The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne / atchieued by the vvorthy Prince Hernando Cortes, marques of the Valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to reade

by Francisco López de Gómara

FINIS.

A Table expressyng the Chapiters vvhiche are conteyned in this Historie.

• The birth and lynage of Hernando Cortez. Fol. [1].
• The age of Cortes vvhen he passed into India. [2]
• The time that Cortes abode in Santo Domingo. [5]
• Things that happened to Cortes in the lande of Cula. [6]
• The discouery of the nevv Spayne. [10].
• The inuentory of the treasure that Griialua brought. [12]
• The determinatiō of Cortes to prepare a fleete for discouery. [16]
• The nauy and men that Cortes caried to the Conquest. [20]
• The oration made by Cortes to his Souldiers. [24]
• The entraunce of Cortes into the Iland of Acusamil. [25]
• The Indiās of Acusamil gaue nevves of bearded men. [29]
• A miraculous chaunce hovv Aguillar came to Cortes. [31]
• The Iland of Acusamil. [35]
• The religion of the people of Acusamil. [40]
• The battell of Potonchan. [41]
• The battell of Cintla. [43]
• The Lord Tauasco yeeldeth to the Christians. [46]
• Questions demaunded by Cortes of the Cacike Tauasco. [48]
• Hovve the Indians of Potonchan brake dovvne their Idols. [50]
• The good entertaynement that Cortes had in Saint Iohn de Vlhua. [51]
• The talke of Cortes vvith Teudilli. [55]
• The presente by Mutezuma vnto Cortes. [58]
• Hovve Cortes knevv of discorde in the countrey. [61]
• Hovve Cortes vvent to suruey the countrey vvith .400. men. [64]
• Hovve Cortes rendred vp his office by pollicie. [67]
• Hovve the Souldiers chose Cortes for their Captayne generall. [69]
• The receeuing of Cortes into Zempoallan. [72]
• The talke of the Lorde of Zempoallan vvith Cortes. [76]
• Things that happened vnto Cortes in Chiauiztlan. [80]
• The message sent by Cortes to Mutezuma. [83]
• The rebellion done by the industry of Cortes. [85]
• The fundation of the riche tovvne of Vera Crux. [88]
• The taking of Tizapanfinca. [90]
• The presente that Cortes sente to the Emperour Charles for his fifth parte. [92]
• Letters in generall from the Magistrates of Vera Crux to the Emperour. [97]
• An vprore among the Souldiers agaynst Cortes, and the correction for the same. [100]
• Cortes caused all his shippes to bee sunke, a vvorthy fact. [102]
• Hovv the inhabitantes of Zempoallan brake dovvne their Idolles. [104].
• Hovv Olintlec exalted the mightie povver of Mutezuma. [107]
• The first encounter that Cortes had vvith the men of Tlaxcallan. [112]
• Hovve there ioyned a hundreth and fiftie thousande men agaynst Cortes. [116]
• The threatenings of the Indian campe agaynst the Spaniardes. [120]
• Hovve Cortes cut off the handes of fiftie espies. [124]
• The Embassage that Mutezuma sent vnto Cortes. [126]
• Hovve Cortes vvanne the Cittie of Zimpanzinco. [129]
• The desire that some of the Spanierdes had to leaue the vvarres. [132]
• The oration made by Cortes to his Souldiers. [133]
• Hovv Xicotencatl came for Embassadour to Cortes his campe. [136]
• The receiuing of Cortes into Tlaxcallan. [136]
• The description of Tlaxcallan. [141]
• The ansvvere of the Tlaxcaltecas touchyng the leauyng of their Idolles. [145]
• The discorde betvvene the Mexicans and the Tlaxcaltecas. [147]
• The solemne receyuing of the Spaniardes into Chololla. [148]
• The conspiracie of the Cholollans against the Spaniardes. [152]
• The punishment for conspiracy. [155]
• The sanctuary among the Indians vvas Chololla. [158]
• The hill called Popocatepec. [160]
• The consultation of Mutezuma cōcerning the cōming of Cortes into Mexico. [162]
• Things that happened to Cortes in his iourney tovvarde Mexico. [164].
• The solemne pompe vvherevvith Cortes vvas receyued into Mexico. [169]
• The Oration of Mutezuma to the Spaniardes. [172]
• The Maiestie and order vvhervvith Mutezuma vvas serued at his table. [175]
• The foote players that played before Mutezuma. [178]
• The tennys play in Mexico. [179]
• The number of vviues that Mutezuma had. [181]
• A house of foule vvhiche vvere only preserued for the feathers. [183]
• A house of fovvle for havvking. [184]
• The armory of Mutezuma. [186]
• The gardens of Mutezuma. [187]
• The court and guarde of Mutez. [188]
• The greate subiection of the people to their King. [189]
• The situation of Mexico. [192]
• The market place of Mexico. [196]
• The great temple of Mexico. [201]
• The Idols of Mexico. [204]
• The charnell house of Mexico. [206]
• Hovv Cortes tooke Mutezuma prisoner. [207]
• The recreation of hunting vvhiche Mutezuma vsed. [212]
• Hovve Cortes beganne to plucke dovvne the Idols of Mexico. [214]
• The exhortation made by Cortes to Mutezuma and the Citizens for the abolishing of Idolles. [215]
• The burning of the Lorde Qualpopoca and other Gentlemen. [219]
• The cause of the burnyng of Qualpopoca. [220]
