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nydus/The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)Public

Bernal Díaz del Castillo chronicles the military expedition led by Hernán Cortés against the city of Tezcuco in late 1520. This account details the mobilization of Spanish forces and Tlascallan allies, as well as the tactical challenges encountered while navigating mountain passes during the march toward Mexico.

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Table of Contents

THE SECOND VOLUME.

Chap. CXXXVII.How the whole of us marched towards Tezcuco, and what happened to us on our way there1
Chap. CXLVI.How we discover, on our return to Tezcuco, that a conspiracy had been set on foot by the men of Narvaez's troops to murder Cortes, and all who were of his party; of the author of this conspiracy; his punishment; and of other matters53
Chap. CXLVII.How Cortes issues orders to the inhabitants of all the townships in the neighbourhood of Tezcuco which were allied with us, to furnish us with arrows and copper points for the same, and what further took place at our head-quarters55
Chap. CXLVIII.How Cortes reviews the whole of his troops at Tezcuco; and of his further dispositions for conducting the siege of Mexico57
Chap. CXLIX.The manner in which Cortes selects the men who were to row the brigantines; of the commanders who were appointed to each; and of other matters58
Chap. CL.Of Cortes' further dispositions for the siege60
Chap. CLI.How Cortes assigns particular stations to the twelve brigantines, the thirteenth being considered unfit for service68
Chap. CLII.How the Mexicans defeated Cortes, and took sixty-two of his men prisoners, who were sacrificed to their idols; our general himself being wounded in the leg81
Chap. CLIII.The new plan of operation which we adopt in the siege, and how all our allies return to their several homes91
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