XVI.
La Noche Triste [158]-165
Overtures of friendship, [158]—Bold measures, [159]—Montezuma in the power of the Spaniards, [159]—A rival in the field, [159]—Alvarado, [160]—The feast of Huitzilopochtli, [160]—The Spaniards in danger, [160]—Death of Montezuma, [161]—Mexican traditions, [162]—Cortés abandons the city, [163]—A desperate struggle, [163]—La Noche Triste, [164]—The scene of the battle, [164]; the losses, [165].