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Volume 1 : Book 1 : Chapter 1 : Extent of the Aztec territory ; The hot region ; Volcanic scenery ; Cordillera of the Andes ; Table-land in the days of the Aztecs ; Valley of Mexico ; The Toltecs ; Their mysterious disappearance ; Races from the northwest ; Their hostilities ; Foundation of Mexico ; Domestic feuds ; League of the kindred tribes ; Rapid rise of Mexico ; Prosperity of the empire ; Criticism on Veytia's history -- Chapter 2 : Election of the sovereign ; His coronation ; Aztec nobles ; Their barbaric pomp ; Tenure of their estates ; Legislative power ; Judicial system ; Independent judges ; Their mode of procedure ; Showy tribunal ; Hieroglyphical paintings ; Marriage rites ; Slavery in Mexico ; Royal revenues ; Burdensome imposts ; Public couriers ; Military enthusiasm ; Aztec ambassadors ; Orders of knighthood ; Gorgeous armor ; National standard ; Military code ; Hospitals for the wounded ; Influence of conquest on a nation ; Criticism on Torquemada's history ; Abbe Clavigero -- Chapter 3 : Systems of mythology ; Mythology of the Aztecs ; Ideas of a god ; Sanguinary war-god ; God of the air ; Mystic legends ; Division of time ; Future state ; Funeral ceremonies ; Baptismal rites ; Monastic orders ; Feasts and flagellation ; Aztec confessional ; Education of the youth ; Revenue of the priests ; Mexican temples ; Religious festivals ; Human sacrifices ; The captive's doom ; Ceremonies of sacrifice ; Torturing of the victim ; Sacrifice of infants ; Cannibal banquets ; Number of victims ; Houses of skulls ; Cannibalism of the Aztecs ; Criticism on Sahagun's history -- Chapter 4 : Dawning of science ; Picture-writing ; Aztec hieroglyphics ; Manuscripts of the Mexicans ; Emblematic symbols ; Phonetic signs ; Materials of the Aztec manuscripts ; Form of their volumes ; Destruction of most of them ; Remaining manuscripts ; Difficulty of deciphering them ; Minstrelsy of the Aztecs ;

Theatrical entertainments ; System of notation ; Their chronology ; The Aztec era ; Calendar of the priests ; Science of astrology ; Astrology of the Aztecs ; Their astronomy ; Wonderful attainments in this science ; Remarkable festival ; Carnival of the Aztecs ; Lord Kingsborough's work ; Criticism on Gama -- Chapter 5 : Mechanical genius ; Agriculture ; Mexican husbandry ; Vegetable products ; Mineral treasures ; Skill of the Aztec jewelers ; Sculpture ; Huge calendar-stone ; Aztec dyes ; Beautiful feather-work ; Fairs of Mexico ; National currency ; Trades ; Aztec merchants ; Militant traders ; Domestic life ; Kindness to children ; Polygamy ; Condition of sex ; Social entertainment ; Use of tobacco ; Culinary art ; Agreeable drinks ; Dancing ; Intoxication ; Criticism on Boturini's work -- Chapter 6 : The Acolhuans or Tezcucans ; Prince Nezahualcoyotl ; His persecution ; His hair-breadth escapes ; His wandering life ; Fidelity of his subjects ; Triumphs over his enemies ; Remarkable league ; General amnesty ; The Tezcucan code ; Departments of government ; Council of music ; Its censorial office ; Literary taste ; Tezcucan bards ; Royal ode ; Resources of Nezahualcoyotl ; His magnificent palace ; His gardens and villas ; Address of the priest ; His baths ; Luxurious residence ; Existing remains of it ; Royal amours ; Marriage of the king ; Forest laws ; Strolling adventures ; Munificence of the monarch ; His religion ; Temple to the unknown god ; His plaintive verses ; Last hours of Nezahualcoyotl ; His character ; Succeeded by Nezahualpilli the lady of tula ; Executes his son ; Effeminacy of the king ; His consequent misfortunes ; Death of Nezahualpilli ; Tezucan civilization ; Criticism on Ixtlilxochitl's writings

