The Soldiers Demand 227

Cortés Replies 229

Tepeaca Campaign 231

Huaquechula Submits 232

Capture of Izúcar 235

Cortés Great Authority 237

Preparations for the Assault on Mexico 238

Cortés to His Men 240

Cortés to the Tlaxcalans 242

Cortés Takes Texcoco 243

Action at Ixtapalapa 246

Sacrifice of Spaniards at Texcoco 248

The Tlaxcalans Carry the Brigantines 250

Cortés Reconnoiters Mexico 251

Action at Yecapixtla 254

Our Men Take Two Dangerous Heights 255

Battle at Xochimilco O 129 Battle at Xochimilco 130 Ditch for Launching the Brigantines 261

Cortés Army at the Siege 205 263

Victory of the Brigantines 265

The Siege 268

First Action in the City 270

Demolition and Burning 272

Activities of Cuauhtémoc and Cortés 275

Cortés has Two Hundred Thousand Men at the Siege 277

Pedro de Alvarado Improves His Position 278

The Mexicans Celebrate a Victory 279

Conquest of Malinalco Matalcingo and Other Towns 282

Cortés Decides to Destroy Mexico 284

Fortitude of the Mexicans 287

Capture of Cuauhtémoc 289

Fall of Mexico 292

Portents Presaging the Fall 294

Torture of Cuauhtémoc 295

Kings Fifth of the Spoils 296

Cazonci King of Michoacán Submits 298

Gonzalo de Sandoval Conquers Tuxtepec and Coatzacoalcos 299 and Coatzacoalcos 299

Conquest of Tututepec 301

War in Colima 302 151 War in Colima 152 Cristóbal de Tapia 303

War in Pánuco 305

Expedition of Garay to Pánuco 307

Death of the Adelantado Garay 310

Pacification of Pánuco 312

Misadventures of the Licenciado Zuazo 313

Pedro de Alvarado Conquers Utlatlán 314

Conquest of Guatemala 317

War in Chamula 320

Cortés Sends Olid to Honduras 321

Conquest of Zapotecas 322

Rebuilding of Mexico 323

Cortés Plans for Ennobling New Spain 325

The Bishop of Burgos Is Challenged 326

Cortés Is Made Governor 328

The Conquerors 330

Conversion of the Indians 331

Cortés Sends the Emperor a Silver Cannon 332

Search for a Strait 334

Olid Rebels Against Cortés 335

Cortés Marches Against Olid 337

Mutiny of Cortés Lieutenants 339

The Factor and Veedor Are Arrested 342

Cortés Sets Out for Honduras 345

The Priests of Tatahuitlalpan 348

Cortés Builds a Bridge 350

Apoxpalón Lord of Izancanac 353

Death of Cuauhtémoc 355

Canec Burns His Idols 357

Our Men Make an Arduous March 361

Naco 369

War in Papaica 373

Cortés Returns to New Spain 375 186 Cortés Returns to New Spain 187 Mexico Rejoices 377

Residencia of Cortés 378

Death of Luis Ponce 382

Cortés Is Exiled from Mexico 383

Expedition to the Spice Islands 386

Cortés Returns to Spain 388

The Emperor Rewards Cortés 390

Marriage of Cortés 391

The Emperor Establishes the Audiencia 392

Cortés Returns to Mexico 395

Cortés Explores the South Sea Coast 396

Misadventures of Cortés on the South Coast 398

The Sea of Cortés Also Called the Red 403

New Spain Compared with Peru 404

The Viceroys of Mexico 405

Death of Hernán Cortés 407

Portrait of Cortés 409

Glossary 411

Bibliography 415