The history of ancient Mexico : from the foundation of that empire to its destruction by the Spaniards . H,Tochtli; and so on to the thirteenth year, whichwas 13. or Mailactli,Ome, TbcMi; and terminatedthe first epocli. They began the second epoch with1. or Ce, AcatI; then, 2. or Omc, Tecpatl; 3. orYei, Calli; 4. or Naind, Tochtli; and it was com-pleted by 13. OY Matlactli Ome, Acatl The thirdepoch began with 1. Ce, Tecpatl, and finished with13. or Matlactli Ome, Tecpatl. And the fourthepoch commenced with 1. or Ce, Calli, and endedwith 13. or Matlactli Ome, Calli, forming thefull cycle of fif
The history of ancient Mexico : from the foundation of that empire to its destruction by the Spaniards . H,Tochtli; and so on to the thirteenth year, whichwas 13. or Mailactli,Ome, TbcMi; and terminatedthe first epocli. They began the second epoch with1. or Ce, AcatI; then, 2. or Omc, Tecpatl; 3. orYei, Calli; 4. or Naind, Tochtli; and it was com-pleted by 13. OY Matlactli Ome, Acatl The thirdepoch began with 1. Ce, Tecpatl, and finished with13. or Matlactli Ome, Tecpatl. And the fourthepoch commenced with 1. or Ce, Calli, and endedwith 13. or Matlactli Ome, Calli, forming thefull cycle of fifty-two years. Their solar year, like ours, consisted of threehundred and sixty-five days. For, though it was * The translator of Clavigero, has employed the terms period^centvrtf, and oge. As tlie portion of time called by him a cen-tury, included fifty-two years only, the term is obviously im-proper; as the period really formed an epoch upon m hich theirchionology depended, I have used tliat word. The term cen-tuiy, I have ai>plied to tlie double cycle, or period of one hun-dred and four CH. VI. MEXICO. 229 composed of eighteen montli?, of twenty days each,which make only three hundred and sixty, fivedays were added, after the last month, whicli werecalled Aemontemi, void or useless; because, onthese days the inhabitants did nothing but receiveand return visits. The year 1. Tochtli^ the firstof the cycle, began on the 26th of February; butevery four years, the cycle anticipated one day, asin our bissextile or leap year; whence, in the lastepoch of the cycle, the years be^an on the 14thday of February, on account of the thirteen dayswhich intervene in the course of fifty-two at the expiration of the cycle, the commence-ment of the year returned to the 26th of Febru-ary. * Every month, and every day of the month, hadits name. But the order of these varied, not onlyamong the several nations, but also among theMexicans themselves. In their ordinary mode ofrec
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