Note 166 — Chapter VIII
Reading edition
The Marquis of Montes Claros derives the word mita from the Quichua mitta, "time," and says that the mita was established to prevent idleness, and for the good of the Indians!—Memorias, i. p. 21.
Reading edition
The Marquis of Montes Claros derives the word mita from the Quichua mitta, "time," and says that the mita was established to prevent idleness, and for the good of the Indians!—Memorias, i. p. 21.