Diaz Del Castillo Bernal, Bernal Daz Del Castillo, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo

The True History of the Conquest of New Spain

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Produktbeschreibung

An eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (1519 1522); this volume focuses on the Aztec emperor Montezuma.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781108017060
• ISBN-10: 1108017061
• Artikelnr.: 30363974

Inhaltsangabe

Book V. The March to Mexico: 82. How we went to the city of Cholula; 83.
How, at the orders of Montezume, they had planned to kill us in the city of
Cholula; 84. About certain messages and messengers we sent to the Great
Montezuma; 85. How the Great Montezuma sent a present of gold; 86. How we
began our march to the city of Mexico; 87. How the Great Montezuma again
sent other ambassadors to us; 88. About the great and solemn reception
which the Great Montezuma gave Cortés; Book VI. The Stay in Mexico: 89. How
the Great Montezuma came to our quarters; 90. How on the following day our
Captain Cortés went to see the Great Montezuma; 91. Of the manner and
appearance of the Great Montezuma; 92. How our captain went out to see the
city of Mexico and Tlaltelolco; 93. How we made our church and altar; 94.
How the Mexican captains fought a battle against Juan de Escalante; 95. Of
the seizure of Montezuma; 96. How our Cortés sent a gentleman as his
lieutenant to Villa Rica; 97. How when the great Montezuma was a prisoner,
Cortés entertained him; 98. How Cortés ordered two sloops to be built; 99.
How we launched the two sloops; 100. How the nephews of the great Montezuma
went about assembling the other great lords and persuading them to come to
Mexico and free the great Montezuma; 101. How the great Montezuma and many
Caciques and chieftains gave fealty to His Majesty; 103. How the captains
returned whom our Cortés had sent to examine the mines; 104. How Cortés
told the great Montezuma to pay tribute; 105. How the gold which we had
obtained was divided; 106. How Juan Velásquez de Leon and the Treasurer,
Gonzalo Mejía, had words about the gold that was missing; 107. How the
Great Montezuma told Cortés that he wished to give him one of his daughters
in marriage; 108. How the great Montezume told our captain Cortés to leave
Mexico; Book VII. The Expedition Against Narvaez: 109. How Diego Velásquez
the Governor of Cuba hastened to send his Armada against us; 110. How
Pánfilo de Narvaez arrived at the port of San Juan de Ulúa; 111. How
Pánfilo de Narvaez sent five persons from his fleet to demand of Gonzalo de
Sandoval that he should surrender himself; 112. How Cortés wrote to the
Captain and to his other friends; 113. How the Captain Pánfilo de Narvaez
had words with the Oidor Lucas Vásquez de Ayllon; 114. How Narvaez went
with all his forces to Cempoala; 115. How the great Montezuma asked Cortés
why he wished to go against Narvaez; 116. How Cortés agreed with all us
soldiers that the Fraile de la Merced should be again sent to the camp of
Narvaez; 117. How the Fraile de la Merced went to Cempoala; 118. How in our
camp we held a muster of the soldiers; 119. How there came to our camp
Andrés de Duero; 120. How Juan Velásquez de Leon and Cortés's orderly named
Juan del Rio, arrived at the camp of Narvaez; 121. About the plan and
commands that were issued in our camp; 122. How after the defeat of Narvaez
there arrived the Indians of Chinantla; 123. How Cortés sent Captain
Francisco de Lugo to the port; Book VIII. The Flight From Mexico: 124. How
they went by forced marches; 125. How they made war on us in Mexico; 126.
When Montezume was dead Cortés decided to tell the news to his captains and
chieftain; 127. How we determined to flee from Mexico; 128. How we went to
the capital and largest town in Tlaxcala; Book IX. The Halt at Tepeaca:
129. How we went to the province of Tepeaca; 130. How a ship came from
Cuba; 131. How the Indians of Guacachula came to beg help from Cortés; 132.
How they arrived at the rock and port which is near Villa Rica, a ship;
133. How Cortés sent Gonzalo de Sandoval to bring to peace the towns of
Xalaçinco and Çacatami; 134. How all the men and women slaves were
collected to be branded in the name of His Majesty; 135. How the captains
and principal persons who had come in the company of Narvaez asked leave to
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