Letters of Cortes to Emperor Charles V - Vol 2/Index
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| A | ||
| Acahuilguin, lord of Acuculin, II, | 280 | |
| Acalan, province of, II, | 256ff | |
| description of, | 263 | |
| Acolhuacan, I, | 247 | |
| Acolman, II, | 56 | |
| disturbance between Captains at, | 63 | |
| Acuculin, province of, II, | 280 | |
| arrival at, | 282 | |
| Adelantado, note on, II, | 169 | |
| Agoes, note on, II, | 243 | |
| Aguilar, Jeronimo de, I, | 143, 144 | |
| Aguilar, Marcos de, succeeds Ponce de Leon as commissioner, | 151 | |
| Cortes reports on, II | 341 | |
| Aiutecatl, I, | 31 | |
| Alaman, Lucas, account of concealment of Cortes's remains, I, | 7off | |
| Alaminos, Anton de, note on, I, | 127 | |
| Alango, Fortunio de, II, | 349 | |
| Albornoz, Rodrigo de, note on, II, | 230 | |
| Bishop Zumarraga's account of his conduct, | 361ff | |
| Alderete, Julian de, arrives at Vera Cruz, II, | 40 | |
| at Tacuba, | 51 | |
| urges attack on the marketplace, | 91 | |
| altercation with Cortes, | 97 | |
| Almeria, I, | 192 | |
| Altamirano, Fray Diego de, cousin of Cortes, his despatches, II | 331 | |
| Alvarado, Pedro de, sent back to Cuba by Grijalba I, | 17 | |
| disobedience of, | 25 | |
| massacres Mexican nobles, | 284, 350 | |
| note on, II, | 60 | |
| quarrels with Olid, | 63 | |
| disastrous repulse of, | 87ff | |
| assault on the market-place by, | 115 | |
| expedition to Tututepeque, 142ff sent to Guatemala, | 178 | |
| negotiations with Ovalle, | 182 | |
| departs for Tehuantepec, | 196 | |
| in Guatemala, | 332 | |
| Amazons, legendary island of, II, | 177, 178 | |
| Amecameca, I, | 228 | |
| Amohan, lord of Checan, II, | 276 | |
| Animals, Mexican, I, 161 Apaspolon, chief of Acalan, II, | 256 | |
| deceives Cortes, | 258 | |
| his wealth, | 264 | |
| Apolochic, river, II, | 299 | |
| Aqueducts, description of, I, | 262 | |
| destruction of, II, | 64 | |
| Armada, vessels of Cortes's, I, | 155 | |
| of Narvaez, | 272 | |
| Ascension, bay of, I, 133 Atzcapotzalco, note on, II, | 34 | |
| Avila, Pedrarius de, note on, I, | 125 | |
| note on, II, | 231 | |
| troubles in his colony, | 328 | |
| Axucutaco, province of, II, | 322 | |
| Ayachapichtla, battle of, II, 38 Ay lion, Vasquez de, note on, I, | 274 | |
| B | ||
| Bacallaos, note on, II, | 207 | |
| Balboa, Nunez de, discovers Pacific Ocean, I, | 15 | |
| death of, II, 232 Banner, Cortes's, I, | 203 | |
| Barbo, Pedro, mortally wounded, II, | 88 | |
| Barrientos, Hernando de, his letter to from Chinantla II, | 57 | |
| Bees, varieties of, I, | 145 | |
| Bono de Quejo, Juan, his mission, II, | 166 | |
| Brigantines, building of, I, | 320 | |
| progress of, II, | 7 | |
| transported from Tlascala, | 31ff | |
| launching of, | 59 | |
| first action of, | 66ff | |
| one captured by Mexicans, | 88, 99 | |
| Burgos, Bishop of, note on, II, | 166, 167 | |
| C | ||
| Cacamatzin, king of Texcoco, I, | 249 | |
| note on, | 249 | |
| Cacao, I, | 244 | |
| Cagoatan, character of country, II. | 239 | |
| Caltanmic, I, | 196 | |
| Canal, built at Texcoco, II, | 58 | |
| Canec, lord of Taiza, II, | 271 | |
| conversion of, | 272 | |
| Cannibalism, provisions for Indian troops, II, | 104 | |
| feasting of the Allies, | 111 | |
| Cortes punishes, | 244 | |
| Canno, Sebastian del, death of, II, | 349 | |