Book 2 : Chapter 1 : Condition of Spain ; Increase of empire ; Cardinal Ximenes ; Arrical of Charles the fifth ; Swarm of Flemings ; Opposition of the Cortes ; Colonial administration ; Spirit of chivalry ; Progress of discovery ; Advancement of colonization ; System of repartimientos ; Colonial policy ; Discovery of Cuba ; Its conquest by Velasquez ; Cordova's expedition to Yucatan ; His reception by the natives ; Grijalva's expedition ; Civilization in Yucatan ; Traffic with the Indians ; His return to Cuba ; His cool reception ; Ambitious schemes of the governor ; Preparations for an expedition -- Chapter 2 : Hernando Cortes ; His education ; Choice of a profession ; Departure for America ; Arrival at Hispaniola ; His mode of life ; Enlists under Velasquez ; Cortes in confinement ; Flies into a sanctuary ; Again put in irons ; His perilous escape ; His marriage ; Reconciled to his plantation ; Armada entrusted to Cortes ; Preparations for the voyage ; Instructions to Cortes -- Chapter 3 : Jealousy of Velasquez ; Intrigues against Cortes ; His clandestine embarkation ; Arrives at Macaca ; Stores and ammunition ; Orders from Velasquez to arrest Cortes ; He raises the standard at Havana ;

Person of Cortes ; His character ; Strength of the armament ; Stirring address to his troops ; Fleet weighs anchor ; Remarks on Estrella's manuscript -- Chapter 4 : Disastrous voyage to Cozumel ; Humane policy of Cortes ; Cross found in the island ; Religious zeal of the Spaniards ; Attempts at conversion ; Overthrow of the idols ; Jeronimo de Aguilar ; His adventures ; Employed as an interpreter ; Fleet arrives at Tabasco ; Hostile reception ; Fierce defiance of the natives ; Desperate conflict ; Effect of the fire-arms ; Cortes takes Tabasco ; Ambush of the Indians ; The country in arms ; Preparations for battle ; March on the enemy ; Joins battle with the Indians ; Doubtful struggle ; Terror at the war-horse ; Victory of the Spaniards ; Number of slain ; Treaty with the natives ; Conversion of the heathen ; Catholic communion ; Spaniards embark for Mexico -- Chapter 5 : Voyage along the coast ; Natives come on board ; Dona Marina ; Her history ; Her beauty and character ; First tidings of Montezuma ; Spaniards land in Mexico ; First interview with the Aztecs ; Their magnificent presents ; Cortes displays his cavalry ; Aztec paintings -- Chapter 6 ; Montezuma then upon the throne ; Inaugural address ; The wars of Montezuma ; His civil policy ; Oppression of his subjects ; Foes of his empire ;

Superstition of Montezuma ; Mysterious prophecy ; Portentous omens ; Dismay of the emperor ; Embassy and presents to the Spaniards ; Life in the Spanish camp ; Rich present from Montezuma ; Large gold wheels ; Message from Montezuma ; Effects of the treasure on the Spaniards ; Return of the Aztec envoys ; Prohibition of father Olmedo ; Desertion of the natives -- Chapter 7 : Discontent of the soldiery ; Envoys form the Totonacs ; Dissensions in the Aztec empire ; Proceeding in the camp ; Cortes prepares to return to Cuba ; Army remonstrate ; Cortes yields ; Foundation of Villa Rica ; Resignation and reappointment of Cortes ; Divisions in the camp ; General reconciliation ; March to Cempalla ; Picturesque scenery ; Remains of victims ; Terrestrial paradise ; Love of flowers by the natives ; Their splendid edifices ; Hospitable entertainment at Cempoalla ; Conference with the Cacique ; Proposals of alliance ; Advance of the Spaniards ; Arrival of Aztec nobles ; Artful policy of Cortes ; Allegiance of the natives ; City of Villa Rica built ; Infatuation with Indians - Chapter 8 : Embassy from Montezuma ; Its results ; Severe discipline in the army ; Gratitude of Cempoallan cacique ; Attempt at conversion ; Sensation among the natives ; The idols burned ; Consecration of the sanctuary ; New from Cuba ; Presents for Charles the fifth ; First letter of Cortes ; Dispatches to Spain ; Agents for the mission ; Departure of the ship ; It touches at Cuba ; Rage of Velasquez ; Ship arrives in Spain ; Conspiracy in the camp ; Destruction of the fleet ; Oration of Cortes ; Enthusiasm of the army ; Notice of Las Casas ; His life and character ; Criticism on his works

