azoteas

Pero ese ingreso de la prensa alertó al grupo de choque quien arremetió nuevamente y rompió, esta vez, la puerta lateral obligándonos a huir por las ventanas, y nuevamente internarnos por los parques, los pasillos y las azoteas de la iglesia.

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Pero ese ingreso de la prensa alertó al grupo de choque quien arremetió nuevamente y rompió, esta vez, la puerta lateral obligándonos a huir por las ventanas, y nuevamente internarnos por los parques, los pasillos y las azoteas de la iglesia.

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An attractive feature of Mexican houses is the flat roofs, or _azoteas_.

Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919

Of stone or of adobe -- generally the latter -- according to the geology of the particular neighbourhood, the houses are whitened or tinted outside, with flat roofs, or _azoteas_.

Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919

During the time of the conquest of the City of Mexico these _azoteas_ formed veritable coigns of vantage for the Aztecs, who poured down a hail of darts and stones upon the besiegers.

Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919

On the flat azoteas, or roofs of houses also, and even on the top of the teocalli of sacrifice, were bands of men whose part it was to rain missiles into the

Montezuma's Daughter Henry Rider Haggard 1890

M. de Saligny added that a shot had been fired at him from one of the neighboring azoteas, and he produced a flattened bullet in evidence.

Maximilian in Mexico Sara Yorke Stevenson 1884

The people, thronging the _azoteas_, or broad, flat roofs of the low-walled houses, looked down in wonder and dismay upon this strangest of sights -- six gray and honorable

Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Elbridge Streeter Brooks 1874

The fire from the urn on the tower flashed a red glow down over the azoteas, near a corner of which Mualox stood, his beard white and flowing as his surplice.

The fair god, or, The last of the 'Tzins 1873

According to the belief that there were blessings in the orient rays of the sun, the front was to the east, where a flight of steps, wide as the whole building, led from the ground to the azoteas, a paved area constituting the roof, crowned in the centre by a round tower of wood most quaintly carved with religious symbols.

The fair god, or, The last of the 'Tzins 1873