. Young folks' history of Mexico. t knowledge of astronomy in its construction.* In about the year 660 they assembled all their wise men,prophets and astrologers, and painted a famous book, whichthey called Teoamoxtli, or Divine Book. In this sacred * Clavigero; year S12-S20, ace. to Bancroft. The Toltecs. 31 book was representedthe origin of the Indiansand (according to Span-ish writers) the confu-sion of tongues at thebuilding of the towerof Babel, the eclipse ofthe sun that occurredat the death of Christ,as well as propheciesconcerning the futureof the empire. [1000.] Eight sov-ereigns had
. Young folks' history of Mexico. t knowledge of astronomy in its construction.* In about the year 660 they assembled all their wise men,prophets and astrologers, and painted a famous book, whichthey called Teoamoxtli, or Divine Book. In this sacred * Clavigero; year S12-S20, ace. to Bancroft. The Toltecs. 31 book was representedthe origin of the Indiansand (according to Span-ish writers) the confu-sion of tongues at thebuilding of the towerof Babel, the eclipse ofthe sun that occurredat the death of Christ,as well as propheciesconcerning the futureof the empire. [1000.] Eight sov-ereigns had reigned inTula before the empirebegan to weaken. Itwas during the reign ofthe emperor Topiltzin,some time in the tenthcentury, that this hap-pened. And it is said tohave come about bymeans of the love of theking for strong drink,and for a woman hehad no right tolove. The legendruns somewhat inthis wise : One ofthe Toltec nobles(who had such along name that itwould be difficultfor us even to i 0 00 Bi 0 ^> j 0 H 0 ?il 0 ~o ^^.
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