Most Potent Sir, I will try, in the best possible manner, to describe what I have seen. This great city of Tenochtitlan is as large as Seville or Cordova. It has many public
squares full of markets for buying and selling. Thousands of people gather there and all kinds or merchandise are found. The items include jewels of gold and silver, precious stones, shells; birds of prey, rabbits, little dogs, and many other animals; medicinal herbs, ointments, and liquids. It reminds me of the silk market in Granada, but these are supplied more abundantly.
merchandise: n. things that people buy and sell
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