Works, Volumes 23-24Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... priests and chieftains were silenced , Cortes ordered all the idols which we had overthrown and broken to pieces to be taken out of sight and burned . Then eight priests who had charge of the idols came out of a chamber and carried them ...
... priests and chieftains were silenced , Cortes ordered all the idols which we had overthrown and broken to pieces to be taken out of sight and burned . Then eight priests who had charge of the idols came out of a chamber and carried them ...
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... priests carried braziers containing incense with which they fumigated our Captain and us soldiers who were standing near him . When these priests and chiefs saw the Tlaxcalan Indians who came with us , they asked Doña Marina to tell the ...
... priests carried braziers containing incense with which they fumigated our Captain and us soldiers who were standing near him . When these priests and chiefs saw the Tlaxcalan Indians who came with us , they asked Doña Marina to tell the ...
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... priests were frightened , for he had sent to summon them and they did not want to come . It seems that one of these priests was a very important personage among them , who had charge of or command over all the Cues in the City , and was ...
... priests were frightened , for he had sent to summon them and they did not want to come . It seems that one of these priests was a very important personage among them , who had charge of or command over all the Cues in the City , and was ...
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Aguilar Alaminos Alonzo already anchor arrived arrow wound asked attack Ávila barter battle beads Bernal Díaz boats brought Caciques called canoes Cape Catoche Captain carried Cempoala Chanpoton CHAPTER chief coast Coatzacoalcos conquest Cortés ordered Cozumel Cristóbal crossbows Cruz Diego de Ordás Diego Velásquez Doña Marina expedition EXTRACTS FROM INTRODUCTION fat Cacique fleet Francisco de Lugo Francisco de Montejo Francisco Hernández gave gold Gomara Gonzalo Governor Guatemala happened Havana Hernández de Córdova Hernando Cortés horses Idols Indians Isla Island of Cuba Juan de Grijalva killed knew lances land leagues leave Lord maize Majesty March Maya Mexicans Mexico Montezuma Nahua named natives Pedro de Alvarado pilot port Potonchan province Rio de Grijalva river sail Santiago de Cuba sent ships shore soldiers soon Spain Spaniards story sword Tabasco tell things Tlaxcalans told took town TRANSLATOR Trinidad vessels voyage warriors wished Yucatan