| BOOK I | |
|---|---|
| Communication with the Old World | 228 |
| Origin of American Civilization | 230 |
| Plan of the Essay | 231 |
| Analogies suggested by the Mexicans to the Old World | 232 |
| Their Traditions of the Deluge | 233 |
| Resemble the Hebrew Accounts | 234 |
| Temple of Cholula | 234 |
| Analogy to the Tower of Babel | 235 |
| The Mexican Eve | 236 |
| The God Quetzalcoatl | 236 |
| Natural Errors of the Missionaries | 237 |
| The Cross in Anahuac | 238 |
| Eucharist and Baptism | 239 |
| Chroniclers strive for Coincidences | 241 |
| Argument drawn from these | 242 |
| Resemblance of social Usages | 245 |
| Analogies from Science | 246 |
| Chronological System | 247 |
| Hieroglyphics and Symbols | 247 |
| Adjustment of Time | 248 |
| Affinities of Language | 248 |
| Difficulties of Comparison | 251 |
| Traditions of Migration | 252 |
| Tests of their Truth | 253 |
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