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Joseph Acosta tells us, that when the Inhabitants of the Sea Coasts sent Expresses to Montezuma with News of the first Appearance of the Spanish Navy, their Advices were delineated in Large Paintings upon Cloth.

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They heard his Proposition with the Marks of a disagreeable Attention; and we must not omit the natural Discretion of one of those Barbarians , who silencing the rest, aswer’d Grijalva, with Firmness and Resolution, that he did not esteem that to be…

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Upon the Occasions of these Journeys to and fro, Hernan Cortez order’d, That they should bring some Cordage, Sails, Nails, and other Spoils of the Ships which had been bor’d, with a Design to build two Brigantines, that he might command the Passage…

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yet all this was subsequent to his Reduction of the City of Mexico, the Capital of that Empire; and his intermediate Actions would have been far from receiving Approbation, if the Advantages attending them had not happened to be very great, in…

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A distant prospect of the capital of Mexico, to which they go through a high road amidst craggy and steep mountains, from one of which descend the Spanish infantry, and Fernando Cortes at their head;

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And though he was obliged to go to Vera Cruz, to oppose the Forces sent against him by Velasquez, he left Motezuma still a Prisoner in his Quarters, under the Care of Pedro de Alvarado, against whom the Mexicans rose in Arms upon the following…

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But when he understood that the Spaniards were already arrived in the Province of Chalco , and that his last Ambush in the Mountain had no manner of Effect, he grew uneasie, and impatient to the last Degree, not knowing what Measures to take.

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The Tlascalans considered this invitation as extremely suspicious, and were persuaded that Montezuma was plotting some mischievous design; they in consequence earnestly entreated their European conductor not to expose himself to the dangers that…

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The cacique of the place where we were, being asked by us relative to the road to Mexico, recommended that by Cholula; but our allies strongly advised us against going that way, on account of the treacherous disposition of the people, and that the…

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The Massacre committed by Cortez in the City of Cholula, in cold Blood, in his Way to Mexico, is, for that Reason, pretended to be justified; because he discovered an Intention in the Inhabitants to surprise him and his Men.

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In the first place, the Spaniards, under presence of Zeal for destroying the Temples and Idols of the Mexicans, but, in reality, that none of the Gold and Silver, and other Treasures of the Mexicans might be concealed from them, pull’d down and…

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The conquest of Mexico is one of the greatest Subjects in all History: It leads us through Variety of important Transactions to the Overthrow of a vast Empire, achiev’d by a Handful of Men under the Conduct of Hernan Cortez, who added this…

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"Cortes, the great conqueror of Mexico, discovered the extensive peninsula of California in the year 1536, after enduring incredible hardships, and encountering danger of almost every species. During a long period it continued to be so little…

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All these Provinces, or little Kingdoms, were so many several Conquests by different Conquerors: Many Enterprises were form’d at one and the same Time, all under Brave Captains, tho’ little known.

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The contents of the second volume. The Conquest of Mexico by Hernando Cortes.

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Again indulge thy Soul, and o'er a VastOf varying Prospects, see the pompous riseOf Mexico's proud tow'rs, where haughty Kings,For ages, held their wide controul, and reign'dSupreamly Great: see there dread Cortez holdsA Monarch pris'ner, tho'…

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Herrera informs us, That in Ferdinand Cortez’s Palace in Mexico, there were seven thousand Beams of Cedar

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In Mexico and Peru, red was held in the highest estimation. The most magnificent present which the emperor Montezeuma could devise for Cortez was a necklace of lobsters, which, of course, had that rich colour.

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As to the First, It is certain that the first Discoverers of Mexico and Peru, Cortez and Pizarro, found immense Treasures in those Countries, when they first conquer’d them; and these treasures were sent to Spain immediately

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But the Spanish Bishop of Chiapa, who resided in Mexico at the Time of the Conquest, and was sent over thither to enquire into these Matters, and to protect the Indians against the barbarous Usage they met with from Cortez  and his…

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Envy and Ambition openly show themselves in many Parts of his Book, these two intemperate Passions frequently breaking forth in Complaints against Hernan Cortez, the principal Hero of this History.

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The next great Discoverer and Conqueror, was Fernando Cortez, who began the Conquest of Mexico in the Year 1518; of which I shall give a particular Account in this Work.

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His Succesor Guatimozin, who was elected by the Voice of the People, according to their Customs, made War upon the Spaniards, and obliged them to quit the City of Mexico.

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See now at Guatimozino ’s command,/ To tuneful measures move the warlike band!

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He continues his March, and halts at Quitlavaca , within the Lake of Mexico.

