IX. THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION 207 The Discovery and Invasion 209 The City of Mexico 211 The Conquest 213 Who were the Aztecs? 216 They came from the South 217 X. ANCIENT PERU 222 The Spanish Hunt for Peru 223 The Ruins near Lake Titicaca 226 Other Ruins in Peru 237 The great Peruvian Roads 243 The Peruvian Civilization 246 XI. PERUVIAN ANCIENT HISTORY 257 Garcilasso’s History 258 Fernando Montesinos 261 His Scheme of Peruvian History 264 Probabilities 268 Conclusion 272 APPENDIX 277 A. The Northmen in America 279 B. The Welsh in America 285 C. Antiquities of the Pacific Islands 288 D. Deciphering the Inscriptions 292 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.