Chapter XXIII: Appendix: Original Documents (4)

Agriculture, tax on, among the Aztecs, i. 51, 150.
Remarks on, 147.
Of North American Indians, 148.
Among the Mexicans, 149.
Articles of Aztec, 150.
Encouraged by Nezahualcoyotl, 190.
Tlascalan, ii. 107.
Cholulan, 189.
Near the lake of Chalco, 240.
Attention to, after the Conquest, iv. 168, 231.

Aguilar, Gerónimo de, a Christian captive, account of, i. 339.
Cortés’ reception of, 341.
An interpreter, 342.
In the retreat from Mexico, iii. 175.
At Chalco, 326.

Aguilar, Marcos de, succeeds Ponce de Leon as royal commissioner,
iv. 206, _note_.
Collects opinions in regard to repartimientos, _ib._.

Ahuahutle, insects’ eggs, used as food, ii. 290, _note_, iv. 66, _note_.

Ahualco, crossed by Spaniards, ii. 229.

Ahuitzotl, i. 25, 26, _note_, 95, _note_.

Ajotzinco, city of, ii. 237.

Alaman, Lúcas, cited, i. 116, _note_, 297, _note_, 363, _note_, ii. 228, _note_, 246, _note_, 247, _note_, 257 _note_, 298, _note_, 303, _note_, 319, _note_, iii. 156, _note_, 307, _note_, 333, _note_, 348, _note_, iv. 100, _note_, 102, _note_, 103, _note_, 137, _note_, 147, _note_, 152, _note_, 153, _note_, 158, _note_, 167, _note_, 169, _note_, 191, _note_, 230, _note_, 231, _note_, 247, _note_, 249, _note_, 250, _note_.

Alaminos, Antonio de, chief pilot of the armada, i. 328, ii. 21.
Despatched to Spain, ii. 63.
Anchors at Cuba, 64.

Alderete, Julian de, royal treasurer, iii. 324.
At Tacuba, 350.
Advice of, as to attack, iv. 36.
His division for assaulting Mexico, 37, and _note_.
Too eager and in peril, 39, 41.
Urges the torture of Guatemozin, 130, 145.

Alexander the Great, iii. 213, _note_.

Alexander VI., Pope, bull of partition by, ii. 209, _note_.
Enjoins conversion of the heathen, 210, _note_.

Algiers, expedition against, iv. 239.

Alms-giving, Aztec, i. 85.

Aloe. See _Agave Americana_.

Alphabet, Egyptian, i. 108, _note_.
Nearest approach to, 110.
European, introduced into Mexico, 112.

Alvarado, Jorge de, iv. 37.

Alvarado, Pedro de, enters the river Alvarado, i. 292, 359.
His return to Cuba with treasures, 294, 295, 310.
Joins Cortés, 322.
Marches across Cuba, 323.
Reprimanded, 333.
In the battles near the Tabasco, 347-350.
On a foraging party, ii. 32.
Cuts down the body of Morla, 51.
Despatched to Cempoalla, 66.
Troops put under, 83.
At Tlascala, 172.
Doña Luisa given to, 174.
Visits Montezuma with Cortés, 263.
Aids in seizing Montezuma, 342.
Montezuma pleased with, 363.
Takes command at Mexico, iii. 44.
Instructions to, 44.
Forces under, 46, 95, _note_.
Assault on, 78, 85.
Blockaded, 83, 85.
Joined by Cortés, 85.
Aztecs massacred by, 87, _note_, 88, _note_, 91, _note_.
Character of, 94.
Cortés’ dissatisfaction with, 94.
Chivalrous, 119.
Storms the great temple, 129.
Overpowered at the Mexican bridges, 143.
Acts at the evacuation of Mexico, 162.
Unhorsed, 171.
At the battle of Otumba, 200.
Accompanies Duero and Bermudez to Vera Cruz, 236.
Sandoval and, 297.
Reconnoitres Mexico, 304.
Conspiracy against, 357.
To command the point Tacuba, 367.
Enmity of Olid and, 373.
Demolishes the aqueduct, 374.
Operations of, iv. 18.
Protects breaches, 25.
Sandoval to join, 36.
His neglect to secure a retreat, 38.
Rebuked, 38.
His fortune at the assault, 47.
Cortés opinion of, 51.
Temple burnt by, 77.
Meeting of Cortés and, 79.
In the murderous assault, 89, 91.
To occupy the market-place, 96.
Detached to Oaxaca, 134.
Conquers Guatemala, 172.

