l -- South -- Wind -- Yellow.
--? Huitzilopuchtli -- East -- Fire -- Red.
--? Tezcatlipoca -- North -- Water -- White.
--? Tlaloc -- West -- Earth -- Black.

Orozco y Berra[35] gives his preference to the opinion of Sahagun, which
has already been quoted, and which is the same as that held by
Torquemada.[36]

The most thorough and extensive discussion of this subject which has so
far been made, is by Dr. D. Alfredo Chavero, in the _Anales del Museo
Nacional de Mexico_.[37]

According to this author, who had access not only to the older as well
as more recent authorities usually referred to, but also to the
manuscript of Fabrigat and the Codex Chimalpopoca or Quauhtitlan, the
order of the year symbols or year bearers--Tecpatl, Calli, Acatl, and
Tochtli--varied "_segun les[TN-15] pueblos_," the Toltecs commencing the
cycle with _Tecpatl_, those of Teotihuacan with _Calli_, those of
Tezcuco with _Acatl_, and the Mexicans with _Tochtli_.[38] He also
shows that the relation and order of the four ages or creations and
elements in regard to the cardinal points, are by no means uniform, not
only in the Spanish and early authorities, but in the codices and
monuments (supposing his interpretation to be correct).

His arrangement, as derived from the leading codices, is as follows:

Tochtli -- South -- Earth.
Acatl -- East -- Water.
Tecpatl -- North -- Fire.
Calli -- West -- Air.

In order that the various views may be seen at a glance, I give here a
tabulated _resume_:

MEXICAN SYMBOLS OF THE CARDINAL POINTS.

_Veytia._

1. Tecpatl -- Flint -- Fire.
2. Calli -- House -- Earth.
3. Tochtli -- Rabbit -- Air.
4. Acatl -- Cane -- Water.

_Sahagun._

1. Tochtli -- Rabbit -- South.
2. Acatl -- Cane -- East. "Toward the fire or sun."
3. Tecpatl -- Flint -- North. "Nearly towards hell."
4. Calli -- House -- West. "Towards the house of women."

_Gemelli._

1. Tochtli -- Rabbit -- South -- Blue -- Earth -- Cipactli.
2. Acatl -- Cane -- East -- Red -- Water -- Michiztli.
3. Tecpatl -- Flint -- North -- Yellow -- Air -- Ozomatli.
4. Calli -- House -- West -- Green -- Fire -- Cozcaquauhtli.

_Boturini._

1. Tecpatl -- Flint -- South -- Fire.
2. Calli -- House -- East -- Earth.
3. Tochtli -- Rabbit -- North -- Air.
4. Acatl -- Cane -- West -- Water.

_Herrera._

Calli -- House -- Green.