Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . OLIVKR EPBRAIM ELMEB ELLSWORTH. EL MOLlUO DEt, BEY El Molino del Rey, Capture op. Al-most within cannon-shot distance of thecity of Mexico is Chapultepec, a hill com-posed of porphyritic roclt, and known inthe Aztec language as rises from the ancient shore of LakeTezcuco, and was the favorite resort of theAztec princes. JLt was also the site of thepalace and gardens of Montezuma. That hill was crowned with a strong castle andmilitary college, suppo
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . OLIVKR EPBRAIM ELMEB ELLSWORTH. EL MOLlUO DEt, BEY El Molino del Rey, Capture op. Al-most within cannon-shot distance of thecity of Mexico is Chapultepec, a hill com-posed of porphyritic roclt, and known inthe Aztec language as rises from the ancient shore of LakeTezcuco, and was the favorite resort of theAztec princes. JLt was also the site of thepalace and gardens of Montezuma. That hill was crowned with a strong castle andmilitary college, supported by numerousoutworks, which, with the steepness of theascent to it, seemed to make it impregna-ble. Only the slope towards the city waseasily ascended, and that was covered witha thick forest. At the foot of the hillwas a stone building, with thick highwalls, and towers at the end, known as El
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