History of the conquest of Mexico (Michigan Historical Reprint Series Volume 3)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... Juan Diaz attempts to escape with one of the, 363. Sunk, 366, 368, 369, note. See Brig-antines. Armies, account of Aztec, i. 47. Armor, tribute of, i. 41, 42, note. Arms of Montezuma, ii. 82. See Arrows. Arrows, defence against, i. 256, 282. Burnt, ii. 166. Discharge of, at the assault in Mexico, 292. Art, few works of Aztec, found, iii. 389. Artillery. See Cannon. Artisans, Montezuma's, ii. 124. Astrology, i. 121, note, 124. Ori-gin of, 123. Astronomy, Mexican, i. 125, 126. Studied, 194, 202. Atlantis of Plato, iii. 356. Audience, giving of, by Monte-zuma, ii. 123. Auditors of accounts, Aztec, i. 33, note. Auxiliaries. See Indian allies. Aviary, Aztec, ii. 62, 113, 114, iii. 114, 240. Avila, Alonso de, joins Cortes, i. 254. Fights, 275, 277, 280. Aids to seize Montezuma, ii. 158; Narvaez, 244. Before Cortes, in behalf of the sol-diers, 261. Tries to calm Cor-tes, 280. In the retreat from Mexico, 347, 360. At the bat-tle of Otumba, 385. Despatched to St, Domingo, 428, note; to Spain, iii. 226. Captured by the French, 226. Axavacatl, Aztec sovereign, Tlas-calans oppose, L 408. His treasure, ii. 150, 193-195. Sea Treasure. Axayacatl's palace, ii. 76, 77,291, iii. 106. Spaniards quartered in, ii. 76, 77. Chapel in, 150. Montezuma's confinement in, 163. Return of Cortes to, 269. Spaniards besieged there, 277. Assaulted by Aztecs, 292. Fired, 295. Commanded by the tem-ple of the war-god, 311. De-stroyed, iii. 113. Ayllon, the licentiate, sent to stay Velasquez's expedition, ii. 217. Joins the fleet, 218. Seized and sent back, 221. His report, 221. Released, iii. 74. Ayotlan, siege and capture of, i. 1SO. Azcapozalco, a slave-market, i. 149, 169, iii. 28, note. Aztecs, or Mexicans, civilization of the, i. 1, 50, 204, ii. 134, iii. 355. Extent of their country,...