Alvarado’s Leap, iii. 172, 173.

Amadis de Gaula, ii. 241, _note_.

Amaquemecan, Spaniards at, ii. 236.

Ambassadors, persons of, held sacred, i. 57.

Ammunition, iv. 62.
See _Gunpowder_.

Amnesty, granted by Nezahualcoyotl, i. 183.

Anaglyphs, i. 112, _note_.

Anahuac, i. 11.
Extent of, 13, _note_.
Meaning of the word, 14, _note_.
Forms of government in, 32.
Number of human sacrifices in, 94, _note_, 95.
See _Aztecs_ and _Mexico_.

Andrada, Don Juan, iii. 155, _note_.

Animals, artificial, i. 155, _note_, 193, _note_, ii. 16, 58, 217, 313.

Animals, of the New World and the Old, different, i. 225.
Origin of, in the New World, 227.
No useful domesticated, among the Aztecs, 270.
Collection of, ii. 295.
See _Draught-cattle_.

Antigua or Vera Cruz Vieja, ii. 48, _note_, iv. 156.

Antiquities, i. 199, 264.
Of Cozumel, 335, _note_.

Aqueducts, conducting to Tezcotzinco, i. 197.
At Iztapalapan, ii. 244.
From Chapoltepec, 264, 284, _note_, 292.
Destroyed, iii. 374.

Arabic manuscripts destroyed, i. 115, 116.

Architecture, refinement and, i. 196.
Of the Tezcucans, 199, 207.
Coincidences with Aztec, 256, 261.
Of Palenque, 261.
In Yucatan, 292.
Of Cozumel, 334.
At Cempoalla, ii. 38, 39.
Of Tlascala, 166.
Marine, at Ajotzinco, 236.
At Cuitlahauc, 240.
Of Iztapalapan, 243.
On the Tezcucan lake, 248.
At Mexico, 254.
Encouragement of, by Montezuma, 292.
After the Conquest, iv. 151.

Archives at Tezcuco, i. 187, 192.

Argensola, on the house of Cortés, i. 298, _note_.
On the detention of Cortés in Spain, 300, _note_.

Arithmetic among the Aztecs, i. 124.

Ark, coincidences with the, i. 233.

Armada, intrusted to Cortés, i. 311.
The fitting out of the, 313, 314.
Expense of it, 321, ii. 29.
Sails, i. 320.
Equipment of it, 320, 321, 322.
Joined by volunteers, 321.
Sails from Havana, 327.
Its strength, 328.
Chief pilot of the, 328.
Sails, 330, 339, 342.
Encounters a storm, 332.
At Cozumel, 332, 339.
At the Rio de Tabasco, 342.
Wounded sent back to the, 349.
Sails for Mexico, 358.
At San Juan de Ulua, Villa Rica, and Vera Cruz, 360, 365, ii. 21.
One vessel joins the, ii. 56.
One vessel of the, despatched to Spain, 63, 64.
Juan Diaz attempts to escape with one of the, 65.
Sunk, 68, 69, 70, _note_.
See _Brigantines_.

Armies, account of Aztec, i. 59.

Armor, tribute of, i. 51, 52, _note_.

Arms of Montezuma, ii. 264.
See _Arrows_.

Arrows, defence against, i. 324, 351.
Burnt, ii. 350.
Discharge of, at the assault in Mexico, iii. 109.

Art, few works of Aztec, found, i. 259.

Artillery.
See _Cannon_.

Artisans, Montezuma’s, ii. 305.

Astrology, i. 133, 136.
Origin of, 136.

Astronomy, Mexican, i. 137, 138.
Studied, 208, 216.

Atlantis of Plato, i. 226.

Audience, giving of, by Montezuma, ii. 304.

Auxiliaries.
See _Indian allies_.

Aviary, Aztec, ii. 244, 294, iv. 22, 151.

Avila, Alonso de, joins Cortés, i. 322.
Fights, 343, 346, 350.
Aids to seize Montezuma, ii. 342;
Narvaez, iii. 60.
Before Cortés, in behalf of the soldiers, iii. 76.
Tries to calm Cortés, 96.
In the retreat from Mexico, 162, 175.
At the battle of Otumba, 200.
Despatched to St. Domingo, 243, _note_;
to Spain, iv. 138.
Captured by the French, 138.

Axayacatl, Aztec sovereign, Tlascalans oppose, ii. 110.
His treasure, 333, iii. 7-10.
See _Treasure_.

