the Muyscas to appoint four chiefs of tribes whose names or titles
are recorded as Gameza, Busbanca, Pesca and Toca. The institution of a
dual government is indicated by the record that the high-priest dwelt at
the sacred town Aura-ca and the Za-que at Tunja.

It is extremely curious to notice that Ida-can-zas, in Bogota, did
precisely what Cortes found it expedient to do after the Conquest of
Mexico. The latter assumed the supreme rulership over the nobility, became
the "lord of Heaven" and instituted a native chieftain, bearing a female
title, as his coadjutor, the lord of the earth, and the ruler of the
people of the lower class.

It may be worth making the passing remark that the title of the Muysca
culture-hero contains the word "can" and thus recalls the Maya Kukulcan
and that the title Za-que offers a certain resemblance to the Maya title
Chac, whilst the name Hunc-ahua seems strangely similar to Hun-ahau which
in Maya would signify "one lord." It is for Muysca scholars to enlighten
us as to the derivation and meaning of the above titles and name.

Regretting the lack of time and documents which have prevented me from
obtaining further data I now return to Guatemala and the vicinity of the
Santa Lucia bas-reliefs. Referring to the introduction to their Annals(39)
we learn that the Cakchiquel tribe was but one of four allied nations,
each of which had its capital, named Tecpan, as follows:

Nations: Capitals.
Cakchiquel: Tecpan Quauhtemallan,
Quiche: Utatlan,
Tzutuhil: Atitlan,
Akahal: Tezolotlan.

According to Mr. A. P. Maudslay's authoritative statement, these nations
were engaged in warfare against each other at the time of the Conquest.
Tezolotlan was termed the "tierra de guerra" the land of war, and the
precise locality of its tecpan or former capital has not been traced,
although it seems to have been close to Rabinal or in the valley of that
name.

It is well known that, under the rulership of Tizoc, the Mexicans extended
their conquests into Guatemala. Buschmann has, moreover, proven that the
foregoing names of the capitals, of what were at one time four provinces,
are pure Nahuatl, which fact establishes the existence of Nahua supremacy
in these regions.

It is curious to find that one of the Santa Lucia slabs seems to
commemorate the existence of a central rulership and that of the four
quarters. It is reproduced in Mr. Strebel's publication already cited and
represents a central personage hol