| Cannon, the silver, II, | 211, 212 | |
| Catapult, failure of the, II, | 117, 118 | |
| Catoche, note on, I, | 127 | |
| battle at, | 134 | |
| crosses at, | 175 | |
| Catzolcin, note on, II, | 161 | |
| Causeway, approaching Mexico, I, | 233 | |
| camp on the, II, | 70 | |
| Cempoal, I, | 190 | |
| Chalchuihcuecan, I, | 247 | |
| II, | 334 | |
| Chalco, I, | 226 | |
| II, | 22ff | |
| Chapagua, town of, II, | 317 | |
| Cherubusco, II, | 54 | |
| Chichemecatl, exploits during siege, II, | 31, 98, 102 | |
| Chichimecas, expedition against, and note on, II, | 353 | |
| Chihuacoatl, II, | 125 | |
| Chila, town and lake, II, | 171 | |
| Chilapan, town of, II, | 240 | |
| Chinantla, events in, and note on, II, | 56, 57 | |
| Chirino, Pero Armildez, note on, II, | 230 | |
| Bishop Zumarraga's account of his conduct, | 362ff | |
| Cholula, note on, I, | 212 | |
| embassy from, | 215 | |
| arrival of Cortes at, | 216 | |
| massacre at, | 217ff | |
| feud with Tlascala, | 220 | |
| description of city, | 220 | |
| Citlatepetl, II, | 146 | |
| Citlatlepoc, II, | 56 | |
| Civilisation, origins of Mexican, I, | 336ff | |
| Coanacochtzin, note on, II, | 13 | |
| Coatelicamat, description of his country, I, | 243 | |
| Coatlinchan, II, | 14 | |
| Coatzacoalco, river of, I, | 245 | |
| Coins, values of, I, | 136 | |
| Colhua, I, | 225 | |
| Columbus, Diego, congress Cuba, I, | 6 | |
| note on, | 123 | |
| his expedition to Panuco, II, | 170 | |
| Communidades, note on, II, | 168 | |
| Conspiracy at Vera Cruz, I, 167, | 189 | |
| Cordoba, Francisco Fernandez de, expedition, I, | 15, 125 | |
| death, | 16 | |
| Corral, Cristobal, II, | 43 | |
| Cortes, Fernando, birth and family, I, | 3 | |
| education and early life, | 4ff | |
| quarrel with Velasquez, | 10 | |
| appointed commander by Velasquez, | 19, 138 | |
| sails for Cozumel, | 25 | |
| policy towards Indians, | 25 | |
| character of his men, | 26 | |
| compared with Cæsar, | 27 | |
| dealings with Tapia, 29, | 138ff | |
| diplomacy of, | 30ff | |
| influences governing his conduct, | 35 | |
| Prescott's opinion, | 36, 37 | |
| his Christianity, | 38 | |
| dialogue with Penn, | 39 | |
| justifying motives, | 42 | |
| relations with women, | 42ff | |
| second marriage, | 44, 55 | |
| expedition to Yucatan, | 44 | |
| Charnay's estimation of, | 45 | |
| friendship for Indians, | 47 | |
| later difficulties of, | 49 | |
| accusations against, | 50 | |
| returns to Spain, | 51 | |
| honours conferred on, | 54 | |
| his emeralds, | 55 | |
| arrival in Mexico, | 57ff | |
| expeditions in Pacific Ocean, | 59ff | |
| Voltaire's anecdote on, | 61 | |
| last letter to Charles V. | 62ff | |
| death of, | 66 | |
| funeral in Mexico, | 69 | |
| mystery of burial place | 69ff | |
| last will, | 77ff | |
| negotiations at Cozumel, | 139ff | |
| rescues Spaniards in Yucatan, | 141 | |
| at Tabasco, | 146ff | |
| founds Vera Cruz, | 157 | |
| first description of Mexico, | 160ff | |
| destroys his ships, | 189 | |
| at Cempoal, | 190 | |
| at Xochimilco, | 194 | |
| first news of Tlascala, | 197 | |
| his standard, | 203 | |
| murmurings against, | 206 | |
| alliance with Tlascala, | 207 | |
| ideas of justice, | 215 | |
| enters Cholula, | 216 | |
| massacre and results in Cholula, | 217ff | |
| arrives at Chalco, | 226 | |