Book 3 : Chapter 1 : Squadron off the coast ; Stratagem of Cortes ; Arrangement at Villa Rica ; Spaniards begin their march ; Climb the Cordilleras ; Wild mountain scenery ; Immense heaps of human skulls ; Transactions with the natives ; Accounts of Montezuma's power ; Moderation of father Olmedo ; Indian dwellings ; Cortes determines his route ; Embassy to Tlascala ; Remarkable fortification ; Arrival in Tlascala -- Chapter 2 : The Tlascalans ; Their migrations ; Their government ; Public games ; Order of knighthood ; Internal resources ; Their civilization ; Struggles with the Aztecs ; Means of defense ; Sufferings of the Tlascalans ; Their hardy character ; Debates in the senate ; Spaniards advance ; Desperate onslaught ; Retreat of the Indians ; Bivouac of the Spaniards ; The army resumes its march ; Immense host of barbarians ; Bloody conflict in the pass ; Enemy give ground ; Spaniards clear the pass ; Cessation of hostilities ; Results of the conflict ; Troops encamp for the night -- Chapter 3 : Envoys to Tlascala ; Foraging party ; Bold defiance by the Tlascalans ; Preparations for battle ; Appearance of the Tlascalans ; Showy costume of the warriors ; Their weapons ; Desperate engagement ; The combat thickens ; Divisions among the enemy ; Decisive victory ; Triumph of science over numbers ; Dread of cavalry ; Indian council ; Night attack ; Spaniards victorious ; Embassy to Tlascala ; Peace with the enemy ; Patriotic spirit of their chief -- Chapter 4 : Spaniards scour the country ; Success of the phony ; Discontents in the camp ; Representations of the malcontents ; Reply of Cortes ;

Difficulties of the enterprise ; Mutilation of the spies ; Interview with the Tlascalan chief ; Peace with the republic ; Embassy from Montezuma ; Declines to receive the Spaniards ; They advance towards the city -- Chapter 5 : Spaniards enter Tlascala ; Rejoicings on their arrival ; Description of Tlascala ; Its houses and streets ; Its fairs and police ; Divisions of the city ; Wild scenery round Tlascala ; Character of the Tlascalans ; Vigilance of Cortes ; Attempted conversion ; Resistance of the natives ; Zeal of Cortes ; Prudence of the friar ; Character of Olmedo ; Mass celebrated in Tlascala ; The Indians maidens ; Aztec embassy ; Power of Montezuma ; Embassy from Ixtlilxochitl ; Deputies from Cholula ; Invitation to Cholila ; Prepare to leave Tlascala. Volume 2 : Chapter 6 : City of Cholula ; Its history ; Religious traditions ; Its ancient pyramid ; Temple of Quetzalcoatl ; Holy city ; Magnificent scenery ; Spaniards leave Tlascala ; Indian volunteers ; Army enters Cholula ; Brilliant reception ; Envoys from Montezuma ; Suspicions of conspiracy ; Fidelity of Marina ; Alarming situation of Cortes ; Interview with Caciques ; Night-watch of the Spaniards -- Chapter 7 : Preparations for a secret assault ; Natives collect in the square ; The signal given ; Terrible massacre ; Onset of the Tlascalans ; Defense of the pyramid ; Division of the spoil ; Restoration of order ; Reflection on the massacre ; Right of conquest ; Missionary spirit ; Policy of Cortes ;

