Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book. XVIII. Of some errors in the work of Francisco Lopez de Gomara 39 CHAP. XIX. How another armament was fitted out for a voyage to the newly discovered countries; the command of which was given to Hernando Cortes, afterwards Marquis of the Vale of Oaxaca; also of the secret cabals which were formed to deprive him of it 42 CHAP. XX. Of the designs and plans of Hernando Cortes after he had obtained the appointment of captain 45 CHAP. XXI. Cortes' occupations at Trinidad, and of the cavaliers and warriors who there joined our expedition, and other matters 47 CHAP. XXII. How the governor, Diego Velasquez, sends two of his officials in all haste to Trinidad, with full power and authority to deprive Cortes of his appointment of captain, and bring the squadron away, &c. 49 CHAP. XXIII. Cortes embarks with all his cavaliers and soldiers in order to sail along the south side of the island to the Havannah, and sends off one of the vessels to go around the north coast for the same port 51 CHAP. XXIV. Diego Velasquez sends one of his officials, named Gaspar Garnica, with full authority to take Cortes prisoner, whatever might be the consequence; and what further happened 54 CHAP. XXV. Cortes sets sail with the whole squadron for the island of Cozumel, and what further took place 56 CHAP. XXVI. Cortes reviews his troops, and what further happened 57 CHAP. XXVII. Cortes receives information that two Spaniards are in the power of the Indians at the promontory of Cotoche: the steps he took upon this news 58 CHAP. XXVIII. The manner in which Cortes divides the squadron. The officers whom he appointed to the command of the several vessels. His instructions to the pilots; the signals which were to be made with lanterns at night, &c. 62 CHAP. XXIX. How the Spaniard Geronimo de Aguilar, who was in the power of the Indians, came to us when he learnt that we had again returned to the island of Cozumel, and what further happened 63 CHAP. XXX. How we re-embark and sail for the river Grijalva, and what happened to us on our voyage there 66 CHAP. XXXI. How we arrive in the river Grijalva, called in the Indian language the Tabasco; the battle we fought there; and what further took place 68 CHAP. XXXII. How Cortes despatches two of our principal officers, each with one hundred men, to explore the interior of the country, and what further took place 71 CHAP. XXXIII. Cortes issues orders that we should hold ourselves in readiness to march against the Indians on the following day; he also commands the horses to be brought on shore. How the battle terminates we fought with them 73 CHAP. XXXIV. How we are attacked by all the caziques of Tabasco, and the whole armed force of this province, and what further took place 74 CHAP. XXXV. How Cortes assembles all the caziques of this province, and what further happened 77 CHAP. XXXVI. How all the caziques and calachonis of the river Grijalva arrive with presents, and what happened after this 80 CHAP. XXXVII. How Doña Marina herself was a caziquess, and the daughter of distinguished personages; also a ruler over a people and several towns; and how she came to Tabasco 84 CHAP. XXXVIII. How we arrive with our vessels in San Juan de Ulua, and what we did there 86 CHAP. XXXIX. How Teuthlille makes his report to Motecusuma, and gives him our presents; as also what further took place in our camp 90 CHAP. XL. How Cortes goes in search of another harbour and a good spot to found a colony, and what further happened 92 CHAP. XLI. What happened on account of our bartering for gold, and of other things which took place in our camp 94 CHAP. XLII. How we elected Hernando Cortes captain-general and chief justice until we should receive the emperor's commands on this head; and what further happened 97 CHAP. XLIII. How the partisans of Diego Velasquez would not acknowledge the power we had conferred upon Cortes, and what further took place 100 CHAP. XLIV. How Pedro de Alvarado was ordered to make an excursion into the interior of the country, in order to procure maise and other provisions; and what further happened 101 CHAP. XLV. How we marched into Sempoalla, which at that period was a very considerable township, and what we did there 104 CHAP. XLVI. How we march into Quiahuitzlan, which was a town with fortifications, and were most friendly received 106 CHAP. XLVII. How Cortes ordered the five Mexican tax-gatherers to be imprisoned, and no further obedience to be paid Motecusuma, nor tribute to be exacted; and of the rebellion which was now excited against this monarch 109 CHAP. XLVIII. How we resolved to found Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, and construct a fortress on the low meadows, in the neighbourhood of some salt springs and the harbour, where our vessels were anchored; and what further happened 111 CHAP. XLIX. How the fat cazique and other chief men of the country come and complain to Cortes that a garrison of Mexicans had been thrown into the strong fortress of Tzinpantzinco, committing great depredations; and what further took place 114 CHAP. L. How some of Diego Velasquez's adherents refused to take any further part in our proceedings, and declared their determination to return to Cuba, seeing that Cortes was earnestly bent upon founding a colony, and had already commenced to pacify the inhabitants 115 CHAP. LI. What happened to us at Tzinpantzinco, and how, on our return to Sempoalla, we destroyed all the idols; likewise of other matters 117 CHAP. LII. How Cortes erects an altar, and places thereon the image of the blessed Virgin with a cross; after which mass was said, and the eight Indian females were baptized 121 CHAP. LIII. How we arrived in our town of Vera Cruz, and what happened there 123 CHAP. LIV. Concerning the account of our adventures, with the letter, which we sent his majesty the emperor, through Puertocarrero and Montejo, the letter being attested by some officers and soldiers 125 CHAP. LV. How Diego Velasquez is informed by his agents that we had sent messengers with letters and presents to our king, and what further took place 127 CHAP. LVI. How our agents passed through the Bahama channel with the most favorable wind, and arrived in Castile after a short passage; and of our success at court 129 CHAP. LVII. What took place in our camp after the departure of our agents to his majesty with the gold and the letters; and the instance of severity which Cortes was compelled to give 132 CHAP. LVIII. How we came to the resolution of marching to Mexico, and of destroying all our vessels, which was done with the sanction and by the advice of all Cortes' true adherents 133 CHAP. LIX. Of the speech which Cortes made to us after our vessels were destroyed, and how we prepared for our march to Mexico 135 CHAP. LX. How Cortes arrived with us at the spot where the vessel lay at anchor, and captured six soldiers a |