| enters Mexico, | 232 | |
| first meeting with Montezuma, | 234 | |
| plans to take Montezuma prisoner, | 238 | |
| reports on mines and agriculture, | 242-4 | |
| searches for harbour, | 245ff | |
| describes Mexico, | 256ff | |
| overthrows the idols, | 260 | |
| letter to Narvaez, | 270, 271 | |
| leaves the city, | 277 | |
| negotiations with Narvaez, | 280ff | |
| defeats Narvaez, | 282 | |
| return march to Mexico, | 285 | |
| captures Teocalli, | 291 | |
| narrow escape of, | 295 | |
| retreats from Mexico, | 296ff | |
| arrives at Tlascala, | 302 | |
| at Guacachula, | 311 | |
| builds brigantines, | 320 | |
| proposes name for Mexico, | 322 | |
| reviews forces at Tlascala, II, | 8 | |
| speech to Tlascalans, | 9 | |
| march to Mexico, | 10 | |
| at Texcoco, | 15 | |
| destroys Iztapalapan, | 18 | |
| receives brigantines, | 32 | |
| at Tacuba, | 34ff | |
| messages to Quauhtemotzin | 40, 41 | |
| begins hostilities, | 42ff | |
| captures Cuernavaca, | 46 | |
| narrow escape at Xochimilco, | 50 | |
| begins the siege, | 60 | |
| commands brigantines, | 66 | |
| second narrow escape of, | 95 | |
| wounded, | 97 | |
| inspects market-place, | 116 | |
| reports on the treasure, | 130 | |
| builds ships on the Pacific, | 144 | |
| plot to murder, | 144, 145 | |
| campaigning in Panuco, | 171ff | |
| appointed Captain-General, | 180 | |
| dealings with Garay, | 188ff | |
| reports ship-building, | 199, 200 | |
| on rebuilding Mexico, | 200ff | |
| gun casting, | 204 | |
| manufactures ammunition, | 205 | |
| casts silver culverin, | 211 | |
| complains of Velasquez, | 213 | |
| converting Indians, | 213, 214 | |
| opinions of bishops, lawyers, and doctors, | 214 | |
| ordinances of, | 218 | |
| expedition to Yucatan and Honduras, | 230 | |
| bridge building, | 235, 239, 253ff | |
| reports execution of Quauhtemotzin at Peten-Itza, | 274 | |
| receives tidings from Nito, | 283 | |
| arrives at Nito, | 286 | |
| dangerous journey on rafts, | 299ff | |
| reception in Honduras, | 308 | |
| report of his death, note on, | 321 | |
| receives disquieting news from Mexico, | 321ff | |
| embarks for Vera Cruz, | 323 | |
| reports on slave trade, | 333 | |
| sails for Vera Cruz, | 334 | |
| in Havana, | 34ff | |
| arrival at reception at Vera Cruz, | 335 | |
| arrival in City of Mexico, | 336ff | |
| accusations against, | 341ff | |
| renders an account, | 344 | |
| proposes to return to Spain, | 346 | |
| petitions a pension, | 347ff | |
| reports on South Sea expeditions, | 350 | |
| on province of Zapoteca, | 351 | |
| his treatment of Nuño de Guzman, | 352 | |
| expedition against the Chichimecas, | 353 | |
| Coscatlan, note on, II, | 171 | |
| Cozumel, discovery of, I, | 16 | |
| note on, | 123 | |
| Cortes at, | 139 | |
| crosses at, | 175 | |
| Cronberger, Juan, editions of Cortes 's letters, I, | 103 | |
| Cruelty, wholesale executions in Panuco, II, | 193 | |
| Cruzada, Bula de la, II, | 138 | |
| Cuauhtitlan, II, | 34 | |
| Cuba, conquest of, I, | 7 | |
| note on, | 123 | |
| Cuernavaca, capture of, and note on, II, | 46ff | |
| Cuicuitcatzin, I, | 250 | |
| Cuitlahuac, description of town, I, | 229 | |
| II, | 54 | |
| Cuitlahuaczin, note on, I, | 318 | |
| measures for defence, | 321 | |
| Cuzula, report on, I, | 242 | |
| D | ||
| Darien, note on, II, | 179 | |
