Chapter X: Appendix: Original Documents

Aztec Mother’s Advice to her Daughter 267

Translations of Nezahualcoyotl’s Poem 272

Palace of Tezcotzinco 279

Punishment of the guilty Tezcucan Queen 281

Velasquez’s Instructions to Cortés 284

Extract from Las Casas’ History 290

Deposition of Puerto Carrero 291

Extract from the Letter of Vera Cruz 296

Extract from Camargo’s Tlascala 299

Extract from Oviedo’s History 302

Dialogue of Oviedo with Cano 307

Privilege of Doña Isabel de Montezuma 318

Military Ordinances of Cortés 324

Extracts from the Fifth Letter of Cortés 331

Last Letter of Cortés 337

Account of his funeral Obsequies 342

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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GUATEMOZIN BROUGHT BEFORE CORTÉS _Frontispiece_

From a painting especially made for this edition by L. Kowalsky.

THE STANDARD OF CORTÉS 46

From a photograph of the original, especially made for this edition, in the National Museum at Mexico.

VIEW OF THE GREAT SQUARE IN MEXICO 76

After the drawing by Raphael Ximeno, engraved by Bouquet.

THE TORTURE OF GUATEMOZIN 130

After the painting in the Academy of Fine Arts at Mexico.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE SIGNATURE OF CORTÉS 220

PORTRAIT OF HERNANDO CORTÉS 226

After a painting at Madrid.