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These Adventurers, says the good Bishop, invented such stories to justify their own Barbarity. It may truly be said, that the Spaniards, since their Arrival in the Indies, have annually sacrificed to their Goddess Avarice, more People than the…

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Cruel gods, assuage the anguish That within my bosom glows; Calm the pangs by which I languish, Which destroy my soul’s repose.

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Hernan Cortez set out from Tezeuco, on the 5th of April, 1521, and hearing no News of the Mexicans, march’d with so much diligence, that he arriv’d the next Night at Chalco, where the Confederate Caziques assembled in the City, and under an Alarm,…

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He wished on the contrary to gain as speedily as possible the coasts that lay nearest the centre of the Great Empire of Mexico, intending there to commence the projected attack.

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When Cortez landed at Vera Cruz, the Mexicans could not write; for the dispatches sent to Montezuma were painted on cloth, &c. resembling every circumstance in the business of which he was to be informed. This emperor was the eleventh Monarch who…

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They reduc’d the Natives to the most abject Slavery, compelling those they left alive, to work in the Mines, and supply the Place of Beasts of Burthen; by which means they destroyed more of them than they had done by the Sword, and entirely…

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When the Spaniards discovered Mexico, the natives of the coast sent intelligence to the king by means of Design; having no letters, they delineated a representation of the newcomers: and weare told by Carver in his travels, that “although the Indians…

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These Adventurers, says the good Bishop, invented such stories to justify their own Barbarity. It may truly be said, that the Spaniards, since their Arrival in the Indies, have annually sacrificed to their Goddess Avarice, more People than the…

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The Spaniards were so intent upon plundering their Gold and Silver, that they neglected to make proper Observations on these Articles; at least, they did not think fit to transmit these Matters to Posterity.

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Nor are they Foes my Clemency defends, Until they hace refus’d the Name of Friends: Draw up our Spaniards by themselves, then fire Our Guns on all who do not straight retire.

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In the Beginning of the foregoing Year died Don Fernando the Catholick , and the schemes he had form’d for the Preservation and Augmentation of his Dominions, being disconcerted by the Death of their Author, the great Loss of these Kingdoms had…

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“Some think that they receiv’d a little Knowledge of Christianity from a Welsh Colony about i A.C.i 1170, under Madoc of Owen, the Son of Guineth, a Welsh Prince, as has been formerly mentioned.”

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The Spaniards claimed the Bay of Mexico – the French, notwithstanding, settled in Lousiana in 1696, when suspecting their intention, the former, in two ships with 150 soldiers got into the mouth of the river Mississippi before them.

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This interesting map published in 1740 is a later edition of one published by Robert Morden, William Knight and Philip Lea. The colonising powers are indicated in words but colouring is mainly for decoration. Notes give an idea of shipping routes and…

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Thus much, however, may be concluded from the Relations of all Travellers, that the present inhabitants of Mexico, of what Nations, Tribe or Denomination soever, are more vicious and effeminate than the Indians which the Spaniards found there, and…

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And from thence took Occasion to discourse on the great Actions they had done, and the Prodigies with which Heaven had prepared their Way, the Marks they bore of those Oriental Men, promised to their Ancestors, and the Despondency of their own Gods,…

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Its progress throughout the Spanish and Portuguese America’s equals its loss in Europe; and I believe surpasses it: for it is spread over two large Empires, that of Peru and Mexico.

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A people who wew in their native innocence and simplicity, when the Spaniards came among them; who, in many parts of the great empire of Mexico, had no thought of business, further than the most natural pleasures or necessities of life

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When Cortez landed at Vera Cruz, the Mexicans could not write; for the dispatches sent to Montezuma were painted on cloth, &c. resembling every circumstance in the business of which he was to be informed. This emperor was the eleventh Monarch who…

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Pis. Our Men, tho’ valiant, we should find too few. But Indians join the Indians to subdue; Taxallan, shook by Montezuma’s Powers, Has resist his Forces call’d our own.

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The Army marches to  Iztacpalapa; they make a Disposition for their Entry into Mexico.

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There were present at the Assembly the Kings of Cuyocan, Iztapalapa, Tacuba, and Matalcingo, which other Caziques of the adjacent Countries, all Persons of Distinction and Interest, who had the Command of numerous Bodies of Fighting Men, and valu’d…

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The new court of Justice gave to the place where they designed to form a colony, before they advanced further into the country, the name of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz , which is in English The rich city of the true Cross. They denominated this new…

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The most magnificent present which the emperor Montezeuma could devise for Cortez was a necklace of lobsters, which, of course, had that rich colour.

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Wet as they were, they arranged themselves in order of battle, and marched towards Cempoalla in profound silence, each armed with a sword, a poniard, and a long Indian pike.

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