THE
TRUE
HISTORY
OF THE
CONQUEST OF
BY
CAPTAIN BERNAL DIAZ
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.
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
in Tlascala. Submission of that nation. 89
CHAPTER
The Spanish army proceeds on its march to
THE CONTENTS. vii
CHAPTER VIII.
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
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
of the neighbouring districts by the Spaniards. 229 [sic;
231]
CHAPTER II.
March of the Spaniards to besiege Mexico, December 28th.
1520. Investment
of
city, and final conquest August 16th. 1521. [250]
PART III.
CHAPTER I.
Transactions
and occurrences in
the conquest. 319
CHAPTER II.
Expeditions
of G. de Sandoval and P. de Alvarado. 333
CHAPTER III.
Armament of
Francisco de Garay. 340
CHAPTER IV.
Expeditions
under various officers. 351
CHAPTER V.
Transactions
in Old
CHAPTER VI.
Transactions
and occurrences in Old and
Expedition against the Zapotecans. 379
CHAPTER
Expedition
of Cortes to Higueras.
390
CHAPTER VIII.
Return of
Cortes to
the author to
CHAPTER IX.
Cortes goes to
the
Old and
the Marquis of the Valley. 453
CHAPTER
X.
Enumeration
and account of the valiant companions who
passed over to the conquest of
and magnanimous Don Hernando Cortes Marquis of
the
Valley. Advantages resulting
from the conquest—Transactions at
court. Concluding observations of the author. 483