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…the Cholulans that remained, soon brought back those who had fled

Guatimotzin now upon the throne of Mexico, was lord of Iztapalapa, the people whereof were bitter enemies to us, and our declared allies of Chalco, Talmalanco, Mecameca, and Chimaloacan. As we had been twelve days in Tezcuco, so large a force caused…

Cort. Know, great Sir, /A new and powerful motive binds me, now,/ To court your friendship; and, howe’er compell’d,/ By the stern duties of my high commission,/ To stand in arms against your Mexicans,/ I cannot be the foe of MONTEZUMA.

Being now ready to proceed to Mexico, our allies of Cempoal proposed to us to march by the province of Tlascala, the people of which were their friends, and bitter enemies to the Mexicans.

"Malintzin, the Ttlascalans your new friends have I know told you that I am like a god, and that all about me is gold, and silver, and precious stones; but you now see that I am mere flesh and blood, and that my houses are built like other houses, of…

This advice, however, was rejected, in consequence of the information Cortes received from the Zempoallans of his army, who assured him, that the cholulans were a faithless people, wholly devoted to Motezuma, whose troops were quartered in all the…

These chiefs of different indian tribes, all bearing the general name of Totonaques, entered into a formal alliance with Cortez, renouncing the authority of Montezuma

…the Cacique of Cempoalla, their master, having learnt the great actions the Spaniards had performed at Tobasco, admired their valour, and in consequence was desirous of forming an alliance with them.