His perilous situation ; Cruelty to be charged on him ; Terror of "the white gods" ; The crossed raised in Cholula ; Victims liberated from the cages ; Christian temple reared on the pyramid ; Embassy from Montezuma ; Departure of the Cempoallans -- Chapter 8 : Spaniards leave Cholula ; Signs of treachery ; The army reaches the mountains ; Wild traditions ; The great volcano ; Spaniards ascend its sides ; Perils of the enterprise ; Subsequent ascent ; Descent into the crater ; The troops suffer from the tempest ; First view of the valley ; Its magnificence and beauty ; Impression on Spaniards ; Disaffection of the natives to Montezuma ; Embassy from the emperor ; His gloomy apprehensions ; Silence of the oracles ; Spaniards advance ; Death of the Tezcucan lord ; Floating gardens ; Crowds assembled on the roads ; Army reaches Iztapalapan ; Its celebrated gardens ; Striking view of Mexico -- Chapter 9 : Preparation to enter the capital ; Army enters on the great causeway ; Beautiful environs ; Brilliant procession of chiefs ; Splendid retinue of Montezuma ; Dress of the emperor ; His person ; His reception of Cortes ; Spaniards enter the capital ; Feeling of the Aztecs ; Hospitable reception ; The Spanish quarters ; Precaution of the general ; Visited by the emperor ; His rich presents ; Superstitious terrors ; Royal palace ; Description of its interior ; Cortes visits Montezuma ; Attempts to convert the monarch ; Entire failure ; His religious views ; Montezuma's eloquence ; His courteous bearing ; Reflections of Cortes ; Notice of Herrera ; Criticism on his history ; Life of Toribio ; Peter martyr ; His works

Book 4: Chapter 1 : Lake of Tezcucp ; Its diminution ; Floating islands ; The ancient dikes ; Houses of ancient Mexico ; Its streets ; Its population ; Its aqueducts and fountains ; The imperial palace ; Adjoining edifices ; Magnificent aviary ; Extensive menagerie ; Collection of dwarfs ; Beautiful gardens ; Royal hill of Chapoltepec ; Wives of Montezuma ; His meals ; Luxurious dessert ; Custom of smoking ; Ceremonies at court ; Economy of the palace ; Oriental civilization ; Symptoms of decline in power -- Chapter 2 : Mexican costume ; Great market of Mexico ; Quarter of the goldsmiths ; Booths of the armorers ; Provisions for the capital ; Throngs in the market ; Aztec money ; The great temple ; Its structure ; Dimensions ; Instruments of worship ; Grand view from the temple ; Shrines of the idols ; Imprudence of Cortes ; Interior sanctuaries ; Mound of skulls ; Aztec seminaries ; Impression on the Spaniards ; Hidden treasures ; Mass performed in Mexico -- Chapter 3 : Anxiety of Cortes ; Council of war ; Opinions of the officers ; Bold project of Cortes ; Spaniards ; He is carried to their quarters ; Tumult among the Aztecs ; Montezuma's treatment ; Vigilant patrol ; Trial of the Aztec chiefs ; Montezuma in irons ; Chiefs burnt at the stake ; Emperor allowed to return ; Declines this permission ; Reflections on these proceedings ; Views of the conquerors --

Chapter 4 : Troubles at Vera Cruz ; Vessels built on the lake ; Montezuma's life in the Spanish quarters ; His munificence ; Sensitive to insult ; The emperor's favorites ; Spaniards attempt his conversion ; Brigantines on the lake ; The royal chase ; Lord of Tezcuco ; Meditated insurrection ; Policy of Cortes ; Tezcucan lord in chains ; Surveys the coast -- Chapter 5 : Montezuma convenes his nobles ; Swears allegiance to Spain ; His distress ; Its effect on the Spaniards ; Imperial treasures ; Splendid ornaments ; The royal fifth ; Amount of the treasure ; Division of spoil ; Murmurs of the soldiery ; Cortes demands the Teocalli ; Christian worship in the sanctuary ; National attachments to religion ; Discontents of the Aztecs ; Montezuma's warning ; Reply of Cortes ; Insecurity in the Castilian quarters -- Chapter 6 : Cortes emissaries arrive in Spain ; Their fate ; Proceedings at court ; The bishop of Burgos ; Emperor postpones his decision ; Velazquez meditates revenge ; Sends Narvaez against Cortes ; The audience interferes ; Narvaez sails for Mexico ; He anchors off San Juan de Ulua ; Vaunts of Narvaez ; Sandoval prepares for defence ; His treatment of the invaders ; Cortes hears of Narvaez ; He bribes his emissaries ; Sends an envoy to his camp ; The friar's intrigues ; Embarrassment of Cortes ; He prepares for departures ; He leaves the capital -- Chapter 7 : Cortes crosses the valley ;

