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

Book XIV. The Expedition to Honduras: 174. How Hernando Cortes set out from Mexico on the road to Las Higueras; 175. What Cortes arranged after the factor and Veedor to Mexico; 176. How we had arrived at the town of Ciguatepecad; 177. What Cortes attended to after reaching Acala; 178. How we went on our way; 179. How Cortes entered the town where the followers of Gil Gonzales de Avila were settled; 180. How the day after arriving at that town San Gil de Buena Vista we set out with Captain Luis Marin; 181. How Cortes embarked with all the soldiers and went to settle the place now called Puerto de Caballos; 182. How the Captain Gonzalo de Sandoval began the pacification of that Province of Naco; 183. How Cortes disembarked at the Port of Trujillo; 184. How Captain Gonzalo de Sandoval, who was at Naco, caputed forty Spanish soldiers; 185. How the Licentiate Zuazo sent a letter to Cortes from Havana; 186. How certain friends of Pedrarias de Avila went post haste from Nicaragua; 187. How Cortes, going by sea in the direction of Mexico, met with a hurricane; 188. How Cortes sent a ship to New Spain; 189. How the Treasurer and many other gentlemen prayed the Franciscan Friars to send one Fray Diego Altamirano to Trujillo; Book XV. The Return to Mexico: 190. How Cortes embarked at Havana to go to New Spain; 191. How the Licentiate Luis Ponce de Leon arrived at the port of Vera Cruz; 192. How the Licentiate Luis Ponce ordered the Residence of Cortes; 193. How, after the death of the Licentiate Luis Ponce de Leon, the Licentiate Marcos de Aguilar began to govern; 194. How Marcos de Aguilar died; 195. How letters came to Cortes from Spain from Don Garcia de Loaysa, Cardinal of Siguenza; Book XVI. The Rule of the Audiencia: 196. How during the time Cortes was in Castile with the title of Marquis; 197. How Nuno de Guzman learned that His Majesty had ordered him to be deprived of the Presidency; 198. How the Royal Audiencia arrived at Mexico; 199. How Don Hernando Cortes, Marques del Valle, came from Spain; 200. Of the expenditure which the Marquis Don Hernando Cortes incurred for the fleet; 201. How great festivities and banquets were celebrated in Mexico; 202. How the Viceroy Don Antonio de Mendoza sent three ships to explore the south coast; 203. About a fleet which the Adelantado Don Pedro de Alvarado fitted out from a port called Acajutla; 204. What the marquis did when he was in Castile; Book XVII. The Record of the Conquistadores: 205. A record of the gallant captains who left the island of Cuba; 206. About the stature and shape of certain of the captains and brave soldiers; 207. About the matters dealt with herein concerning the merits which we the true Conquistadores possess; 208. How the Indians throughout New Spain practised many sacrifices and vices; 209. How we impressed very good and holy doctrines on the Indians of New Spain; 210. About other matters and advantages which have followed from our renowned conquests and labours; 211. How in the year IVVI (1550) when the Court was at Valladolid there met together in the Royal Council of the Indies certain prelates and gentlemen who came from New Spain and Peru as proctors; 212. About other discussions and stories which are here made known and will be pleasant to hear; 213. Why many Indian men and women were branded as slaves in New Spain; 214. About the Governors who have been in New Spain up to the year 1568; Appendices; Index.