Herrera, Antonio de, i. 287, _note_, 295 _note_. On Cortés’ escape on a plank, 308, _note_. On Aguilar’s temptations, 340, _note_. Gives a speech by Marina, ii. 123, _note_. On the Spaniards at Cholula, 191, _note_. On Canoes in Lake Tezcuco, 249, _note_. Account of, and of his writings, 272-274. On humming-birds, 294, _note_. On cochineal, 314, _note_. On arrows at the Aztec assault, iii. 109, _note_. On gold thrown away, 187, _note_. On stewed human flesh, 225, _note_. On launching brigantines, 363, _note_. Herrick, cited, i. 190, _note_. Hesiod, on brass and iron, i. 154, _note_. Hidalguía, privileges of the, iii. 365, _note_. Hieroglyphics, i. 106. Egyptian and Aztec, compared, 108, 109, 263. Chiefly representative, among the Mexicans, 109. Education respecting, 113. Of the Mendoza Codex, 118, _note_. Of the Dresden Codex, 118, 119, _note_, 263. On interpreting, 119, _note_, 121. For months and days, 126. For half-centuries, 130. For years, 130-132, _note_, 246. In the lunar calendar, 133. Of the Aztec calendar, 247, _note_. On Oriental coincidences with Aztec, 262. See _Paintings_. Hieronymite commission to redress Indian grievances, i. 286, ii. 73. Their authority for the expedition under Cortés, 296, 316. Redress asked of the, ii. 64. Their discretion, 73. High-priests, Aztec, i. 81, and _note_. One of the, liberated, iii. 143. Prayer of the, at the election of Guatemozin, 247. Hill of Otoncalpolco, or Hill of Montezuma, iii. 176, 308. The temple there, 177. Church there, 184. Hispaniola, Las Casas in, ii. 73, 75. Despatches to, by Cortés, iii. 243. Detention of Cortés at, iv. 225, 228. See _Royal Audience_. Historians, four, of the house of Nezahualcoyotl, i. 187, _note_. Holguin, captures Guatemozin, iv. 100. Quarrels with Sandoval, 101. Homer, and the theogony of the Greeks, i. 67. Cited, 77, _note_, 168, _note_. Honduras, expeditions to, i. 267, _note_, iv. 171, 175, 203, _note_. Honor, the Aztec law of, i. 99, _note_. Horn of Guatemozin sounded, iv. 41, 47. Horse, homage to the, at Peten, iv. 193. Horses, in Cortés’ expedition, i. 328. Dearness of, 328, _note_, iv. 40, _note_. Landing of, at Tabasco, i. 349. Loss of, at Tlascala, ii. 116. Buried, 122. All, wounded, 139. Give out, 147. Effect of, at Mexico, 256. Aztecs cling to, iii. 116. Eaten, 186. New supply of, 238. Loss of, at the general assault, iv. 40. See _Cavalry_. Hospitals, i. 60, ii. 6. Hours, astrological symbols for, i. 248, _note_. Household gods, i. 75. Broken, 140. Huacachula, iii. 227, _note_. See _Quauhquechollan_. Huaxtepec, iii. 317, 331. Huehuetoca, drain of, ii. 283. Huejotlipan, iii. 207. Huematzin composed the Teoamoxtli or divine book, i. 122, _note_. Huexotzinco, meaning of, i. 111.