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nydus/History of Mexico, Volume 1, 1516-1521Public
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.

CHAPTER I. VOYAGE OF HERNANDEZ DE CÓRDOBA TO YUCATAN. 1516-1517.
CHAPTER XIV. SUBJUGATION OF CHOLULA. October, 1519.
Departure from Tlascala—Description of Cholula—The Welcome—Army Quarters in the City—Intimations of a Conspiracy between the Mexicans and Cholultecs—Cortés Asks for Provisions and Warriors—He Holds a Council—Preparations for an Attack—The Lords Enter the Court with the Required Supplies—Cortés Reprimands them in an Address—The Slaughter Begins—Destruction of the City—Butchery and Pillage—Amnesty finally Proclaimed—Xicotencatl Returns to Tlascala—Reconciliation of the Cholultecs and Tlascaltecs—Dedication of a Temple to the Virgin—Reflections on the Massacre of Cholula235
CHAPTER XV. FROM CHOLULA TO IZTAPALAPAN. October-November, 1519.
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