Chapter I

PROCEEDINGS AT CEMPOALLA--THE SPANIARDS CLIMB THE TABLELAND--PICTURESQUE SCENERY--TRANSACTIONS WITH THE NATIVES--EMBASSY TO TLASCALA

Squadron off the Coast 83 Stratagem of Cortés 85 Arrangement at Villa Rica 86 Spaniards begin their March 87 Climb the Cordilleras 88 Wild Mountain Scenery 89 Immense Heaps of human Skulls 93 Transactions with the Natives 94 Accounts of Montezuma’s Power 95 Moderation of Father Olmedo 97 Indian Dwellings 99 Cortés determines his Route 100 Embassy to Tlascala 101 Remarkable Fortification 102 Arrival in Tlascala 103