The head-dress and mantle of feathers worn by the old chieftain, the dress and hair-dressing of his wife, war weapons and buildings are all shown.
Here, in 1527, the boy Cristoval, child of the great chief Acxotecatl and his wife Apalxitzin, was killed by his father because he would not renounce Christianity.

The little lad was only thirteen years of age, and had been trained by Spanish priests.

He was the proto-martyr of the new world, and the story of his martyrdom and the early church in Tlaxcala, have been charmingly narrated by Mendieta.

Close by the church stand the ruined walls of the monastery, impressive for their massive construction and the enormous space which was enclosed.

It was dark before we finished the examination of these quaint and interesting old buildings, and we were glad enough to go to the house of the _secretario_, where we found good beds and elaborate furniture.