Works, Volumes 23-24Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... reached the fortified town called Quiahuitztlan , which stands amid great rocks and lofty cliffs and if there had been any resistance it would have been very difficult to capture it . Expecting that there would be fighting we kept a ...
... reached the fortified town called Quiahuitztlan , which stands amid great rocks and lofty cliffs and if there had been any resistance it would have been very difficult to capture it . Expecting that there would be fighting we kept a ...
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... reached Tlaxcala , where we learnt that up to the time that Montezuma and his captains heard that we had defeated Narvaez they did not cease to attack , and had already killed seven of his [ Alvarado's ] soldiers and burnt his quarters ...
... reached Tlaxcala , where we learnt that up to the time that Montezuma and his captains heard that we had defeated Narvaez they did not cease to attack , and had already killed seven of his [ Alvarado's ] soldiers and burnt his quarters ...
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... reached us through letters brought by some soldiers , that a large ship had arrived from Spain and the Canary Islands , laden with a great variety of merchandise , muskets , powder , crossbows and crossbow cords , and three horses , and ...
... reached us through letters brought by some soldiers , that a large ship had arrived from Spain and the Canary Islands , laden with a great variety of merchandise , muskets , powder , crossbows and crossbow cords , and three horses , and ...
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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