| Diaz del Castillo, Bernal, describes sailing of expedition under Cortes, I, | 20, 21 | |
| life and writings, | 109 | |
| Dircio, Pedro, II, | 43 | |
| Duero, Andres de, I, | 281 | |
| E | ||
| Empire, extent of Aztec, I, | 264 | |
| taxes in, | 265 | |
| Encomienda, note explaining, II, | 223ff | |
| Escudero, Juan, takes Cortes prisoner, I, | 11 | |
| hanged, | 167 | |
| Espiritu Santo, foundation of, II, | 161 | |
| Estrada, Alonso de, note on, II, | 230 | |
| Bishop Zumarraga's account of his conduct, | 361ff | |
| F | ||
| Famine, during the siege, II, | 112, 126 | |
| Fernandina, see Cuba | ||
| Fernando, Don, King of Texcoco, II, | 21, 22 | |
| election of, | 25 | |
| supplies reinforcements to Cortes, | 77, 78 | |
| note on, | 78 | |
| death of, | 146 | |
| note on, | 146 | |
| Figueroa, Rodrigo de, I, | 320 | |
| Fonseca, Juan de, note on, II, | 166, 167 | |
| G | ||
| Gallego, Pedro, captured at Tacuba, II, | 50, 55 | |
| Garay, Francisco de, note on, I, | 191 | |
| first expedition to Mexico, | 192ff | |
| disastrous expedition of, | 307 | |
| his men at Panuco, | 321 | |
| arrival in Panuco, II, | 179ff | |
| note on his expedition and death, | 180-81 | |
| defection of his men, | 186 | |
| death of, | 190 | |
| Gomara, Francisco de, chaplain of Cortes, I, | 10 | |
| version of quarrel between Cortes and Velasquez, | 11ff | |
| life and writings, | 108 | |
| Gonzalez, Gil, in Honduras, II, | 308ff | |
| Grijalba, Juan de, captain of Velasquez's first expedition, I, | 16, 131 | |
| his discoveries, | 17 | |
| returns to Cuba, | 18, 136 | |
| note on, | 131 | |
| river so named, | 135 | |
| imprisoned at Santestevan del Puerto, II, | 185 | |
| Guajocingo, I, | 226 | |
| Guanajos, Los, islands of, II, | 332ff | |
| Guatemala, messenger to Cortes from, II, | 178 | |
| Guevara, Santiago de, death of, II, | 349 | |
| Guzman, Cristobal de, II, | 96 | |
| Guzman, Gonzalo de, I, | 131 | |
| Guzman, Nunez de, governor of Panuco, I, | 51 | |
| proceeds against Cortes, | 56 | |
| note on his atrocities, II, | 352 | |
| H | ||
| Hanega explained, I, | 244 | |
| Hernandez, Alonzo, captured at Xochimilco, II, | 50 | |
| Hernandez, Francisco, at Naco, II, | 328 | |
| Hererra, Antonio de, life and writings, I, | 116 | |
| Honduras, expedition sent by Cortes to, II, | 194ff | |
| note on name, | 229 | |
| Holquin, Garci, captures Quauhtemotzin, II, | 127 | |
| note on, | 128 | |
| Huaquechula, I, | 309 | |
| capture of, | 311 | |
| description of, | 314 | |
| Huaxtepec, II, | 37 | |
| Huexothla, II, | 14 | |
| Hueyothlipan, I, | 302 | |
| Huilacho, outrages in, II, | 329 | |
| Huisuco, II, | 100 | |
| Huititla, island of, II, | 333 | |
| Huitzilopochtli, I, | 348 | |
| I | ||
| Icazbalceta, Manuel Garcia, his writings, I, | 118 | |
| Idols, description of, I, | 262 | |
| destruction of, | 345ff | |
| Impilcingo, expedition to, II, | 176 | |
| Ixhuacan, I, | 195 | |
| Ixtacmaxtitlan, I, | 197 | |
| Ixtlilxochitl, joins Cortes, II, | 13 | |
| note on, | 78 | |
| conduct during the siege, | 78 | |
| Iztapalapan, description of, I, | 230 | |
| destruction of, II, | 18 | |
| Iztapan, march to, II, | 242 | |
| Izzucan, I, | 315 | |
| disputed succession at, | 316, 317 | |
| J | ||
| Jamaica, I, | 141 | |
| Jeronymite Fathers, applied to by Velesquez, I, | 18, 131 | |
