Cortes: The Life of the Conqueror of Mexico by His Secretary, Francisco Lopez de Gomara

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Contents Illustrations Introduction Dedication To the Reader CORTES i. Childhood and Youth 2. Cortès Goes to the Indies 5. Santo Domingo 4. Adventures in Cuba j. Discovery of New Spain 6. Grijaiba Trades with the Indians 7. Cortés Fits Out His Fleet 8. M.en and Ships That Cortés Took on the Conquest p. Cortis? Speech to His Troops io. Cozumel Expedition u. News of Bearded Men i2. Arrival of Jerónimo de Aguilar i¿. Cortés Casts Down the Idols of Ca^umel 14- Cffzymel zj. Religion ofCff^umel i6. The Tiburon 17. The Great Tides at Campeche 18. Battle and Capture of Potonchân zp. Cortès Treats with the Men ofPotonchán 20. Battle cfCintla 21. Treaty Between Tabasco and the Christians 22. Cortés Interrogates the Tabascans 25. The Men ofPotonchán Destroy Their Idols 24. The River of Alvar ado 2Cortés Is Well Received at San Juan de Ulûa 26. Doña Marina 27. Moctezuma?s Answer & 28. Cortés Learns of Divisions in the Country 2p. Cortès and Four Hundred Companions Reconnoiter 50. Cortés Resigns His Command 31. Cortés Is Elected Captain and Justicia Mayor 52. Reception of Cortés atCempoala 5Cortès and the Lord cfCempoala 34- Events at Quiahuixtlán 5J. Cortés" Message to Moctezuma 36. Cortés Contrives a Rebellion y?. Vera Cruris Founded Cortés Takes TiT^apant^inco 3$. Cortès Sends a Present to the Emperor 40. The Emperor Is Requested to Make Cortés Governor 41. Cortés Puts Down a Mutiny 42. Cortés Destroys His Ships #3. The Cempoalans Cast Down Their Idols 44‘ The Power of Moctezuma 4J. First Encounter with the Tlaxcalans 46. Tlaxcalans Against Cortes 47. The Tlaxcalans Boastand Threaten 48. Cortés Strikes Off the Hands cf Fifty Spies 4g. Mocte'^uma’s Embassy jo. Cortés Takes T^ompant^inco jz. Certain Spaniards Wish to Abandon the War j2. Cortés Addresses His Men / Xicotincatl, Ambassador cf Tlaxcala 24. Our Men Are Received at Tlaxcala jj.Tlaxcala j6. The Tlaxcalans Defend Their Idols ¿y. Hatred Between Mexicans and Tlaxcalans ;g. The Cholulans Plot to Kill the Spaniards 60. The Cholulans Are Punished 61. Cholula, Holy City cf the Indians 62. The Mountain Called Popocatepetl 63. Moctezuma Holds a Council 64. Cholula to Mexico 6j. Moctezuma Receives Cortés 66. Moctezuma Addresses the Spaniards 67. Moctezuma 68. The Foot-Jugglers 69. The Ball Game jo. The Dances cf Mexico 71. Mocteqimcts Women 72. The House of Feathers *49 75. House of the Hunting Birds 74 The Armories 7J. Moctezuma?s Gardens 76. Moctezuma's Court and Bodyguard 77. Tributes of the King of Mexico 78. Mexico-Tinochtitlàn 7p. The Markets of Mexico 80. The Temple cf Mexico 81. The Idols of Mexico 82. The Ossuary 8$. Moctezuma Is Arrested 84. Moctezuma's Hunting 8j. Destruction of the Idols 86. Cortés on Idolatry 87 The Burning of Cualpopoca 88. Antecedents cf the Burning 89. Moctezuma in Irons po. Explorations for Gold pz. Arrest of Cacama, King (f Texcoco g2. M-octe^ma’s Speech to His Nobles p5. Moctezuma's Gifts to Cortés P4 Moctezuma Begs Cortés to Leave Mexico 9j. Cortés and His Men Fearful cf Being Sacrificed pd Panfilo de Narváe^ Against Cortés