"... kuyisimo esihlekisayo ukubabona bejabulela isidlo sabo esingabizi sama-tortilla nopelepele." Umbono wangaphandle wesinye sezinto ezibalulekile ekudleni kukazwelonke uyathakazelisa.
"Lowo othengisa upelepele, okuwupelepele walo mhlaba, uthengisa upelepele ngazo zonke izinhlobo ezibalulwe lapha, njengalezo ezinde noma ezibanzi, futhi lezo ezingekho kangako, ezinkulu nezincane, eziluhlaza nezomile ; nalabo abavela ehlobo, nalabo basehlobo, nabo bonke abenziwe ngezinyawo ezahlukahlukene, nalabo ababanjwa ngemuva kokuthintwa yiqhwa. Lowo othengisa kabi kulokhu kuthengiswa uthengisa lezo ezonakele nezinukayo, kanye nama-redruejo kanye nalezo ezinganisiwe kahle, kodwa ziluhlaza kakhulu futhi zincane ”.
UFray Bernardino de Sahagún
Umlando ojwayelekile wezinto zaseNew Spain
“Ama-tortilla, ukudla okuvamile kwedolobha, futhi okungelutho ngaphandle kwamakhekhe ommbila alula ahlanganiswe nomcako omncane, futhi anomumo nobukhulu obufanayo bama-scone ethu, ngiwathola elungile impela uma enikezwa kushisa futhi esanda kwenziwa kodwa abangenakuthola ngokwabo. Zithathwa njengezinambitheka kakhulukazi ngopelepele, okuthi, ukuze zimelane nazo ngobuningi bokudliwa kwazo lapha, kubonakala kimi ukuthi kungadingeka ukuthi umphimbo ugcotshwe ngothayela ”.
UMadame Calderón de la Barca
Impilo eMexico
"Futhi kubonakale kukuhle kanjani ukuthi inzondo yabo nokungathembeki kwabo, ukuthi abakwazanga ukukumboza, ukuthi namanje abasinikanga ukudla, nokuthi baletha amanzi nezinkuni zokukhohlisa bathi akekho ummbila, nokuthi kuyaziwa ukuthi banakho eduze nalapho, kweminye imihosha, izinduna eziningi zamaqhawe ezazisilindile, zikholelwa ukuthi kwakufanele sihambe ngaleyo ndlela siye eMexico. Yebo, njengokukhokha ukuthi sibe nabo njengabafowethu futhi sibatshele lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi yethu neNkosi yethu abayalelayo, bebefuna ukusibulala badle inyama yethu amabhodwe asevele enawo, nosawoti, upelepele kanye notamatisi, ukuthi uma lokhu befuna ukukwenza, yini kungaba ngcono uma besinikeza impi njengamaqhawe anamandla futhi alungile, emasimini, njengoba omakhelwane babo benza amaTalxcalans ... "
UBernal Diaz del Castillo
Indaba eyiqiniso yokunqotshwa kweNew Spain
“Ngaphezu kwezindatshana zokuhlinzeka ngetafula, amaNdiya amaningi athengisa uboya, ukotini, izindwangu zikakotini ezigqokile, izikhumba ezishukiwe, ubumba, obhasikidi, njll emakethe. futhi kuyisimo esihlekisayo ukubabona beqoqene ngamaqembu amakhulu, nezingane zabo zihleli phansi, bejabulela isidlo sabo esingabizi sama-tortilla nopelepele ”.
UWilliam bullock
Izinyanga eziyisithupha zokuhlala nokuhamba eMexico
