Prescott's The Conquest of MexicoExpounds upon the virtues of Mexico while seeking to explain the tragedy of the country's defeat in terms of its neighboring civilizations. |
Contents
Jealousy of Velasquez Cortés Embarks Voy | 13 |
State of the Aztec Empire Strange Forebod | 49 |
Plan of a Colony March to Cempoalla Win | 56 |
Copyright | |
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allies Alvarado arms army arrival arrows assailants assault Axayacatl Aztec Aztec emperor battle body brigantines Cacama cacique camp canals canoes capital Castilian causeway cavaliers Cempoalla Chalco chief Cholula Christians coast Cojohuacan conquest Cortés countrymen Cruz Cuba Diego de Ordaz dike emperor enemy envoys expedition fell fire fleet followed force formidable friendly garrison gave general's gold governor Guatemozin hands horse hostile hundred Indian inhabitants Iztapalapan lake land lord Maxixca Mexicans Mexico miles monarch Montezuma Narvaez natives neighboring night nobles officers Olid orders palace Pedro de Alvarado person present prince principal quarters reached received retreat royal Sandoval seemed sent shore side soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish commander spirit squadron stone streets Tacuba temple teocalli Tezcuco thousand tidings tion Tlacopan Tlascalans took Totonacs town treasure troops valley vassals Velasquez Vera Cruz vessels Villa Rica warriors wounded Xicotencatl