THE

TRUE HISTORY

OF THE

CONQUEST OF MEXICO,

BY CAPTAIN BERNAL DIAZ DEL CASTILLO,

One of the Conquerors.

WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1568.

   ——Labore, et expensis, et damno,
Tempore
, veritatis cognitio adquiritur.

Translated from the Original SPANISH,
BY
MAURICE KEATINGE ESQ.

LONDON,

PRINTED FOR J. WRIGHT, PICCADILLY,
BY JOHN DEAN, HIGH STREET, CONGLETON,

1800.

 

 

 

THE CONTENTS.

 

PART I.

 

CHAPTER I.

PAGE

Expedition of Hernandez de Cordova. A. D. 1517.   1

CHAPTER II.

Expedition of Juan de Grijalva. A. D. 1518.            13

CHAPTER III.

Expedition of H. Cortes. A. D. 1519.                             25

CHAPTER IV.

Arrival of the armament commanded by H. Cortes, at St.
Juan de Ulua.
Transactions and occurrences there.        54

CHAPTER V.

The Spanish army advances into the country.                 66

CHAPTER VI.

March of the Spanish army for the city of Mexico. Wars
in Tlascala.
Submission of that nation.
                  89

CHAPTER VII.

The Spanish army proceeds on its march to Mexico.   116

 

THE CONTENTS.   vii

CHAPTER VIII.

Mexico, November 8th, 1519. Description of that court
and city.
Transactions and occurrences there.               132

CHAPTER IX.

Expedition of P. de Narvaez. His army defeated by Cortes
at Cempoal, May
26th. 1520.—Return of the Spaniards to Mexico.
War there. Death of Montezuma. Expulsion of the
Spaniards, July 1st. Battle of Obtumba.
Reception of the Spaniards
in Tlascala, July l0th.
                                    178

 

PART II.

 

CHAPTER I.

Tlascala, July, 1520. Transactions and occurrences there.
Foundation of the colony of
Segura de la Frontera. Subjugation
of the neighbouring districts by the Spaniards.
  
 229 [sic; 231]

CHAPTER II.

March of the Spaniards to besiege Mexico, December 28th.
1520. Investment of Mexico, May 30th. 1521. Siege of that
city, and final conquest August
16th. 1521.           [250]

 

PART III.

 

CHAPTER I.

Transactions and occurrences in New Spain subsequent to
the conquest.
   319

CHAPTER II.

Expeditions of G. de Sandoval and P. de Alvarado.   333

 

viii   THE CONTENTS.

 

CHAPTER III.

Armament of Francisco de Garay.   340

CHAPTER IV.

Expeditions under various officers.   351

CHAPTER V.

Transactions in Old Spain.              370

CHAPTER VI.

Transactions and occurrences in Old and New Spain.
Expedition against the Zapotecans.
        379

CHAPTER VII.

Expedition of Cortes to Higueras.      390

CHAPTER VIII.

Return of Cortes to Mexico; occurrences there. Return of
the author to
Mexico.                              436

CHAPTER IX.

Cortes goes to Europe; is created Marquis of
the
Valley of Guaxaca. Account of various transactions and occurrences in
Old and
New Spain. Death and character of
the Marquis of the Valley.
                                     453

CHAPTER X.

Enumeration and account of the valiant companions who
passed over to the conquest of
New Spain with the most adventurous
and
magnanimous Don Hernando Cortes Marquis of the
Valley.
Advantages resulting from the conquest—Transactions at
court.
Concluding observations of the author.                483