Reinforced at Cholula ; Falls in with his envoy ; Unites with Sandoval ; He reviews his troops ; Embassy from Narvaez ; His letter to the general ; Cortes tenure of authority ; Negotiates with Narvaez ; Spaniards resume their march ; Prepare for the assault ; Cortes harangues the soldiers ; Their enthusiasm in his cause ; He divides his forces ; Quarters of Narvaez at Cempoalla ; Cortes crosses the Rio de Canoas ; Surprises Narvaez wounded and taken ; The sanctuary in flames ; The garrisons surrender ; Cortes gives audience to his captives ; Reflections on the enterprise -- Chapter 8 : Discontent of the troops of Narvaez ; Policy of Cortes ; He displeases his veterans ; He divides his forces ; News of an insurrection in the capital ; Cortes prepares to return ; Arrives at Tlascala ; Beautiful landscape ; Disposition of the natives ; News from the Spaniards in Mexico ; Cortes marches to the capital ; Signs of alienation in the Aztecs ; Spaniards reenter the capital ; Cause of the insurrection ; Massacre by Alvarado ; His apology for the deed ; His probable motives ; Rising of the Aztecs ; Assault the garrison ; Cortes reprimands his officer ; His coldness to Montezuma ; Cortes releases Montezuma's brother ; He heads the Aztecs ; The city in arms ; Notice of Oviedo ; His life and writings ; Camargo's history

Book 5 : Chapter 1 : Quarters of the Spaniards ; Desperate assault of the Aztecs ; Cannonade of the besieged ; Indians fire the outworks ; Fury of the Mexicans ; Appearance of their forces ; Sally of the Spaniards ; Aztecs shower missiles from the Azoteas ; Their dwellings in flames ; Spaniards gallantry of Cortes ; Resolute bearing of the Aztecs ; Cortes requests Montezuma to interpose ; He ascends the turret ; Addresses his subjects ; Is dangerously wounded ; His grief and humiliation -- Chapter 2 : The Aztecs hold the great temple ; It is stormed by the Spaniards ; Spirited resistance ; Bloody combat on the area ; Heroism of Cortes ; Spaniards victorious ; Conflagration of the temple ; Cortes invites a parley ; He addresses the Aztecs ; Spirit of the Aztecs ; The Spaniards dismayed ; Distresses of the garrison ; Military machine of Cortes ; Impeded by the canals ; Sharp combats in the city ; Bold bearing of Cortes ; Apparition of St. James ; Attempt to convert Montezuma ; Its failure ; Last hours of Montezuma ; His character ; His posterity ; Effect of his death on the Spaniards ; Interment of Montezuma -- Chapter 3 : Council of way ; Predictions of the astrologer ; Their effect on Cortes ; He decides to abandon the capital ; Arranges his order of march ; Spaniards assailed on the causeway ; The bridge wedged in the stones ;

Despair of the Spaniards ; Fearful carnage ; Wreck of bodies and treasure ; Spaniards arrive at the third breach ; The cavaliers return to the rescue ; Condition of the rear ; Alvarado's leap ; Sad spectacle of the survivors ; Feelings of Cortes ; Spaniards defile through Tacuba ; Storm the temple ; Reflections of the general ; The loss of the Spaniards -- Chapter 4 : Quiet of the Mexicans ; The Spaniards resume their retreat ; Distress of the army ; Their heroic fortitude ; Pyramids of Teotihuacan ; Account of them ; Their probable destination ; The Micoatl, or path of the dead ; The races who reared them ; Indian host in the valley of Otumba ; Sensations of the Spaniards ; Instructions of Cortes ; He leads the attack ; Great battle of Otumba ; Gallantry of the Spaniards ; Instructions of Cortes ; Their forces in disorder ; Desperate effort of Cortes ; The Aztec chief is slain ; The barbarians put to the fight ; Rich spoil for the victors ; Reflections on the battle -- Chapter 5 : Spaniards arrive at Tlascala ; Friendly reception ; Feeling of the Tlascalans ; Spaniards recruit their strength ; Their further misfortunes ; Tidings from Villa Rica ; Indomitable spirit of Cortes ; Their remonstrance ;

