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We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico.

Edward Burnett Tylor

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Edward Burnett Tylor
Age: 84 †
Born: 1832
Born: October 2
Died: 1917
Died: January 2
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