Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 219
Mexico. The stone of the hearts. {Museum of the City of Mexico.) 192 MEDIAEVAL ART madmen, who had stumbled against this continent intrying to encircle the earth, represented the conquestof the future against themselves. They had only to touch a finger to the rotten fruitfor it to fall from the old… … Mexico. The plumed serpent. (Trocadero.) a dull torpor that rendered them incapable of resistingthe effort of the invader for more than two years.The sole remaining energy which they recovered wasused to help Cortez in driving the Aztecs from Tenoch-titlan,^ which the latter had held under their…
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