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here,-a bloody spectacle hich th·e people con–

gregated in every corner to witness.

In this

pla~a.

also were proclaimed before the

assembled Nobles, the decress of the King of

Spain; here also were taken the solemn oaths at

the beginning of revolutions. All the public

lif-a

of Cuzco .centered within the limits of this plaza.

The bullfights took place in the plazas of the

Cabildo and of San Francisco. In this last plaza

also is pres-ervied the tradition that here the cele–

brated nun Alfariz killed a companion with one

thrust of the sword.

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