Note XXI‑61 — Chapter XXI · GUATEMALA AND CHIAPAS. 1551-1600.
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As an instance of the dimensions to which this cacao trade could grow it may be mentioned that 50,000 loads, worth 500,000 pesos, were raised within an area of two leagues square in Salvador. Palacio, Relacion in Pacheco and Cárdenas, Col. Doc., vi. 15.