Different views on this question—Reasons for the same—Their
architecture—Different styles of houses—The communal house—The
teepan—The teocalli—State of society indicated by this
architecture—The gens among the Mexicans—The phratry among the
Mexicans—The tribe—The powers and duties of the council—The head
chiefs of the tribe—The duties of the “Chief-of-Men”—The mistake
of the Spaniards—The Confederacy—The idea of property among the
Mexicans—The ownership of land—Their laws—Enforcement of the
laws—Outline of the growth of the Mexicans in power—Their tribute
system—How collected—Their system of trade—Slight knowledge of
metallurgy—Religion—Quetzalcohuatl—Huitzilopochtli—Mexican
priesthood—Human sacrifice—The system of Numeration—The calendar
system—The Calendar Stone—Picture-writing—Landa
Alphabet—Historical outline.