Note 801 — Chapter XVIII · ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS.
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Gomara, Conq. Mex., fol. 120. Some temple pyramids, says Dávila Padilla, formed a perfect cone, the casing being composed of large stones at the bottom; as the wall rose, the stones decreased in size; the summit was crowned with a precious stone. Hist. Fvnd. Mex., p. 75; Prescott's Mex., vol. i., p. 72.