Chapter VI

ANTIQUITIES OF TABASCO AND CHIAPAS, RUINS OF PALENQUE.

Geographical Limits -- Physical Geography -- No Relics in
Tabasco --Ruins of Palenque -- Exploration and
Bibliography -- Name; Nachan, Culhuacan, Otolum, Xibalba
-- Extent, Location, and Plan -- The Palace -- The
Pyramidal Structure -- Walls, Corridors, and Courts --
Stucco Bas-Reliefs -- Tower -- Interior Buildings --
Sculptured Tablet --Subterranean Galleries -- Temple of
the Three Tablets -- Temple of the Beau Relief -- Temple
of the Cross -- Statue -- Temple of the Sun
--Miscellaneous Ruins and Relics -- Ruins of Ococingo --
Winged Globe --Wooden Lintel -- Terraced Pyramid --
Miscellaneous Ruins of Chiapas --Custepeques, Xiquipilas,
Laguna Mora, Copanabastla, and Zitalá --Huehuetan -- San
Cristóval -- Remains on the Usumacinta -- Comparison
between Palenque and the Cities of Yucatan -- Antiquity of
Palenque --Conclusion 286

CHAPTER VII.

ANTIQUITIES OF OAJACA AND GUERRERO.

Nahua Antiquities -- Home of the Zapotecs and Miztecs --
Remains in Tehuantepec -- Fortified Hill of Guiengola --
Petapa, Magdalena, and Laollaga -- Bridge at Chihuitlan --
Cross of Guatulco -- Tutepec --City of Oajaca and Vicinity
-- Tlacolula -- Etla -- Peñoles --Quilapan -- Ruins of
Monte Alban -- Relics at Zachila -- Cuilapa --Palaces of
Mitla -- Mosaic Work -- Stone Columns -- Subterranean
Galleries -- Pyramids -- Fortifications -- Comparison with
Central American Ruins -- Northern Monuments -- Quiotepec
-- Cerro de las Juntas -- Tuxtepec -- Huahuapan --
Yanguitlan -- Antiquities of Guerrero 366

CHAPTER VIII.

ANTIQUITIES OF VERA CRUZ.

Physical Features of the State -- Exploration and Reports
-- Caxapa and Tuxtla -- Negro Head -- Relics from Island
of Sacrificios --Eastern Slope Remains -- Medelin --
Xicalanco -- Rio Blanco -- Amatlan -- Orizava -- Cempoala
-- Puente Nacional -- Paso de Ovejas --Huatusco --
Fortifications and Pyramids of Centla -- El Castillo
--Fortress of Tlacotepec -- Palmillas -- Zacuapan --
Inscription at Atliaca -- Consoquitla Fort and Tomb --
Calcahualco -- Ruins of Misantla or Monte Real -- District
of Jalancingo -- Pyramid of Papantla -- Mapilca -- Pyramid
and Fountain at Tusapan -- Ruins of Metlaltoyuca -- Relics
near Pánuco -- Calondras, San Nicolas, and Trinidad 425

CHAPTER IX.

ANTIQUITIES OF THE CENTRAL PLATEAUX.

Anáhuac -- Monuments of Puebla -- Chila, Teopantepec,
Tepexe, Tepeaca, San Antonio, Quauhquelchula, and Santa
Catalina -- Pyramid of Cholula -- Sierra de Malinche --
San Pablo -- Natividad -- Monuments of Tlascala -- Los
Reyes -- Monuments of Mexico -- Cuernavaca, Xochicalco,
Casasano, Ozumba, Tlachialco, Ahuehuepa, and Mecamecan
--Xochimilco, Tlahuac, Xico, Misquique, Tlalmanalco, and
Culhuacan --Chapultepec, Remedios, Tacuba, and Malinalco
-- City of Mexico --Tezcuco -- Tezcocingo -- Teotihuacan
-- Obsidian Mines -- Tula --Monuments of Querétaro --
Pueblito, Canoas, and Ranas -- Nahua Monuments 464

CHAPTER X.

ANTIQUITIES OF THE NORTHERN MEXICAN STATES.

The Home of the Chichimecs -- Michoacan -- Tzintzuntzan,
Lake Patzcuaro, Teremendo, Aniche, and Jiquilpan -- Colima
-- Armería and Cuyutlan -- Jalisco -- Tonala, Guadalajara,
Chacala, Sayula, Tepatitlan, Nayarit, Tepic, Santiago
Ixcuintla, and Bolaños --Guanajuato -- San Gregorio and
Santa Catarina -- Zacatecas -- La Quemada and Teul --
Tamaulipas -- Encarnacion, Santa Barbara, Carmelote,
Topila, Tampico, and Burrita -- Nuevo Leon and Texas
--Coahuila -- Bolson de Mapimi, San Martero, Durango,
Zape, San Agustin, and La Breña -- Sinaloa and Lower
California -- Cerro de las Trincheras in Sonora -- Casas
Grandes in Chihuahua 568