Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous. (Edward Burnett Tylor)

Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.

Edward Burnett Tylor

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