ILLUSTRATIONS: Autograph of Motolinia, 343; Title of Oviedo’s _Natural Hystoria_ (1526), 344; Arms of Oviedo, 345; his Autograph, 346; Head of Benzoni, 347. CHAPTER VI. CORTÉS AND HIS COMPANIONS. _The Editor_ 349 ILLUSTRATIONS: Velasquez, 350; Cannon of Cortés’ time, 352; Helps’s Map of Cortés’ Voyage, 353; Cortés and his Arms, 354; Gabriel Lasso de la Vega, 355; Cortés, 357; Map of the March of Cortés, 358; Cortés, 360; Montezuma, 361, 363; Map of Mexico before the Conquest, 364; Pedro de Alvarado, 366; his Autograph, 367; Helps’s Map of the Mexican Valley, 369; Tree of Triste Noche, 370; Charles V., 371, 373; his Autograph, 372; Wilson’s Map of the Mexican Valley, 374; Jourdanet’s Map of the Valley, _colored_, 375; Mexico under the Conquerors, 377; Mexico according to Ramusio, 379; Cortés in Jovius, 381; his Autograph, 381; Map of Guatemala and Honduras, 384; Autograph of Sandoval, 387; his Portrait, 388; Cortés after Herrera, 389; his Armor, 390; Autograph of Fuenleal, 391; Map of Mexico after Herrera, 392; Acapulco, 394; Full-length Portrait of Cortés, 395; Likeness on a Medal, 396. CRITICAL ESSAY 397 ILLUSTRATION: Autograph of Icazbalceta, 397. NOTES 402 ILLUSTRATIONS: Cortés before Charles V., 403; Cortés’ Map of the Gulf of Mexico, 404; Title of the Latin edition of his Letters (1524), 405; Reverse of its Title, 406; Portrait of Clement VII., 407; Autograph of Gayangos, 408; Lorenzana’s Map of Spain, 408; Title of _De insulis nuper inventis_, 409; Title of Gomara’s _Historia_ (1553), 413; Autograph of Bernal Diaz, 414; of Sahagun, 416; Portrait of Solis, 423; Portrait of William H. Prescott, 426. DISCOVERIES ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. _The Editor_ 431 ILLUSTRATIONS: Map from the Sloane Manuscripts (1530), 432; from Ruscelli (1544), 432; Nancy Globe, 433; from Ziegler’s _Schondia_ (1532), 434; Carta Marina (1548), 435; Vopellio’s Map (1556), 436; Titlepage of Girava’s _Cosmographia_, 437; Furlani’s Map (1560), 438; Map of the Pacific (1513), 440; Cortés’ Map of the California Peninsula, 442; Castillo’s Map of the California Gulf (1541), 444; Map by Homem (1540), 446; by Cabot (1544), 447; by Freire (1546), 448; in Ptolemy (1548), 449; by Martines (155-?), 450; by Zaltieri (1566), 451; by Mercator (1569), 452; by Porcacchi (1572), 453; by Furlani (1574), 454; from Molineaux’ Globe (1592), 455; a Spanish Galleon, 456; Map of the Gulf of California by Wytfliet (1597), 458; of America by Wytfliet (1597), 459; of Terre de Iesso, 464; of the California Coast by Dudley (1646), 465; Diagram of Mercator’s Projection, 470. CHAPTER VII. EARLY EXPLORATIONS OF NEW MEXICO. _Henry W. Haynes_ 473