The True History of the Conquest of New Spain (Paperback)

Book V. The March to Mexico: 82. How we went to the city of Cholula; 83. How, at the orders of Montezume, they had planned to kill us in the city of Cholula; 84. About certain messages and messengers we sent to the Great Montezuma; 85. How the Great Montezuma sent a present of gold; 86. How we began our march to the city of Mexico; 87. How the Great Montezuma again sent other ambassadors to us; 88. About the great and solemn reception which the Great Montezuma gave Cortes; Book VI. The Stay in Mexico: 89. How the Great Montezuma came to our quarters; 90. How on the following day our Captain Cortes went to see the Great Montezuma; 91. Of the manner and appearance of the Great Montezuma; 92. How our captain went out to see the city of Mexico and Tlaltelolco; 93. How we made our church and altar; 94. How the Mexican captains fought a battle against Juan de Escalante; 95. Of the seizure of Montezuma; 96. How our Cortes sent a gentleman as his lieutenant to Villa Rica; 97. How when the great Montezuma was a prisoner, Cortes entertained him; 98. How Cortes ordered two sloops to be built; 99. How we launched the two sloops; 100. How the nephews of the great Montezuma went about assembling the other great lords and persuading them to come to Mexico and free the great Montezuma; 101. How the great Montezuma and many Caciques and chieftains gave fealty to His Majesty; 103. How the captains returned whom our Cortes had sent to examine the mines; 104. How Cortes told the great Montezuma to pay tribute; 105. How the gold which we had obtained was divided; 106. How Juan Velasquez de Leon and the Treasurer, Gonzalo Mejia, had words about the gold that was missing; 107. How the Great Montezuma told Cortes that he wished to give him one of his daughters in marriage; 108. How the great Montezume told our captain Cortes to leave Mexico; Book VII. The Expedition Against Narvaez: 109. How Diego Velasquez the Governor of Cuba hastened to send his Armada against us; 110. How Panfilo de Narvaez arrived at the port of San Juan de Ulua; 111. How Panfilo de Narvaez sent five persons from his fleet to demand of Gonzalo de Sandoval that he should surrender himself; 112. How Cortes wrote to the Captain and to his other friends; 113. How the Captain Panfilo de Narvaez had words with the Oidor Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon; 114. How Narvaez went with all his forces to Cempoala; 115. How the great Montezuma asked Cortes why he wished to go against Narvaez; 116. How Cortes agreed with all us soldiers that the Fraile de la Merced should be again sent to the camp of Narvaez; 117. How the Fraile de la Merced went to Cempoala; 118. How in our camp we held a muster of the soldiers; 119. How there came to our camp Andres de Duero; 120. How Juan Velasquez de Leon and Cortes's orderly named Juan del Rio, arrived at the camp of Narvaez; 121. About the plan and commands that were issued in our camp; 122. How after the defeat of Narvaez there arrived the Indians of Chinantla; 123. How Cortes sent Captain Francisco de Lugo to the port; Book VIII. The Flight From Mexico: 124. How they went by forced marches; 125. How they made war on us in Mexico; 126. When Montezume was dead Cortes decided to tell the news to his captains and chieftain; 127. How we determined to flee from Mexico; 128. How we went to the capital and largest town in Tlaxcala; Book IX. The Halt at Tepeaca: 129. How we went to the province of Tepeaca; 130. How a ship came from Cuba; 131. How the Indians of Guacachula came to beg help from Cortes; 132. How they arrived at the rock and port which is near Villa Rica, a ship; 133. How Cortes sent Gonzalo de Sandoval to bring to peace the towns of Xalacinco and Cacatami; 134. How all the men and women slaves were collected to be branded in the name of His Majesty; 135. How the captains and principal persons who had come in the company of Narvaez asked leave to r