• Hovv Cortes put a paire of gyues on Mutezuma his legges. [221]
• Hovve Cortes sente to seeke for the mynes of golde in diuers places. [223]
• The imprisonment of Cacama king of Tezcuco. [227]
• The sorovvfull oration that Mutezuma made vnto his noble men, to yeeld them to the Emperour. [230]
• The golde and Ievvels that Mutezuma gaue vnto Cortes for his first tribute. [233]
• Hovve Mutezuma required Cortes to depart from Mexico. [235]
• The feare that our men stande in to be sacrificed. [239]
• Hovv Iames Velasques sente Pamfilo de Naruaez agaynst Cortes. [241].
• The substaunce of a letter that Cortes vvrote vnto Naruaez. [244]
• The talke of Naruaiz to the Indians, and his ansvvere to Cortes. [246].
• The talke that Cortes had vvith his ovvne Souldiers. [249]
• The requestes of Cortes to Mutezuma. [251]
• The imprisonment of Pamfilo de Naruaiz. [252]
• The rebellion of Mexico. [256]
• The cause of the rebellion. [259]
• The threatnings of the Mexicans against the Spaniardes. [261]
• The great daūger that our mē vvere put in by the straungers. [263]
• The death of Mutezuma. [266]
• The combat betvveene the Spaniardes and the Indians. [268]
• Hovve the Mexicans refused the offer of peace and amitie. [271]
• Hovv Cortes fledde from Mexico. [274].
• The battell of Otumpan. [280]
• The entertaynement of the Spaniardes at their returne to Tlaxcallan. fol. [283]
• The protestation and request of the Souldiers to Cortes. [286]
• The oration made by Cortes in ansvvere to his Souldiers demaunde. [289]
• The vvarres of Tepcacac. [292]
• The great auctoritie that Cortes had among the Indians. [294]
• The Vergātines that Cortes caused to be buylte, and the Spanyerdes vvhiche he had to besiege Mexico. [296]
• The exhortation of Cortes to his Souldiers. [298]
• The exhortation made to the Indians of Tlaxcallan. [301]
• Hovv Cortes tooke Tezcuco. [302]
• The Spaniardes vvhich vvere sacrifised in Tezcuco. [307]
• Hovv the Vergātines vvere brought from Tlaxcallan to Tezcuco. [310].
• Of the docke or trenche vvhiche vvas made to lanche the Vergantines. [311]
• The order of the hoste and army to besiege Mexico. [314]
• The battell and victory of the Vergantines agaynst the Canoas. [316]
• Hovve Cortes besieged Mexico. [320].
• The firste skirmishe vvithin the Citie of Mexico. [322]
• The great hurte and damage in the house of Mexico by fire. [327]
• Things that happened to Pedro de Aluarado through his bolde attempt. [329]
• The triumph & sacrifice vvhich the Mexicans made for victory. [331]
• The determination of Cortes to destroy Mexico. [336]
• The hungar and infirmitie vvhiche the Mexicans suffered vvith great courage. [340]
• The imprisonment of Quahutimoc. [343].
• The taking of Mexico. [347]
• Maruelous signes and tokens of the destruction of Mexico. [349]
• The buylding vp agayne of the Citie of Mexico. [352]
• Hovv the Emperour sent to take account of Cortes his gouernment. [354].
• The death of the Licenciat Luys Ponce. [358]
• Hovv Cortes came into Spaine. [359]
• The honour vvhiche the Emperour shevved vnto Cortes vvith revvarde. [361]
• The mariage of Cortes. [362]
• Hovv the Chancery vvas firste placed in Mexico. [364]
• The returne of Cortes to Mexico. [367].
• The letters vvhich the Indians vsed in Mexico. [369]
• The Mexican yeare. [371]
• The Indians beleeued that fiue ages vvere paste, &c. [377]
• The nation of the Indians called Chichimecas. [378]
• The Coronation of the Kings of Mexico. [379]
• The opinion of the Mexicans concerning the soule. [382]
• The buriall of kings in Mexico. [383]
• The order of the burial of the kings of Michuacan. [386]
• The order of Matrimony among the Indians. [389]
• Of the iudges and order of Iustice. [391].
• The order of cruell sacrifice vsed among the Indians. [392]
• The order of certayne religions vvomen. [396]
• Hovv the Diuell appeared to the Indians in a strange forme. [398]
• The viceroys of Mexico. [399]
• The conuersion of the Indians. [401]
• The death of Hernādo Cortes. [402]

FINIS.

TRANSCRIBER'S ENDNOTE.

Inconsistent and strange spelling and grammar has been retained, with a few exceptions noted below. Sidenotes have been moved from beside paragraphs to the heads of the associated paragraphs. In some cases this may result in several sidenotes appearing together, between paragraphs.

These have been rendered herein with superscript notation: y^e, y^t, and w^t, and are abbreviations for "ye", "that", and "with".

Certain names such as "Mutezuma" or "Vitzilopuchtli" were generally printed in italic type, and sometimes were printed with what appears to the transcriber to be an interior capital Z, like this: "VitZilopuchtli". These have all been rendered with small z in this ebook.

Occasionally commas were printed where full stops were wanted, and vice versa. These have sometimes been fixed without comment here.