Cortes enters the Tlascalan territory--Character of the people--Wars with the Tlascalans--Cortes subdues them--They become his allies--Marches to Cholula--Conspiracy and awful massacre of the Cholulans.....64 CHAPTER V. Cortes sends messengers to Montezuma, and leaves Cholula--Alarm of Montezuma--The Spaniards reach the summit of Ithualco, and see the valley of Mexico--Montezuma retires to the palace of Tlillancalmecatl to mourn and pray--Sends his nephew Cacamatzin to dissuade Cortes from entering his city--Cortes crosses the causeway of Iztapalapan--Meets Montezuma--His splendid appearance--Enters Mexico, and makes his quarters at the palace of Axajacatl--Montezuma visits him--Cortes returns the visit--By his permission, visits the great market-place, the temple, &c.--Is disgusted in the temple--Anger of Montezuma--Suspicions of the Tlascalans--Death of Escalante--Treachery of the nobles--Cortes resolves to seize Montezuma--Enters his palace, and carries him away to the Spanish quarters.....83 CHAPTER VI. Montezuma becomes satisfied at the Spanish quarters--Arrival of Quauhpopoca--He is delivered to Cortes--His confession--Is tried, and condemned to die--Montezuma is fettered, and Quauhpopoca burnt--Revolt of Cacamatzin, the lord of Tezcuco--He is made a prisoner--Cortes persuades Montezuma to swear allegiance to the King of Spain--and to send him a present of gold and silver--The nobles are roused--Montezuma orders Cortes to leave the country--allows him time to build ships for his departure--Arrival of Pamphilo de Narvaez with eighteen ships--Cortes is ordered again to leave--His joy and disappointment--Treachery of Montejo--Anger of Velasquez--Endeavors to make a friend of Narvaez--Sends him messages and presents--Narvaez proves stubborn--Cortes leaves one hundred and fifty men with Alvarado at Mexico, and marches to Chempoalla--Attacks him at midnight and makes him a prisoner--The soldiers of Narvaez gladly enlist under him.....102 CHAPTER VII. Insurrection of the Mexicans in the capital--Struggles of Cortes--Death of Montezuma--Awful conflict in the temple--The Spaniards retreat from Mexico--Dreadful massacre on the causeway of Tacuba--Cortes escapes with the remnant of his army to the temple of Otoncalpolco--Determines to go to Tlascala.....120 CHAPTER VIII.