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gloss (”puniete”)
Toluca, Mapa de, 1588
gloss (”puniete”)
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This gloss refers to the West, where the sun sets. The spelling (”puniete”) suggests an indigenous author, given the use of “u” in place of “o” and the absence of “n,” in what would normally be “poniente.” [SW]