “ When we saw that however many water ...
during the first days of the siege , and the objective of all three divisions then became the great market place and ... and to quote Bernal Díaz who was himself a soldier in Alvarado's division “ When we saw that however many water ...
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temple enclosure of Mexico for some distance along the Calle de Tacuba ) would have attempted to join hands , but they make no such attempt , and the two divisions never came together until they met in the market - place of Tlaltelolco ...
temple enclosure of Mexico for some distance along the Calle de Tacuba ) would have attempted to join hands , but they make no such attempt , and the two divisions never came together until they met in the market - place of Tlaltelolco ...
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Alvarado ancient appears attempt bird branch bridges building Bullock Calle canal chief Chinampas church City of Mexico collections CONQUEST copy corner Cortés Coyoacan Cruz depicted direction divided division drawing drawn east eastern edge evidently extended face figure four Further garden gate given giving glyph Guadalupe half hand houses indicate intended Iztapalapa kings known lake leading legend letters limits Maguey Plan Maria marked market-place mentioned Mexican middle Miss modern Plan Montezuma National Museum north side NOTES original owner painted Palace picture Plan position principal printed probably probably intended published Puente reached reigned represent running Sandoval shield short shown shows siege snake south side south-west space Spanish square stands stone street suggest Tacuba Causeway temple enclosure Tenayoca Tenochtitlan Tepeacac Tlaltelolco towers town transverse tree Valley wall western written