The general's resolute reply ; Jealousy of the Tlascalans ; Cortes strives to allay it ; Events in Mexico ; Preparation for defence ; Aztec embassy to Tlascala; Stormy debate in the senate ; Mexican alliance rejected -- Chapter 6 : War with the surrounding tribes ; Battle with the Tepeacans ; They are branded as slaves ; Hostilities with the Aztecs renewed ; Suspicions of the allies ; Cortes heads his forces ; Capture of Quauhquechollan ; Mexicans routed ; Spaniards follow up the blow ; Cortes' treatment of his allies ; State of his resources ; Building of the Brigantines ; Death of Maxixca ; The smallpox in Mexico ; The disaffected soldiers leave the army ; Arrival of reinforcements ; Further good fortune of Cortes ; His letter to the emperor ; Memorial of the army ; The policy of Cortes ; Returns in triumph to Tlascala ; Prepares for the final campaign -- Chapter 7 : The Aztec monarch dies ; The electors appoint another ; Prayer of the high-priest ; Guatemozin elected emperor ; Prepares for war ; Amount of the Spanish force ; Cortes reviews his troops ; His animated address ; Number of the Indian allies ; Their brilliant array ; Military code of Cortes ; Its purpose ; Its salutary provisions ; The troops begin their march ; Designs of Cortes ; He selects his route ; Crosses the sierra ; Magnificent view of the valley ; Energy of Cortes ; Affairs in Tezcuco ; Spaniards arrive there ; Overtures of the Tezucans ; The inhabitants leave the town ; Prince Ixtilxochitl ; His youthful excess ; Disputes the succession ; Becomes the fast friend of the Spaniards ; Life and writings of Gomara ; Of Bernal Diaz

Volume 3 : Book 6: Chapter 1 : Headquarters at Tezcuco Cortes distrusts the natives ; Negotiates with the Aztecs ; City of Iztapalapan ; Spaniards march upon it ; Sack the town ; Natives break down the dikes ; Spaniards struggle in the flood ; Indian cities tender allegiance ; Some ask for protection ; Cortes detaches Sandoval to their aid ; Difficult situation of Cortes ; His sagacious policy ; Makes overtures to Guatemozin ; Spirit of the Indian emperor ; The Brigantines are completed ; Sandoval detached to transport them ; Signs of the massacre at Zoltepec ; Reahces Tlascala ; Tranportation of the Brigantines ; Joy at their arrival ; Reflections -- Chapter 2 : Cortes reconnoiters the capital ; Action at Xaltocan ; Spaniards for the lake ; Towns deserted as they advance ; Beautiful environs of Mexico ; Cortes occupies Tacuba ; The allies fire the town ; Ambuscade of the Aztecs ; Parley with the enemy ; Single combats ; Position of the parties ; Spaniards return to Tezcuco ; Embassy from Chalco ; Cortes coolness with Sandoval ; His reconciliation ; Arrival of reinforcements ; The Dominican friar -- Chapter 3 : Second reconnoitering expedition ;

