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had a migrating life) They at length
halted on the south-western [borders?]
of the principal lake, in the year 1325.
[An auspicious omen was hailed by
them] as indicating the site of their
future city, and laid its foundations
by sinking piles with the shallows.
On these they erected their light [fabrics?]
of reeds and rushes (and lived by
fishing and hunting)

The place was called Tenochtitlan
in token of its miraculous region, tho'
only known to [omitted: "Eup"] Europeans by its
other name of Mexico, derived from
their war god, Mexith,
AD
[The Toltecs arrived in Auahuac 648
[They abandoned the country 1051
[The Chichimecs arrived 1170
[The Acolhuans arrived about 1200
[The Mexicans reached Tula 1196
[They founded Mexico 1325