CONTENTS

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I.THE DISCOVERY OF MEXICO[13]
II.EARLY LIFE OF CORTEZ[28]
III.THE VOYAGE TO MEXICO[57]
IV.FOUNDING A COLONY[84]
V.THE TLASCALANS SUBJUGATED[117]
VI.THE MARCH TO MEXICO[150]
VII.THE METROPOLIS INVADED[184]
VIII.BATTLE OF THE DISMAL NIGHT[214]
IX.THE CAPITAL BESIEGED AND CAPTURED[246]
X.THE CONQUEST CONSUMMATED[281]
XI.THE EXPEDITION TO HONDURAS[305]
XII.THE LAST DAYS OF CORTEZ[330]