| note on, | 129 | |
| Judges, Aztec, I, | 259 | |
| Julian, captured by Cordoba, I, | 16 | |
| interprets for Cortes, | 25 | |
| L | ||
| Lakes of Chalco and Texcoco, I, | 256 | |
| Languages, note on Indian, II, | 299 | |
| Lara, Juan de, captured at Xochimilco, II, | 50 | |
| Las Casas, Bastolomé de, version of quarrel between Cortes and Velasquez, I, | 9ff | |
| life and writings, | 114 | |
| Las Casas, Francisco de, hostilities against Olid in Honduras, II, | 309ff | |
| Laws, sumptuary, in Mexico, II, | 218 | |
| Loaysa, Garcia Jofre de, fate of his expedition, II, | 349 | |
| M | ||
| Malinalco, II, | 100 | |
| Malinaltepeque, gold from, I, | 243 | |
| Maquahuitl, described, I, | 202 | |
| Marina, I, | 42ff | |
| first mentioned, | 217 | |
| note on, | 327ff | |
| with Cortes in Honduras, II, | 273 | |
| Market-place, in city of Mexico, | 257ff | |
| attack on, II, | 92 | |
| Spaniards repulsed at, | 96 | |
| note on, | 97ff | |
| Martyr, Peter de Angleria, life and writings, I, | 115 | |
| Massacre of Mexican nobles, I, | 349ff | |
| Matalcingo, expedition against, II, | 103ff | |
| Maxixcatzin, I, | 207 | |
| kindness to Cortes, | 303 | |
| holds Tlascala to the Spanish alliance, | 319 | |
| death of, II, | 7 | |
| Mazatl, execution of, II, | 326 | |
| Medellin, in Estremadura, birthplace of Cortes, I, | 3 | |
| in Mexico, foundation and naming of, II, | 135 | |
| transfer of, | 206 | |
| Medrano, II, | 88 | |
| Melchor, captured by Cordoba, I, | 16 | |
| interprets for Cortes, | 25 | |
| Melgarejo, Fray Pedro, arrives at Vera Cruz, II, | 40 | |
| at Tacuba, | 51 | |
| note on, | 138 | |
| negotiations with Cristobal de Tapia, | 138ff | |
| Mendoza, Alonzo de, II, | 3 | |
| Merlo, Rodrigo de, slave-hunting, II. | 333 | |
| Metztithlan, II, | 164 | |
| Mexicalcingo, description of, I, | 232 | |
| adheres to Cortes, II, | 41 | |
| Mexico, description by Cortes, I, | 256ff| | |
| fighting in, | 287ff | |
| note on, | 330ff | |
| civilisation of, | 336ff | |
| siege of, II, | 60 | |
| completely invested, | 71 | |
| first general assault on, | 73ff | |
| second general assault on, | 80 | |
| third general assault on, | 82ff | |
| defection of vassals, | 84, 85 | |
| note on, | 88 | |
| gallant defence of, | 95ff | |
| destruction begins, | 108ff | |
| suffering in, | 112 | |
| fall of, | 125 | |
| note on, | 127 | |
| rebuilding of, | 135, 201, 202 | |
| notes on new divisions of, | 202, 203 | |
| Michoacan, messengers to Cortes, II, | 130 | |
| note on, | 131 | |
| messengers return from, | 136 | |
| disaffection of Spaniards in, | 162 | |
| Mixquic, II, | 54 | |
| Monjaraz, Andres de, | I 43 s, | |
| Montaño, Francisco deprisocures sulphur from volcano, II, | 205 | |
| Montejo, Francisco de, I, | 160, 179 | |
| Montezuma, Spaniards first hear of, I, | 17 | |
| his ambassadors to Cortes, | 34, 148 | |
| note on, | 187 | |
| second embassy to Cortes, | 211 | |
| efforts to stop Cortes, | 227 | |
| receives Cortes, | 233 | |
| discourse of, | 234ff | |
| imprisoned, | 238ff | |
| in chains, | 240 | |
| betrays Cacamatzin | 249 | |
| speech to his nobles, | 251 | |
| his empire, | 263 | |
| palaces, | 265ff | |
| etiquette, | 267 | |
| death of, | 288, 351ff | |
| Moreno, Pedro, his conduct in Honduras, II, | 312ff | |
| report of intrigues at Naco, | 328 | |
