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Shields, ii. 59, note , 133. Ships, Aztec painting of, i. 370. See Armada and Vessels . Sidonia, Medina, iv. 216, 245. Sierra, Madre, ii. 89. Del Agua, 92. De Malinche, 187, iii. 134, note , 245. De los Pedernales, iv. 193. Siesta, i. 169, note , ii. 260, 304. Siguenza, Dr., on Quetzalcoatl and the apostle Thomas, i. 73, note . Silk, i. 160, note . Silver, i. 153. Vases of, 155. From Montezuma, ii. 16, iii. 10. Comparative gold and, iii. 10, note . Carried to Spain by Cortéz, iv. 213. From Zacatecas, 232. Sin, Aztec origin of, i. 236. Sismondi, on blasphemy, iii. 255, note . Skins, use of human, iii. 265, note . Skulls, i. 95, ii. 93, 329. Coincidences with Mexican, i. 255. Morton’s work on, 256, note . Scarceness of Aztec, 256, note . Slavery, Aztec, i. 48, 54, iv. 244. Slaves, sacrificed, i. 78, 83, note . Traffic in, 162, 163. Eaten, 170. Expedition to the Bahama Islands for, 289, 291, note . Female, given to Cortés, 356, 361, ii. 52. Bring gifts to Montezuma, ii. 16. Sent to Spain, 63. Owned by Las Casas, 73. Wait on Spaniards at Mexico, 260. For

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