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nydus/History of the Conquest of Mexico, Volume IIPublic
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS OF VOL. II

BOOK II DISCOVERY OF MEXICO (CONTINUED)
Its Structure320
Dimensions321
Instruments of Worship322
Grand View from the Temple323
Shrines of the Idols325
Imprudence of Cortés327
Interior Sanctuaries328
Mound of Skulls329
Aztec Seminaries330
Impression on the Spaniards332
Hidden Treasures333
Mass performed in Mexico334
CHAPTER III
Anxiety of Cortés—Seizure of Montezuma—His Treatment by the Spaniards—Execution of his Officers—Montezuma in Irons—Reflections
Anxiety of Cortés335
Council of War336
Opinions of the Officers337
Bold Project of Cortés337
Plausible Pretext338
Interview with Montezuma341
Accusation of Montezuma342
His Seizure345
He is carried to the Spanish Quarters346
Tumult among the Aztecs346
Montezuma’s Treatment347
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