| BOOK II DISCOVERY OF MEXICO (CONTINUED) | |
|---|---|
| Description of its Interior | 264 |
| Cortés visits Montezuma | 265 |
| Attempts to convert the Monarch | 265 |
| Entire Failure | 266 |
| His religious Views | 267 |
| Montezuma’s Eloquence | 268 |
| His courteous Bearing | 269 |
| Reflections of Cortés | 270 |
| Notice of Herrera | 272 |
| Criticism on his History | 274 |
| Life of Toribio | 274 |
| Peter Martyr | 277 |
| His Works | 278 |
| BOOK IV RESIDENCE IN MEXICO | |
| CHAPTER I | |
| Tezcucan Lake—Description of the Capital—Palaces and Museums—Royal Household—Montezuma’s Way of Life | |
| Lake of Tezcuco | 281 |
| Its Diminution | 282 |
| Floating Islands | 283 |
| The ancient Dikes | 284 |
| Houses of ancient Mexico | 285 |
| Its Streets | 286 |
| Its Population | 288 |
| Its Aqueducts and Fountains | 292 |
| The imperial Palace | 293 |
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