Temples of the Mexica

Pasada esta puente, nos salió á recebir aquel señor Muteczuma con fasta docientos señores, todos descalzos y vestidos de otra librea ó manera de ropa, asimismo bien rica á su uso, y mas que la de los otros; y venian en dos procesiones, muy arrimados á las paredes de la calle, que es muy ancha y muy hermosa y derecha, que de un cabo se parece el otro, y tiene dos tercios de legua, y de la una parte y de la otra muy buenas y grandes casas, así de aposentamientos como de mezquitas; y el dicho Muteczuma venia por medio de la calle con dos señores, el uno á la mano derecha y el otro á la izquierda; de los cuales el uno era aquel señor grande que dije que me habia salido á fablar en las andas, y el otro era su hermano del dicho Muteczuma, señor de aquella ciudad de Iztapalapa, de donde yo aquel dia habia partido; todos tres vestidos de una manera, excepto el Muteczuma, que iba calzado, y los otros dos señores descalzos: cada uno le llevaba de su brazo;

When we had crossed this bridge, the lord Muteczuma himself came out to receive us, with some two hundred lords. They were all barefoot and dressed in another livery, or style of clothing, also very rich by their custom, and richer than that of the others. They came in two processions, keeping close to the walls of the street. The street is very wide, beautiful, and straight, so straight that one end can be seen from the other, though it runs for two thirds of a league. On both sides are very good, large houses, both dwellings and temples. Muteczuma came down the middle of the street with two lords, one on his right hand and the other on his left. One was the great lord who, as I said, had come out to speak to me in a litter. The other was Muteczuma's brother, lord of Iztapalapa, the city I had set out from that day. All three were dressed alike, except that Muteczuma wore shoes and the other two lords were barefoot. Each of them held him by an arm.