CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| SUBJUGATION OF CHOLULA. | |
| October, 1519. | |
| Departure from Tlascala — Description of Cholula — The Welcome — Army Quarters in the City — Intimations of a Conspiracy between the Mexicans and Cholultecs — Cortés Asks for Provisions and Warriors — He Holds a Council — Preparations for an Attack — The Lords Enter the Court with the Required Supplies — Cortés Reprimands them in an Address — The Slaughter Begins — Destruction of the City — Butchery and Pillage — Amnesty finally Proclaimed — Xicotencatl Returns to Tlascala — Reconciliation of the Cholultecs and Tlascaltecs — Dedication of a Temple to the Virgin — Reflections on the Massacre of Cholula. | 235 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| FROM CHOLULA TO IZTAPALAPAN. | |
| October-November, 1519. | |
| Montezuma Consults the Gods — He again Begs the Strangers not to Come to him — Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl — News from Villa Rica — Death of Escalante — Return of the Cempoalan Allies — Again en route for Mexico — Reception at Huexotzinco — First View of the Mexican Valley — Exultations and Misgivings — Resting at Quauhtechcatl — The Counterfeit Montezuma — Munificent Presents — The Emperor Attempts to Annihilate the Army by Means of Sorceries — Through Quauhtechcatl, Amaquemecan, and Tlalmanalco — A Brilliant Procession Heralds the Coming of Cacama, King of Tezcuco — At Cuitlahuac — Met by-Ixtlilxochitl — The Hospitality of Iztapalapan. | 252 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| MEETING WITH MONTEZUMA. | |
| November, 1519. | |
| Something of the City — The Spaniards Start from Iztapalapan — Reach the Great Causeway — They are Met by many Nobles — And Presently by Montezuma — Entry into Mexico — They are Quartered in the Axayacatl Palace — Interchange of Visits. | 275 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| CAPTURE OF THE EMPEROR. | |
| November, 1519. | |
| Cortés Inspects the City — Visits the Temple with Montezuma — Discovery of Buried Treasure — Pretended Evidences of Treachery — Cortés Plans a Dark Deed — Preparations for the Seizure of Montezuma — With a Few Men Cortés Enters the Audience-chamber of the King — Persuasive Discourse — With Gentle Force Montezuma is Induced to Enter the Lion's Den. | 294 |