| Motolinia, Fray Toribio, life and writings, I, | 115 | |
| N | ||
| Naco, note on, II, | 284 | |
| Spaniards at, | 290 | |
| Narvaez, Panfilo de, arrival in Mexico, I, | 269 | |
| his designs, | 271 | |
| note on, | 272 | |
| negotiations with Cortes, | 278ff | |
| defeat of, | 282 | |
| Natividad, foundation of, II, | 304 | |
| Nautlan, II, | 41 | |
| Nieto, Diego, II, | 286 | |
| Night, the Sorrowful, I, | 296ff | |
| Nito, note on, II, | 284 | |
| Spaniards settled there, | 284ff | |
| their sad plight, | 286 | |
| desperate situation of Cortes at, | 289 | |
| O | ||
| Oaxaca, I, | 317 | |
| expedition against, II, | 133ff | |
| Obsidian, note on, II, | 198 | |
| Ocampo, Diego de, note on, II, | 163 | |
| Ocupatuyo, I, | 313 | |
| Ojeda, adventures and death of, II, | 179 | |
| Olea, Cristobal de, at Xochimilco, II, | 50 | |
| death of, | 95, 97 | |
| Olid, Cristobal de, lands at Cozumel, I, | 17 | |
| position during the siege, II, | 61 | |
| hostilities at Coyohuacan, | 65 | |
| sent to Honduras, | 179 | |
| his departure, | 194 | |
| note on, | 194, 195 | |
| history of his rebellion, | 308ff | |
| execution of, | 310 | |
| Bishop Zumarraga's account of his rebellion, | 361ff | |
| Ordaz, Diego de, ascends Popocatapetl, I, | 224 | |
| note on, II, | 159 | |
| Orizaba, volcano of, I, | 161 | |
| note on, II, | 146 | |
| Orozco y Berra, Manuel, Historia Antiqua, I, | 117 | |
| Otomies, join Cortes, note on, II, | 79 | |
| seek assistance, | 103 | |
| Otumba, Battle of, I, | 300, 301 | |
| messengers from, II, | 20 | |
| Ovando, Nicolas de, appointed governor of Hispaniola, I, | 4 | |
| Oviedo, Gonzalo Fernandez de, life and writings, I, | 111 | |
| P | ||
| Palmas, Rio de las, note on, II, | 352 | |
| Palos, note on, I, | 127 | |
| Panuco, I, | 308 | |
| rebellion in, II, | 190ff | |
| Papayeca, town of, II, | 317 | |
| Pasquinades, on the treasure, II, | 153 | |
| Paz, Rodrigo de, imprisoned in Mexico, II, | 322 | |
| execution of, | 362 | |
| Peace, first overtures for, II, | 105 | |
| renewed proposals for, | 120 | |
| Penn, William, ghostly dialogue with Cortes, I, | 39 | |
| Perez, Alonzo, with Cortes at Tacuba, II, | 51 | |
| Peten-Itza, Cortes arrives at, II, | 269ff | |
| note on, | 270 | |
| deified horse at, | 274 | |
| Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, I, | 133 | |
| Pitzacura, capture of, II, | 326 | |
| death of, | 327 | |
| Plot, to murder Cortes, II, | 144 | |
| note on, | 145 | |
| Ponce de Leon, Juan, discovers Florida, I, | 15 | |
| note on, II, | 106 | |
| Ponce de Leon, Luis, sent as commissioner to Mexico, I, | 50 | |
| arrival and note on, II, | 337ff | |
| death of, | 340 | |
| Popocatapetl, described, I, | 223 | |
| Prescott, William H., notice of his conquest of Mexico, I, | 117 | |
| Priests, Aztec, I, | 259 | |
| Provincials, first named for religious Orders, II, | 216 | |
| Puertocarrero, Alonzo Hernandez, I, | 160, 180 | |
| Puerto del Alabastro, named by Cortes, II, | 269 | |
| Pulque, I, | 258 | |
| Q | ||
| Quauhpopoca, I, | 236ff | |
| his death, | 241 | |
| Quauhtemotzin, sends force against Chalco, II, | 39 | |
| conduct during the siege, | 97 | |
| refusals to make peace, | 120ff | |
| capture of, | 127 | |
| torture of, | 128 | |
| death of, II, | 260ff | |
| note on, | 262 | |
