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The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2): Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. — John Shaqi

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2): Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

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The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2): Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

Name: The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2): Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.
Author: Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540

CHAP. LXXVI. How mass was said in the presence of a great number of
  caziques, and of the present the latter brought us                    178

  CHAP. LXXVII. How the caziques presented their daughters to Cortes and
  all of us, and what further happened                                  180

  CHAP. LXXVIII. How Cortes gained some information respecting Mexico from
  Xicotencatl and Maxixcatzin                                           183

  CHAP. LXXIX. How our captain Hernando Cortes and all our officers and
  soldiers determine to march to Mexico                                 187

  CHAP. LXXX. How the great Motecusuma despatched four ambassadors to us,
  all men in high authority, with presents in gold and cotton stuffs, and
  what they said to our captains                                        190

  CHAP. LXXXI. How the inhabitants of Cholulla despatched four Indians to
  us, all men of no distinction, to apologise for not having visited us in
  Tlascalla, and what further happened                                  192

  CHAP. LXXXII. How we arrived in the town of Cholulla, and the brilliant
  reception we met with                                                 193

  CHAP. LXXXIII. How the inhabitants of Cholulla concerted a plan, at the
  instigation of Motecusuma, to murder us all, and what further happened
                                                                        195

  CHAP. LXXXIV. The negotiations we set on foot with the great Motecusuma,
  and the ambassadors we sent him                                       208

  CHAP. LXXXV. How the powerful Motecusuma sends a valuable present in
  gold to us, and the message which accompanied it, and how we all agree
  to commence our march upon Mexico; and what further happened          210

  CHAP. LXXXVI. How we set out on our march to Mexico; what happened to us
  on our route; and the message Motecusuma sent us                      212

  CHAP. LXXXVII. How the powerful Motecusuma again sends ambassadors to us
  with a present of gold and cotton stuffs: that monarch's message to
  Cortes, and the answer he returns                                     216

  CHAP. LXXXVIII. The magnificent and pompous reception which the powerful
  Motecusuma gave to Cortes and all of us, on our entrance into the great
  city of Mexico                                                        220

  CHAP. LXXXIX. How Motecusuma, accompanied by several caziques, pays us a
  visit in our quarters, and of the discourse that passed between him and
  our general                                                           223

  CHAP. XC. How our general, the day following, paid a visit to
  Motecusuma, and of the discourse that passed between them             225

  CHAP. XCI. Of Motecusuma's person, disposition, habits, and of his great
  power                                                                 228

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