[16] Sahagun, Hist. de Nueva Esp.
[17] The Mexican Hell. The owl was the symbol of the Devil, whose name signifies “the rational owl.”
[18] Bernal Diaz, Hist. de la Conquista.
[19] The Divine Book, or Bible. Ixtlil’s Relaciones M.S.
[20] A kind of emerald, used altogether by the nobility. Sahagun, Hist. de Nueva Esp.
[21] Or capilli,—the king’s crown. A panache was the head-dress of a warrior.
[22] A garment of coarse white material, made from the fibre of the aloe, and by court etiquette required to be worn by courtiers and suitors in the king’s presence. The rule appears to have been of universal application.
[23] ’Tzin was a title equivalent to lord in English. Guatamotzin, as compounded, signifies Lord Guatamo.
[24] The great market-place or square of Tlateloco. The Spaniards called it tianguez. For description, see Prescott, Conq. of Mexico, Vol. II., Book IV. Bernal Diaz’s Work, Hist. de la Conq.
[25] Iztacoihuatl.