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stepped on shore; also what further took place 136
CHAP. LXI. How we set out on our march to the city of Mexico, and, upon
the advice of the caziques, take our road over Tlascalla. What took
place here, and of the battles we fought 138
CHAP. LXII. How we commenced our march upon Tlascalla, and sent
messengers before us, to obtain the sanction of the inhabitants to pass
through their country; how they took our messengers prisoners; and what
further happened 143
CHAP. LXIII. Of the terrible battles we fought with the Tlascallans, and
what further happened 146
CHAP. LXIV. How we quartered ourselves in the township of Tehuacacinco,
and what we did there 149
CHAP. LXV. Of the great battle we fought with the Tlascallans, and what
further took place 150
CHAP. LXVI. How we sent a message next day to the caziques of Tlascalla
to bring about peace between us, and the determination they came to upon
this 153
CHAP. LXVII. How we again sent messengers to the caziques of Tlascalla
in order to induce them to make peace, and the resolution they came to
upon this 157
CHAP. LXVIII. How we came to the determination of marching to a township
in the neighbourhood of our camp, and what happened upon this 158
CHAP. LXIX. How we found, on our return to our encampment, that new
intrigues had been set on foot; and the answer Cortes gave to certain
representations which were made to him 160
CHAP. LXX. How the captain Xicotencatl assembled 20,000 chosen warriors
to make an attack upon us in our camp, and what happened upon this 165
CHAP. LXXI. How four chief personages arrived in our camp to negotiate
terms of peace with us, and what further happened 167
CHAP. LXXII. How ambassadors arrive in our camp from Motecusuma, and of
the presents they brought with them 170
CHAP. LXXIII. How the captain-general Xicotencatl arrives in our camp to
negotiate terms of peace; the speech he made, and what further happened
171
CHAP. LXXIV. How the old caziques of Tlascalla arrived in our camp and
invited Cortes and all of us to visit their city, and what further
happened 175
CHAP. LXXV. How we marched into the city of Tlascalla, and were received
by the old caziques; of the present they made us, and how they brought
us their daughters and nieces; and what further happened 176
CHAP. LXXVI. How mass was said in the presence of a great number of
caziques, and of the present the latter brought us 178
CHAP. LXXVII. How the caziques presented their daughters to Cortes and
all of us, and what further happened 180
CHAP. LXXVIII. How Cortes gained some information respecting Mexico from
Xicotencatl and Maxixcatzin 183
CHAP. LXXIX. How our captain Hernando Cortes and all our officers and
soldiers determine to march to Mexico 187
CHAP. LXXX. How the great Motecusuma despatched four ambassadors to us,
all men in high authority, with presents in gold and cotton stuffs, and
what they said to our captains 190
CHAP. LXXXI. How the inhabitants of Cholulla despatched four Indians to
us, all men of no distinction, to apologise for not having visited us in
Tlascalla, and what further happened 192
CHAP. LXXXII. How we arrived in the town of Cholulla, and the brilliant
reception we met with 193
CHAP. LXXXIII. How the inhabitants of Cholulla concerted a plan, at the
instigation of Motecusuma, to murder us all, and what further happened
195
CHAP. LXXXIV. The negotiations we set on foot with the great Motecusuma,
and the ambassadors we sent him 208
CHAP. LXXXV. How the powerful Motecusuma sends a valuable present in
gold to us, and the message which accompanied it, and how we all agree
to commence our march upon Mexico; and what further happened 210
CHAP. LXXXVI. How we set out on our march to Mexico; what happened to us
on our route; and the message Motecusuma sent us 212
CHAP. LXXXVII. How the powerful Motecusuma again sends ambassadors to us
with a present of gold and cotton stuffs: that monarch's message to
Cortes, and the answer he returns 216
CHAP. LXXXVIII. The magnificent and pompous reception which the powerful
Motecusuma gave to Cortes and all of us, on our entrance into the great
city of Mexico 220
CHAP. LXXXIX. How Motecusuma, accompanied by several caziques, pays us a
visit in our quarters, and of the discourse that passed between him and
our general 223
CHAP. XC. How our general, the day following, paid a visit to
Motecusuma, and of the discourse that passed between them 225
CHAP. XCI. Of Motecusuma's person, disposition, habits, and of his great
power 228
CHAP. XCII. Our general takes a walk through Mexico, and views the
Tlatelulco, (the great square,) and the chief temple of Huitzilopochtli
235
CHAP. XCIII. How we erect a chapel and altar in our quarters with a
cross on the outside; discover the treasure of Motecusuma's father; and
determine to seize the monarch's person and imprison him in our quarters
244
CHAP. XCIV. Of the battle which the Mexican generals fought with
Escalante and the Totonaque tribes 247
CHAP. XCV. Of the imprisonment of Motecusuma, and what further happened
249
CHAP. XCVI. How our general appoints Alonso Grado lieutenant of Vera
Cruz, and Sandoval alguacil-major of the same place 255
CHAP. XCVII. How we entertained and amused Motecusuma during his
confinement, and granted him permission to visit his temple 258
CHAP. XCVIII. How Cortes orders two large brigantines to be built for
the navigation of the lake of Mexico; Motecusuma begs permission to
visit his temples to offer up his prayers there; and what Cortes said to
him when he granted this permission 261
CHAP. XCIX. How our two brigantines are launched, and Motecusuma,
expressing a wish to go a hunting, sails in one of these vessels to a
river where he usually went for that purpose 263
CHAP. C. How the nephews of Motecusuma assembled the principal
personages of the empire, and formed a conspiracy to rescue the monarch
from confinement, and beat us out of the city 265
CHAP. CI. How the powerful Motecusuma, with several caziques and chief
personages of the country, declare themselves vassals of our emperor;
and of other occurrences which happened then 271
CHAP. CII. How Cortes sends out some of our men to explore the gold
mines and those rivers which wash down gold; also the harbours from the
Panuco to the Tabasco, but particularly the river Guacasualco 273
CHAP. CIII. How the officers whom Cortes had despatched to the gold
mines and the river Guacasualco returned to Mexico 274
CHAP. CIV. How Cortes desired the powerful Motecusuma to order all the
caziques of the empire to bring in the tribute of gold due to our
emperor 277
CHAP. CV. How all the gold presented by Motecusuma, and collected from
the different townships, was divided; and what happened to one of our
soldiers on the occasion 280
CHAP. CVI. Of the high words which arose between Velasquez Previous Next |