Aztecs [83]-95
Best known of the Anahuac tribes, [83]—Aztlan, [83]—The migration, [84]—Six centuries of wanderings, [84]—The name Mexican, [84],—Their adopted home, [84]—Chapultepec, [86]—Driven to the islands, [87]—A wretched life, [87]—Valor of the slaves, [87]—An abiding city, [87]—Tenochtitlan, or Mexico, [88]—Advances in civilization, [88]—Results of modern research, [89]—A king chosen, [90]—Early years of the kingdom, [91]—The Princess of Cloth, [92]—Canoas, [92]—Chimalpopoca, [94]—The usurpation, [94]—Maxtla, [95].
X.
Mexicans [96]-110
Itzcoatl, [96]—Alliance with Texcuco, [96]—War with Maxtla, [96]—Victory of the allies, [97]—Fall of the Tepanec monarchy, [97]—"The Valley Confederates," [98]—Reign of Motecuhzoma, [98]—Height of the Mexican power, [98]—Conquest of the Chalcas, [99]—Inundation and famine, [99]—Raid upon neighboring provinces, [100]—Laws of Motecuhzoma, 100; his successor, [101]—Tizoc, [101]—The Drinking-cup of the Eagle, [101]—Human sacrifice, [102]—Temple built by Tizoc, [105]—Dikes, [105]—A despot, [106]—Extent of the kingdom, [106]—Religious fanaticism, [108]—Doubtful records, [109].
XI.
Aztec Character [111]-123
Unreliable testimony, [111]—Hieroglyphics, [111]—Paintings, [112]—"Wanderings of the Aztecs," [112]—Religion, [114]—A future life, [114]—Funeral customs, [114]—Domestic life, [115]—Laws, [115]—Music, [115]—The Aztec calendar, [115]—Divisions of time, [116]—Names of days, etc., [117]—Opinions of antiquarians, [117]—The cycle, [118]—Unlucky days, [118]—Agriculture, [119]—Irrigation, [119]—A gentle race, [120]—The Priestesses, [121]—Coatlicue, the goddess of the earth, [122]—Source of Aztec greatness, [122]—A fatal policy, [123].
XII.
The Last of the Montezumas [124]-134