Note XXXVII‑23 — Chapter XXXVII · GUATEMALA AND CHIAPAS. 1701-1800.
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The missions were now closed with a 'prosesion de sangre.' Most of the shocks lasted for the space of an Ave María. Arana, Rel. Estragos Guat., 380-98. The volcano threw up stones, ashes, and other matter. Letters could be read distinctly in the dead of the night, although the volcano was at least two leagues distant from the city. Alegre, Hist. Comp. Jesus, iii. 179.