Mitla

[ meet-lah ]

/ ˈmit lɑ /

the ruins of a Zapotec Indian city near Oaxaca, Mexico, yielding elaborate remains of temples and other artifacts.

QUIZZES

It’d be a real faux pas to miss this quiz on the words from August 3–9, 2020!

Question 1 of 7

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Mitla was the hunter's favorite, as was Oxie the favorite of her mother.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter
Here we asked the sindico the name and residence of the young man; and, as we supposed, he belonged in Mitla.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
He has left a legacy to you, Mitla, in my gratitude for his brave conduct in my behalf.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter
Euetzin was in due time wedded to Mitla, at the king's palace.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter

The father's preference arose from the fact that Mitla, like himself, loved the mountains and their forest solitudes.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter