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" ... inhabited by the plebeians. The streets were very narrow, but the place was so populous, as to enable the king to draw from it alone, no less than 72,000 combatants, to oppose the progress of the Spaniards. It contained many very sumptuous edifices,... "
A Statistical and Commercial History of the Kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish ... - Page 87
by Domingo Juarros - 1823 - 520 pages
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The Literary magnet of the belles lettres, science, and the fine ..., Volume 1

Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...extremities were inhabited by the plebeians. The streets were very narrow, but the place was so populons, as to enable the king to draw from it alone, no less...extended 188 paces in front, 230 in depth, and was five stories high. The grand alcaza, or palace of the kings of Quiche, surpassed every other edifice,...
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The Literary Magnet of the Belles Lettres, Science, and the Fine Arts, Volume 1

Tobias Merton - 1824 - 488 pages
...to enable the king to draw from it alone, no less than 72,000 combatants, to oppose the pro* gress of the Spaniards. It contained many very sumptuous...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of Resgnardo was not inferior to the other ; it extended 188 paces in front, 230 in depth, and was five...
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Volume 2

John L. Stephens - Central America - 1841 - 658 pages
...of the royal treasury. The castle of the Atalaya was a remarkable structure, four stories high, and capable of furnishing quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of Resguardo was five stories high, extending one hundred and eighty paces in front, and two hundred and thirty in depth....
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The Young Man's Evening Book: Embracing Sketches and Anecdotes in Natural ...

Geography - 1855 - 358 pages
...children were educated, who were all maintained and provided for, at the charge of the royal treasury. The castle of the Atalaya was a remarkable structure,...four stories high, was capable of furnishing quarters to a, very strong garrison. The castle of Resquardo was not inferior to the other. It extended 188...
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The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Civilized nations

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Indians - 1875 - 832 pages
...artificially and by the site selected. Juarros thus describes the city of Utatlan in Guatemala: "it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of i7 Dec. iv., lib. i. i8 Diaz, Itinerario, in Icazbalveta, Col. de Doc., tom. i, p. 287. 19 See vol....
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The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America: Civilized nations

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Indians - 1875 - 926 pages
...narrow roads as entrances to the city, both of which were so well defended by the castle of Jt-eaguardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre of the city...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of » Dec. iv., lib. i. " Diaz, Itinerario, in Irazbalcfta, Col. de Doc., torn, i., p. 287. Resguardo...
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The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: The native races. 1886

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1883 - 834 pages
...roads as entrances to the city, both of which were so well defended by the castle of Rt'.-sijuardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre of the city...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of 17 Dec. iv., lib. i. 19 Diaz, Itinenirio.m Teazbaheta, Col. lie Doc., torn, i., p. 287. Resguardo was...
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The native races. 1886

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1883 - 834 pages
...the houses of the nobility; the extremities were inhabited by the plebeians. The streets were veiy narrow, but the place was so populous, as to enable...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of 17 Dec. iv., lib. i. 18 Diaz, Itinerario,in Icnzbalccta, Col. dc Doc., tom. i., p. 2S7. Resguardo was...
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The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: The native races. 1882

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1886 - 834 pages
...contained many very sumptuous edifices, the most superb of them was a seminary, where between 5 and 6,000 children were educated; they were all maintained and...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of 17 Dec. iv. , lib. i. li/litiz, Itinemrio, in Icadmlceta, Col. de Doc., torn, i., p. 287. Resguardo...
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The Native Races [of the Pacific States] ..., Volume 2

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1886 - 876 pages
...contained many very sumptuous edifices, the most superb of them was a seminary, where between 5 and 6,000 children were educated; they were all maintained and...quarters for a very strong garrison. The castle of 17 Dec. iv., lib. i. 19 !>i(K, Itine.rnrio, in Imzbalcela, Col. de Doc., torn, i., p. 2S7. "See vol....
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