| Quetzalcoatl, note on, I, | 340 | |
| temple of, | 347 | |
| Quinones, Antonio de, II, | 95 | |
| Quintero, Alonzo, captain of ship in which Cortes first sailed, I, | 5 | |
| R | ||
| Rangel, Rodrigo, sent against the Zapotecas, II, | 198 | |
| Requirement addressed to Cortes, I, | 157 | |
| formality explained, | 177 | |
| Residencia, note on, I, | 169 | |
| Robertson, William, opinion of Cortes's letters, I, | 101 | |
| works referred to, | 118 | |
| Roche, Gaspard, stands surety for colonists, II, | 313 | |
| Rodelas, explained, I, | 134 | |
| Rojas, Gabriel de, expedition of, II, | 330 | |
| Ruano, Juan, intrigues in Honduras, II, | 313ff | |
| S | ||
| Saavedra, Hernando de, lieutenant, in Honduras, II, | 323 | |
| Sacrifices, human, I, | 164, 181 | |
| number of victims, | 345 | |
| Spaniards sacrificed, II, | 88 | |
| note on, | 97ff | |
| in Acalan, | 258 | |
| Salazar, Gonzalo de, note on, II, | 230 | |
| Bishop Zumarraga's account of his conduct, | 361 | |
| Salt, note on, I, | 208 | |
| San Andres, note on name, II, | 290 | |
| Sandoval, Gonzalo de, death, I, | 53, 281 | |
| note on, II, | 22 | |
| expedition to Chalco, | 23ff | |
| expedition to Tlascala, | 29ff | |
| return to Chalco, | 37, 38 | |
| position during siege, | 61 | |
| wounded, | 72 | |
| sent to help Otomies, | 103 | |
| negotiates with Tapia, | 140 | |
| San Estevan del Puerto, foundation of, II, | 174 | |
| San Hipolito, feast of, II, | 129 | |
| San Juan de Puerta Latina, I, | 133 | |
| San Juan de Ulua, island of, derivation of name, I, | 17 | |
| note on, | 132 | |
| San Martin, I, | 271 | |
| Santiago de Cuba, I, | 125 | |
| Santiago, Spanish battle-cry, II, | 38 | |
| Segura de la Frontera, foundation, I, | 308 | |
| change of site, II, | 163 | |
| mutiny at, | 164 | |
| Settlements, Spanish, I, | 126 | |
| Siege, beginning of the, II, | 60 | |
| duration of, | 129 | |
| Singuatepecpan, II, | 248 | |
| arrival at, | 249 | |
| Christian propaganda at, | 252 | |
| Slavery, Cortes sanctions servitude of natives, II, | 147, 148 | |
| natives branded and sold, | 166 | |
| Cortes orders branding, | 199 | |
| the trade, | 332ff | |
| Small-pox introduced by Spaniards, II, | 6 | |
| Solis, Juan Diaz de, discovers River Plate, I, | 15 | |
| Sotelo builds the catapult, II, | 117 | |
| Soto, Diego de, II, | 140 | |
| South Sea, inquiries concerning, II, | 131 | |
| efforts to reach, | 131ff | |
| Spain, New, name proposed by Cortes, I, | 322 | |
| Strait, search for the, II, | 207ff | |
| T | ||
| Tabasco, discovery of river, I, | 131 | |
| fighting at, | 147 | |
| Tacuba, destruction of, II, | 34 | |
| Taiza, Cortes marches towards, II, | 269 | |
| Tamazollan, I, | 319 | |
| Tanjuco, note on, II, | 190 | |
| Tapia, Cristobal de, his dealings with Cortes, I, | 29 | |
| arrival at Vera Cruz, II, | 138 | |
| note on, | 138 | |
| Tasco, tin mines of, II, | 204 | |
| Tecuichpo, Princess, I, | 318 | |
| Tehuantepec, expedition to, II, | 196 | |
| Temple, the great, I, | 260 | |
| note on, | 345 | |
| Tenayucan, II, | 34 | |
| Tenciz, character of the province of, II, | 278 | |
| Tenochtitlan, Mexico, note on, I, | 330ff | |
| Teotihuacan, pyramids of, I, | 248 | |
| Tepeaca, expedition to, I, | 308 | |
| slaves in, | 309 | |
| garrison at, II, | 6 | |
| Tepepolco, quarries of, II, | 66 | |
