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The following bibliography is not intended to be exhaustive, but merely to indicate to those who desire to follow up the matter provided in the preceding pages such works as will best repay their attention.

Mexico


 * Historia Natural y Moral de las Yndias. Seville, 1580.


 * Descripcion de las Antiguedades de Xochicalco. 1791.


 * Native Races of the Pacific States of America. 1875. A compilation of historical matter relating to aboriginal America, given almost without comment. Useful to beginners.


 * Idea de una Nueva Historia General de la America Septentrional. Madrid, 1746. Contains a number of valuable original manuscripts.


 * Histoire des Nations Civilisées du Mexique et de l’Amérique Centrale. Paris, 1857–59. The Abbé possessed much knowledge of the peoples of Central America and their ancient history, but had a leaning toward the marvellous which renders his works of doubtful value.


 * Ancient Cities of the New World. London, 1887. This translation from the French is readable and interesting, and is of assistance to beginners. It is, however, of little avail as a serious work of reference, and has been superseded.


 * Le Mexique Ancien et Moderne. Paris, 1886.


 * Storia Antica del Messico. Cesena, 1780. English translation, London, 1787. Described in text.


 * Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de Nueva España, 1837. An eye-witness's account of the conquest of Mexico.


 * Mexico, its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, &c. London, 1909.


 * Historia General de las Yndias. Madrid, 1749.

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 * Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano. 4 vols. Madrid, 1601