CORTÉS REVISITS MEXICO--RETIRES TO HIS ESTATES--HIS VOYAGES
OF DISCOVERY--FINAL RETURN TO CASTILE--COLD RECEPTION--DEATH
OF CORTÉS--HIS CHARACTER
Cortés embarks for Mexico 225
Stops at Hispaniola 225
Proceedings of the Audience 226
Cortés lands at Villa Rica 228
Reception in Mexico 229
Retires to his Estates 229
His Improvement of them 231
His Voyages of Discovery 232
He embarks for California 233
Disastrous Expedition 233
Arrival of a Viceroy 234
Policy of the Crown 234
Maritime Enterprises of Cortés 236
His Disgust with Mendoza 237
His final Return to Castile 238
He joins the Expedition to Algiers 239
His cold Reception by Charles V. 240
Cortés’ last Letter to the Emperor 241
Taken ill at Seville 242
His Will 242
Scruples of Conscience as to Slavery 243
Views entertained on this Topic 244
He moves to Castilleja 245
Death of Cortés 246
His funeral Obsequies 246
Fate of his Remains 248
Posterity of Cortés 249
His Character 251
His Knight-errantry 251
His military Genius 253
Power over his Soldiers 254
Character as a Conqueror 256
His enlightened Views 256
His private Life 258
His Bigotry 259
His Manners and Habits 261
APPENDIX
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
Aztec Mother’s Advice to her Daughter 267
Translations of Nezahualcoyotl’s Poem 272
Palace of Tezcotzinco 279
Punishment of the guilty Tezcucan Queen 281
Velasquez’s Instructions to Cortés 284
Extract from Las Casas’ History 290
Deposition of Puerto Carrero 291
Extract from the Letter of Vera Cruz 296
Extract from Camargo’s Tlascala 299
Extract from Oviedo’s History 302
Dialogue of Oviedo with Cano 307
Privilege of Doña Isabel de Montezuma 318
Military Ordinances of Cortés 324
Extracts from the Fifth Letter of Cortés 331
Last Letter of Cortés 337
Account of his funeral Obsequies 342
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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GUATEMOZIN BROUGHT BEFORE CORTÉS _Frontispiece_
From a painting especially made for this edition by L. Kowalsky.
THE STANDARD OF CORTÉS 46
From a photograph of the original, especially made for this edition,
in the National Museum at Mexico.
VIEW OF THE GREAT SQUARE IN MEXICO 76
After the drawing by Raphael Ximeno, engraved by Bouquet.
THE TORTURE OF GUATEMOZIN 130
After the painting in the Academy of Fine Arts at Mexico.
FAC-SIMILE OF THE SIGNATURE OF CORTÉS 220
PORTRAIT OF HERNANDO CORTÉS 226
After a painting at Madrid.