Preparations for the march ; Spaniards enter the sierra ; Engagements in the passes ; Rocks rolled down by the Aztecs ; Enemy routed ; Spaniards bivouac in the Mulberry Grove ; Storm the cliffs ; March through the mountains ; Arrive at Cuernavaca ; Scenery in its environs ; Bold passage of the ravine ; Capture of the city ; Cortes recrosses the sierra ; Exquisite view of the valley ; Marches against Xochimilco ; Army arrives at Aojohuacan ; Ambuscade of the Indians ; Spaniards enter Tacuba ; View from its Teocalli ; Strong emotion of Cortes ; Return to Tezcuco -- Chapter 4 : Affairs in Spain ; Conspiracy in the camp ; Its design ; Disclosed to Cortes ; The ringleader executed ; Policy of Cortes ; The general's body-guard ; Brigantines launched; Impression on the spectators ; Muster of forces ; Instructions to the allies ; Cortes distributes his troops ; His spirited harangue ; Regulations read to the army ; Desertion of Xicotencatl ; His execution ; His character ; March of the army ; Quarrel of Olid and Alvarado ; Spaniards destroy the aqueduct ; Commencement of the siege -- Chapter 5 : Sandoval marches on Iztapalapan ; Cortes takes command of the fleet ;

Indian flotilla defeated ; Cortes occupies Xoloc ; Sandoval advances to Cojohuacan ; Skirmishes on the causeway ; Blockade complete ; Simultaneous assaults on Mexico ; Ramparts raised by the Aztecs ; Brigantines enfilade the causeway ; Spaniards enter the city ; Allies demolish the buildings ; Fierce battles in the city ; Spaniards reach the square ; Storm the pyramid ; Hurl the priests headlong ; The Aztecs rally ; Spaniards give way ; Cavalry to the rescue ; Retreat to their quarters ; Ixtlilxochitl in the camp ; A second assault ; Spaniards penetrate the city ; Fire the palace of Axayacatl ; Royal aviary in flames ; Rage of the Mexicans ; Their desperation ; Sufferings of the Spaniards ; Operations of Guatemozin ; His vigilance ; Ambuscade among the reeds ; Resources of the Indian emperor ; Accession of allies to the Spaniards ; Barracks for the troops ; Hard fare of the besiegers ; Spirit of the Aztecs -- Chapter 6 : Views of the Spaniards ; Council of war ; General assault on the city ; Cortes rebukes Alvarado ; The enemy gives way ; Their cunning stratagem ; Horn of Guatemozin sounds ; Aztecs turn upon their foe ; Terrible rout of the Spaniards ; Imminent danger of Cortes ; Self-devotion of his followers ; Sharp struggle on the causeway ; His division retreats ; Sandoval and Alvarado ; Their troops driven from the city ; Sandoval visits the general ; His interview with him ; Great drum beat in the temple ; Sacrifice of the captives ; Sensations of the Spaniards ; Rejoicings of the Aztecs ; Prophecy of the priests ; Defection of the allies ; Gloomy condition of the Spaniards ; Their constancy ; Heroism of their woman --

Chapter 7 : Allies return to the camp ; Accession of confederates ; Plan of the campaign ; The breaches filled ; Famine in the city ; Fruitless offers to Guetemozin ; Council of the Aztecs ; Result of their deliberations ; Buildings razed to the ground ; Single combats ; Guatemozin's palace in flames ; Sufferings of the besieged ; Neglect of their dead ; Their unconquerable spirit ; Conflagration of the Teocalli ; Success of Alvarado ; Spaniards in the market-place ; Cortes surveys the city ; Its desolation ; Battering engine ; Its failure -- Chapter 8 : Dreadful famine in the city ; Cannibalism ; The corpses fill the streets ; Pestilence sweeps off multitudes ; Alarming prodigies ; Spirit of Guetemozin ; Cortes requests an interview with him ; Guetemozin consents ; He avoids parley ; Murderous assault ; Appalling scene of carnage ; Preparations for the final attack ; Cortes urges an interview ; The signal given ; Aztecs attempt to escape ; Capture of Guatemozin ; Cessation of hostilities ; Person of Guatemozin ; Brought before Cortes ; His wife, Montezuma's daughter ; Furious thunderstorm ; Mexicans abandon their city ; Number of those who perished ; Amount of the spoil ; Cortes dismisses his allies ; Rejoicings of the Spaniards ; Solemn thanksgiving ; Reflections ; Aztec institutions ; Their moral influence ; Cruelty ascribed to the Spaniards ; The conquest as a military achievement ; Notice of the historian solis ; His life and writings ; Sahagun's twelfth book

