OF THE

CONQUISTADOR BERNAL DIAZ DEL CASTILLO

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

CONTAINING A TRUE AND FULL ACCOUNT

OF THE

DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST

OF

MEXICO AND NEW SPAIN

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL SPANISH BY

JOHN INGRAM LOCKHART, F.R.A.S.

AUTHOR OF "ATTICA AND ATHENS"

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II

LONDON

J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY

MDCCCXLIV.

SA 3361.12.21 ((2),

TY

14 Nov 1845 Donation Fund

C. AND J. ADLARD, PRINTERS, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

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CHAP. CXXXVII.

How the whole of us marched towards Tezcuco, and what

happened to us on our way there

CHAP. CXXXVIII. How we marched against Iztapalapan; Cortes taking along

with him Alvarado and Oli; while Sandoval was left behind to protect

Tezcuco

CHAP. CXXXIX. How ambassadors arrive in Tezcuco from three neighbouring

townships, to sue for peace, and to beg forgiveness for the murder of several

Spaniards who had fallen into their hands; and how Sandoval marched to

Chalco and Tlalmanalco, to assist the inhabitants there against the Mexicans

CHAP. CXL. How Sandoval marches to Tlascalla in order to fetch the woodwork

for building the brigantines, and what happened to him in a place which we

termed the Moorish town

CHAP. CXLI. How Cortes marches against the town of Xaltocan, which lay

in the midst of the lake, about twenty-four miles from Mexico, and from

thence proceeds to other townships

CHAP. CXLII. How the captain Sandoval marches to Chalco and Tlalmanalco,

and what he did there

CHAP. CXLIII. How we marked our slaves at Tezcuco with a red-hot iron,

and received intelligence that a vessel had run into Vera Cruz

CHAP. CXLIV. How Cortes made a hostile excursion to all the cities and larger

townships which lay round about the lake, and what happened on that

occasion

CHAP. CXLV. The terrible thirst we suffered on our further march; our dan-

gerous position at Xochimilco, and the many battles we fought there with

the Mexicans, until our return to Tezcuco

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CHAP. CXLVI. How we discover, on our return to Tezcuco, that a conspiracy

had been set on foot by the men of Narvaez's troops to murder Cortes, and

all who were of his party; of the author of this conspiracy; his punish-

ment; and of other matters

CHAP. CXLVII. How Cortes issues orders to the inhabitants of all the town-

ships in the neighbourhood of Tezcuco which were allied with us, to furnish

us with arrows and copper points for the same, and what further took place

at our head-quarters

CHAP. CXLVIII. How Cortes reviews the whole of his troops at Tezcuco; and

of his further dispositions for conducting the siege of Mexico

CHAP. CXLIX. The manner in which Cortes selects the men who were to row

the brigantines; of the commanders who were appointed to each; and

of other matters

CHAP. CL. Of Cortes' further dispositions for the siege.

CHAP. CLI. How Cortes assigns particular stations to the twelve brigantines,

the thirteenth being considered unfit for service

CHAP. CLII. How the Mexicans defeated Cortes, and took sixty-two of his

men prisoners, who were sacrificed to their idols; our general himself

being wounded in the leg

CHAP. CLIII. The new plan of operation which we adopt in the siege, and how

all our allies return to their several homes

CHAP. CLIV.

How Cortes offers terms of peace to Quauhtemoctzin

CHAP. CLV. How Gonzalo de Sandoval marches against the provinces which

had sent their troops to cooperate with Quauhtemoctzin

How Quauhtemoctzin was taken prisoner.

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CHAP. CLVII. How Cortes orders the aqueduct of Chapultepec to be restored;

and of various other matters

CHAP. CLVIII. How a certain Christobal de Tapia arrived in Vera Cruz, with

the appointment of governor of New Spain

CHAP. CLIX. How Cortes and the officers of the crown forward to Spain the

wardrobe of Motecusuma, and the emperor's share of the booty; and what

further happened

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CHAP. CLX. How Sandoval arrives in the town of Tustepec; what he did there:

his march to the river Guacasualco, and what further happened

CHAP. CLXI. How Alvarado marches to the province of Tutepec to build a

town there; and how far he succeeded in subduing the country, and in

founding a colony

CHAP. CLXII. How Francisco de Garay arrives with an extensive armament in

the river Panuco; how far he was successful; and of many other circum-

stances

CHAP. CLXIII. How the licentiate Zuazo set sail for New Spain in a small

vessel, accompanied by two monks of the order of Charity; and their re-

markable adventures on this voyage

CHAP. CLXIV. How Cortes despatched Alvarado to subdue the province of

Guatimala, and to found a colony there

CHAP. CLXV. How Cortes despatched an armament, under Christobal de Oli,

to the Higueras and Honduras, to subject these provinces; and what further

took place during this expedition

CHAP. CLXVI. How we who were left behind in Guacasualco were constantly

occupied in tranquillising the rebellious provinces; how Luis Marin, by

command of Cortes, marches into Chiapa, to subject that province; myself

and father Juan de las Varillas being particularly desired by Cortes to join

him in this campaign

CHAP. CLXVII. How our agents in Spain brought certain accusations against

the bishop of Burgos, and what further happened

CHAP. CLXVIII. How Narvaez, Christobal de Tapia, the pilot Umbria, and the

soldier Cardenas bring heavy accusations against Cortes, at the instigation

of the bishop of Burgos, and what judgment his majesty pronounced

CHAP. CLXIX. Of Cortes' plans after he had obtained the appointment of

governor of New Spain; the way in which he distributes the Indians; and

of other matters

CHAP. CLXX. How Cortes sends a present to his majesty; 80,000 pesos in

gold and silver, besides a magnificent field-piece made of silver and gold,

COV A with various beautiful figures; also how he sends his father Martin

Cortes above 5000 pesos

CHAP. CLXXI.

How twelve monks of the order of St. Francis, with the vicar-

general and father-superior Martin de Valencia, arrive at Vera Cruz, and

how they are received by Cortes

CHAP. CLXXII. How Cortes sends his majesty 30,000 pesos worth of gold,

with an account of the conversion of the Indians, the rebuilding of the city

of Mexico, and of the expedition of Christobal de Oli to the Honduras; also

how the vessel which conveyed this gold at the same time carried secret

letters to Spain, written by the royal accountant Rodrigo de Albornoz, in

which Cortes and the whole of the veteran Conquistadores were calumniated

in the vilest manner

CHAP. CLXXIII. How Cortes sent out a captain named Francisco de Las Casas

against Christobal de Oli, on receiving intelligence that this officer had made

common cause with Diego Velasquez, and had renounced all further obe-

dience to him

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CHAP. CLXXIV. How Cortes himself marches at the head of his troops to the

Honduras in search of Christobal de Oli; of the officers and men he selected

on this occasion, and of other matters

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CHAP. CLXXV. How we commence our march from Guacasualco, and the

terrible fatigues and hardship we had to undergo for the space of two years

and three months

CHAP. CLXXVI. How Cortes, on our arrival at Ciguatepec, despatches Francisco

de Medina in search of Simon de Cuenca, with orders for the latter to

repair with the two vessels to Triunfo de la Cruz; and what further hap-

pened

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