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Title: Travels amongst American Indians : their ancient earthworks and temples : including a journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a visit to the ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906
Subjects: Indians -- Antiquities Guatemala -- Antiquities Mexico -- Antiquities North America -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston & Company
Contributing Library: Brown University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brown University

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t who waspresent on that occasion, that although the rain-fallhad been abundant during the year, there wasnothing in the other atmospheric conditions to giveany reason for anxiety. But on the 10th of Sept.,1541, two hours after sunset, a mass of water sud-denly issued from the crater of the nearest volcano,and rushing down the slope of the mountain withgreat velocity, immediately swept away the greaterpart of the town. This inundation was accompaniedby the shock of an earthquake. During the nightthe disasters caused by the rapid waters are describedas having been terrible. The torrents, with whichwere mingled masses of detached rocks and thetrunks of uprooted trees, carried away everythingbefore them. Amongst those who perished was DonaBeatriz de la Cueva, the widow^ of Alvarado, theconqueror of these southern provinces.* * Relation of what happened by the Will of God, on Saturday,the 10th of September, 1541, two hours after sunset in the townof Santiago de Guatimala. Ternaux-Compans.
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Cathedral and Square, La Antigua Guatemala. VOLCANOES. 197 The Spanish inhabitants formed the beUef thatthis unusual disaster must have been caused bymovements of a miraculous nature, and that theeruption of a volcano throwing out floods of waterwas a punishment inflicted upon them on accountof their sins. They thought that evil spirits hadbeen permitted to cast loose upon them the pen-alties of fire, water and earthquake. Bernal Diazwho a few years afterwards resided at La AntiguaGuatemala, gives in his History of the Conquesta vivid but imaginative description of the horrorsof that night, based ujDon statements made by thebishop of the diocese. He reports that during thetempest great stones were rolled down the mountainand into the city by numbers of demons (muchosdemonios,) and that many people heard shouts, yells,and voices, and saw two monstrous black men movingin the rolling waters, calling out, Forsake every-thing, for the end of all things is at hand.^ Various theories have be

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