Book 7 : Chapter 1 : Small amount of treasure ; Disappointment of the soldiers ; Torture of Guatemozin ; His fortitude unshaken ; Submission of the country ; The southern ocean reached ; Rebuilding of the capital ; Aztec prophecy accomplished ; Mission to castile ; Envoys captured by the French ; Charges against Cortes ; Tapia sent to New Spain ; Insurrection of the natives ; Quelled by Sandoval ; Fonseca's hostility to Cortes ; His cause referred to a select tribunal ; Accusations against Cortes ; Defence by his friends ; Acts of Cortes ratified ; He is confirmed in the supreme authority ; He triumphs over Fonseca ; Mortification of Velasquez ; His death and character -- Chapter 2 : Mexico rebuilt ; Edifices in the city ; Its fortress ; Its population ; Settlement of the country ; Encouragements to marriage ; The wife of Cortes arrives in Mexico ; Her death ; System of repartimientos ; Reward of the Tlascalans ; Treatment of the natives ; Franciscan missionaries ; Their reception by Cortes ; Progress of conversion ; Settlements of the conquerors ; Cultivation of the soil ; Fleet burnt at Zacatula ; Voyages to discover a strait ; Expedition to Alvarado ; Result of the enterprises of Cortes --

Chapter 3 : Deflection of Olid ; Cortes prepares to visit Honduras ; The general's retinue ; Obstacles on the march ; Passes near Palenque ; Lost in the mazes of the forests ; Horses sink in marshes ; Reports of a conspiracy ; Guatemozin arrested ; His execution ; His character ; Feelings of the army ; Cause of the execution ; Cortes' remorse ; Prosecution of the march ; Lake of Peten ; Dona Marina ; Her meeting with her mother ; She marries a Castillian knight ; Her son Don Martin ; Missionaries in the Isles of Peten ; Passage of "the mountain of flints" ; Army arrives in Honduras ; Famine in the colony ; Cortes reaches Truxillo ; Prepares to reduce Nicaragua ; His romantic daring ; Tidings from Mexico -- Chapter 4 : Misrule in Mexico ; Cortes attempts to return ; Driven back by the tempest ; His despondency ; Embarks once more for Mexico ; Lands near San Juan de Ulua ;

Progress to the capital ; Cortes re-enters Mexico in state ; Distrust of the crown ; Ponce de Leon sent as commissioner ; He dies on his arrival ; Appoints Estrada his successor ; Affronts to Cortes ; He leaves the city ; The commission of the royal audience ; Cortes determines to return to Spain ; New of his father's death ; Preparations for departure ; He lands at Palos ; His meeting with Pizarro ; Death of Sandoval ; His person and character ; Brilliant reception of Cortes ; Sensation caused by his presence ; Admitted to an audience by the emperor ; Charles V. visits him when ill ; He is made Marquis of the valley ; Grants of lands and vassals ; Refused the government of Mexico ; Reinstated in his military command ; Cortes' second marriage ; Splendid presents to his bride ; His residence at court -- Chapter 5 : Cortes embarks for Mexico ; Stops at Hispaniola ; Proceedings of the audience ; Cortes lands at Villa Rica ; Reception in Mexico ; Retires to his estates ; His improvements of them ; His voyages of discovery ; He embarks for California ; Disastrous expedition ; Arrival of a viceroy ; Policy of the crown ; Maritime enterprises of Cortes ; His disgust with Mendoza ; His final return to Castile ; He joins the expedition to Algiers ; His cold reception by Charles V., Cortes' last letter to the emperor ; Taken ill at Seville ; His will ; Scruples of conscience as to slavery ; Views entertained on this topic ; He moves to Castilleja ; Death of Cortes ; His funeral obsequies ; Fate of his remains ; Posterity of Cortes ; His character ; His knight-errantry ; His military genius ; Power over his soldiers ; Character as a conqueror ; His enlightened views ; His private life ; His bigotry ; His manners and habits

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