P7- Cortès Writes to Narvâe^ 98. Narvte^Bieplies pp. Cortés Addresses His Men 100 Cortés Makes a Request of Moctezuma i oi. Capture of Narvas^ 102. Smallpox Z05. Rebellion in Mexico 104. Causes of the Uprising ioj. The Mexicans Threaten the Spaniards 106. The Spaniards in Difficulties Z07. Death cf Mocte^ma 108. War /op. The Mexicans Refuse a Truce no. Cortés Abandons Mexico in. Battle of 0tumba 112. Tlaxcala Receives the Spaniards Z15. The Soldiers' Demand 114. Cortes Replies iij. Tepeaca Campaign 116. Huaquechula Submits 117. Capture of Izúcar n8. Cortés' Great Authority up. Preparations for the Assault on Mexico 12 o. Cortés to His Men 121. Cortés to the Tlaxcalans uz. Cortés Takes Texcoco 124. Sacrifice cf Spaniards at Texcoco 12}. The Tlaxcalans Carry the Brigantines 126. Cortès Reconnoiters Mexico izy, Action at Yecapixtla 128. Our Men Take Two Dangerous Heights i2p. Battle at Xochimilco 150. Ditch for Launching the Brigantines 151. Cortis* Army at the Siege 252. Victory cfthe Brigantines i$4. First Action in the City 25 j. Demolition and Burning 136. Activities of Cuauhtémoc and Cortés iy¡. Cortés Has Two Hundred Thousand Men at the Siege 158. Pedro de Alvarado Improves His Position The Mexicans Celebrate a Victory 140. Conquest of Malinalco, Matalcingo, and Other Towns 142. Fortitude of the Mexicans 143. Capture of Cuauhtemoc 144. Fall of Mexico 14J. Portents Presaging the Fall 146. Torture of Cuauhtémoc 147. King's Fifth of the Spoils 148. Canynci, King of Michoacdn, Submits 14g. Gonzalo de Sandoval Conquers Tuxtepec and Coai^acoalcos ijo Conquest of Tututepec iji. War in Colima z/2. Cristóbal de Tapia War in Pánuco i j 4. Expedition of Garay to Pánuco z/j. Death of the Adelantado Garay Pacification of Panuco zj7 Misadventures of the Licenciado T^ua^o ij8. Pedro de Alvarado Conquers Utlatlán i j9. Conquest of Guatemala 160. War in Chamula 161. Cortés Sends Olid to Honduras 162. Conquest of Zapotecas 163. Rebuilding of Mexico 164. Corté? Plans for Ennobling New Spain 16 J. The Bishop cf Burgos Is Challenged 166. Cortés Is Made Governor i6y. The Conquerors i68. Conversion of the Indians 169. Cortés Sends the Emperor a Silver Cannon 170. Search for a Strait iji, Olid Rebels Against Cortes 172. Cortés Marches Against Olid 175. Mutiny of Cortés" Lieutenants i j4. The Factor and Veedor Are Arrested 17J. Cortés Sets Outfor Honduras 176. The Priests of Tatahuitlalpan 777. Cortés Builds a Bridge 178. Apoxpalón, Lordofl^ancanac 17P- Death cfCuauhtémoc 180. Canee Bums His Idols 181. Out Men Make an Arduous March 182. Nito 183. Naco 184. Dissensions in Mexico i8j. War in Papaica 186 Cortés Returns to New Spain 187. Mexico Rejoices 188. Residencia of Cortés ify. Death of Luis Ponce 190. Cortés Is Exiled from Mexico ip i. Expedition to the Spice Islands ipj. Cortés Returns to Spain The Emperor Rewards Cortes 194. Marriage of Cortés 19 j. The Emperor Establishes the Audiencia zpd. Cortés "Returns to Mexico ip/. Cortés Explores the South Sea Coast 198. Misadventures of Cortes on the South Coast lyy. The Sea of Cortés, Also Called the Red 249. New Spain Compared with Peru 2jo. The Viceroys of Mexico 2)i. Death of Hernán Cortés Glossary Bibliography Index