erable township, and what we did there 104

CHAP. XLVI. How we march into Quiahuitzlan, which was a town with
fortifications, and were most friendly received 106

CHAP. XLVII. How Cortes ordered the five Mexican tax-gatherers to be
imprisoned, and no further obedience to be paid Motecusuma, nor tribute
to be exacted; and of the rebellion which was now excited against this
monarch 109

CHAP. XLVIII. How we resolved to found Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, and
construct a fortress on the low meadows, in the neighbourhood of some
salt springs and the harbour, where our vessels were anchored; and what
further happened 111

CHAP. XLIX. How the fat cazique and other chief men of the country come
and complain to Cortes that a garrison of Mexicans had been thrown into
the strong fortress of Tzinpantzinco, committing great depredations; and
what further took place 114

CHAP. L. How some of Diego Velasquez's adherents refused to take any
further part in our proceedings, and declared their determination to
return to Cuba, seeing that Cortes was earnestly bent upon founding a
colony, and had already commenced to pacify the inhabitants 115

CHAP. LI. What happened to us at Tzinpantzinco, and how, on our return
to Sempoalla, we destroyed all the idols; likewise of other matters 117

CHAP. LII. How Cortes erects an altar, and places thereon the image of
the blessed Virgin with a cross; after which mass was said, and the
eight Indian females were baptized 121

CHAP. LIII. How we arrived in our town of Vera Cruz, and what happened
there 123

CHAP. LIV. Concerning the account of our adventures, with the letter,
which we sent his majesty the emperor, through Puertocarrero and
Montejo, the letter being attested by some officers and soldiers 125

CHAP. LV. How Diego Velasquez is informed by his agents that we had sent
messengers with letters and presents to our king, and what further took
place 127

CHAP. LVI. How our agents passed through the Bahama channel with the
most favorable wind, and arriv