| Teutepil, II, | 31 | |
| Texcoco, description of and note on, I, | 247, 248 | |
| canal built at, II, | 58 | |
| Tezcatlipoca, I, | 340, 341 | |
| Tezmulocan, II, | 10 | |
| Tiac, arrival of Cortes at, II, | 268 | |
| Tianguiz, II, | 92 | |
| Tithes, first levied in Mexico, II, | 216 | |
| Tlalmanalco, II, | 42 | |
| Tlapanecatl, leads assault, II, | 88 | |
| Tlascala, republic of, I, | 32 | |
| character of the people, | 32, 33 | |
| note on, | 197 | |
| wall of, | 199 | |
| hostilities in, | 201ff | |
| peace concluded, | 207 | |
| description of city, | 209 | |
| feud with Cholula, | 220 | |
| loyalty of people, | 303 | |
| events in, | 305 | |
| native of, rescues Cortes, II, | 50 | |
| Tlatelolco, I, | 330 | |
| Torquemada, Juan de, life and writings, I, | 116 | |
| Tozopan, II, | 41 | |
| Trade, relations with Hispaniola, II, | 217 | |
| Treasure, list of first, I, | 170 | |
| collected in Mexico, | 253 | |
| division of, | 255 | |
| fate of the, II, | 210, 211 | |
| Truce, Mexican flag of, II, | 13 | |
| Trujillo, foundation of, II, | 311 | |
| Tuchintecla, I, | 245, 246 | |
| Tupilcos, province of, II, | 234ff | |
| Tututepec, two towns so named, II, | 164 | |
| Tzilacatzin, his exploits, II, | 89 | |
| V | ||
| Valdenebro, Diego, II, | 140 | |
| Valleja, Pedro de, at San Estevan, II, | 174 | |
| outgenerals Grijalba, | 183, 184 | |
| Vassals, perfidy of the Mexican, II, | 84, 85 | |
| doubt the Spaniards, | 98 | |
| Velasquez, Diego, conquers Cuba, I, | 6, 7 | |
| character, | 7, 8 | |
| quarrel with Cortes, | 10ff | |
| sends first expedition to mainland, | 16, 131ff | |
| second expedition, | 18, 137ff | |
| appoints Cortes Captain, | 18 | |
| instructions to Cortes, | 19 | |
| suspicious of, | 20ff | |
| note on, | 125 | |
| intrigues with Olid, II, | 213 | |
| Vendabal, Francisco Martin, captured at Tacuba, II, | 50, 55 | |
| Vera Cruz, I, | 157 | |
| reinforcements arrive at, II, | 27 | |
| more arrivals at, | 40 | |
| ammunition arrives at, | 106 | |
| Verdugo, Francisco, II, | 43 | |
| Villafaña, Antonio de, his plot and fate, II, | 144, 145 | |
| Villafuerte, Rodriquez de, II, | 43 | |
| W | ||
| Women, Spanish, during the conquest, II, | 99 | |
| X | ||
| Xatlocan, attack on, II, | 33 | |
| Xicotencatl, I, | 204, 303 | |
| distrust of Spaniards, | 319 | |
| his desertion and death, II, | 63 | |
| Xiuhtepec, II, | 46 | |
| Xochimilco, I, | 194 | |
| note on name of, II, | 49 | |
| fighting at, | 49ff | |
| Xoloc, capture of and note on, II, | 69 | |
| Xuarez, Catalina, courted by Cortes, I, | 11 | |
| marriage, | 12 | |
| Xuarez, Juan partner of Cortes I, | 7 | |
| Xuchitepec, I, | 244 | |
| Y | ||
| Yasa, river, II, | 287 | |
| Yautepeque, II, | 46 | |
| Yuca, note on, II, | 243 | |
| Yucatan, note on, I, | 123 | |
| discovery of, | 127 | |
| Spanish prisoners in, | 141 | |
| Yuste, Juan, his fate, II, | 30 | |
| Z | ||
| Zacatula, foundation of, II, | 162 | |
| Zalapa, the river II, | 236 | |
| Zapotecas, expedition against the, II, | 197 | |
| report on expedition, | 351 | |
| Zozolla, I, | 317 | |
| Zuazo, Alonso de, sent back to Mexico, II, | 233 | |
| imprisonment of, | 321 | |
| exile of, | 362 | |
| Zumarraga, Juan de, appointed president of audiencia, I, | 56 | |
| letter to Charles V, | 357ff | |
| Zuñiga, Juan de, wife of Cortes I, | 44 | |