National association of cotton manufacturers · [s.l. : National Association of Cotton Manufacturers] · leaf 38
And within a few years the fibrefrom this part of the world began to supplant the cotton of Indiaand the Levant. Cortez was profoundly impressed with the greatamount of cotton fabrics and fibre paid as tribute to the Aztec rulersby their conquered cities. It has been estimated that this amountedto… … Embroidered strips from Mexico slwunug Spanish andMoorish design. (American Museum of Natural History) [27] A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF A GREAT FIBRE In all the conquests that followed, the Spaniards speak withunstinted praise of the skill of the natives in cotton spinning, dyeingand weaving. They were…
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