Axayacatl’s palace, ii. 257, 258, iii. 107.
Spaniards quartered in, ii. 257, 258.
Chapel in, 333.
Montezuma’s confinement in, 347.
Return of Cortés to, iii. 85.
Spaniards besieged there, 92.
Assaulted by Aztecs, 108.
Fired, 111.
Commanded by the temple of the war-god, 127.
Destroyed, iv. 21.

Ayllon, the licentiate, sent to stay Velasquez’s expedition, iii. 31.
Joins the fleet, 31.
Seized and sent back, 35.
His report, 35.
Released, 355.

Azcapozalco, a slave-market, i. 162, 183, iii. 307, _note_.

Aztecs, or Mexicans, civilization of the, i. 1, 62, 218, 225, ii. 316.
Extent of their country, i. 4, iv. 112.
Quarter from which they came, i. 20, _note_.
Time of their arrival at Anahuac, 20, 22, _note_, iv. 112.
Their migratory habits, i. 20, 242.
Settlement of, at Mexico, 21.
Domestic feuds and secession among them, 22.
Extent of their territory just before the arrival of the Spaniards, 26.
Form of government among the, 33.
Election and installation of sovereigns, 35.
Legislative and judicial system among them, 41.
Great aim of their institutions, 56.
On calling them barbarians, 62, _note_.
Compared with Saxons of the time of Alfred, 62.
Comparison of modern Mexicans and, 62.
Their mythology, 70.
Cycles, 74, 127, _note_, 129, 232, 246.
Ideas of future life, 76.
Their claims to civilization, 98, iv. 112.
Compared with Europeans of the sixteenth century, i. 98.
Their law of honor, 99, _note_.
Their manuscripts, 114.
The Teoamoxtli, or divine book of the, 122, _note_.
Their literary culture, 123.
Measurement of time, 125.
Their cycle called an “old age,” 128, _note_.
Astrology, 136.
Astronomy, 137.
Their festival at the termination of the great cycle, 140.
Their agriculture, 148.
Acquaintance of, with plants, 153;
with minerals, 153;
with the mechanical arts, 155, 159.
Their domestic manners, 165.
Differ from North American Indians, 172, 254, _note_.
Character of the, original and unique, 173.
Nezahualcoyotl unites his forces with the, 182.
Beat and sacrifice Maxtla, 182.
Transfer of power to, from the Tezcucans, 217.
Essay on the origin of the civilization of the, 225.
Traditions respecting their origin, 251.
The first communication with them, 293-295.
Orders to Cortés respecting the treatment of them, 315.
Their condition, and disgust with Montezuma, at the time
of Cortés’ arrival, ii. 8.
Defeated by Tlascalans, 110.
Aid in a Cholulan conspiracy, 194, 197.
Number of, in the Mexican market, 317.
Enraged at the profanation of their temples, iii. 20.
Aid in building vessels at Vera Cruz, 21.
Insurrection by the, 92.
Their assaults on the Spanish quarters, 108, 119.
Sally against them, 115.
Addressed by Montezuma, 123.
Insult Montezuma, 124.
Their spirit at the storming of the great temple, 130.
Cortés’ address to, 134.
Their reply, 135.
Their combatant spirit, 141.
Assault the retreating Spaniards, 168.
Measures for rallying, 218.
Tlascalan alliance with, rejected, 221.
Guatemozin emperor of the, 249.
Proceeded against as rebels, 251.
Want of cohesion among them, 294.
Deride Cortés, 313.
Fights with, on the Sierra, 328.
At Xochimilco, 344.
Defend the aqueduct of Chapoltepec, 374.
At Iztapalapan, iv. 3.
Defeat of their flotilla, 5.
Fight on the causeways, 11.
Their exasperation, 23.
Their hatred of white men, 34, 74.
Their bravery at the general assault, 42.
Attack Alvarado and Sandoval, 47.
Their spirit and sufferings, 64, 70, 75, 85, 95.
Sortie of, 69.
Do not bury their dead, 73, 87.
Assault on, at the market-place, 93.
Effect of Guatemozin’s capture on, 101.
Evacuate the city, 107.
Remarks on the fall of their empire, 112.
See _Guatemozin_ and _Montezuma_.

B

Babel, coincidences of the tower of, and the temple of Cholula, i. 235.

Bachelors subject to penalties, iv. 157.

Badajoz, Gutierre de, storms the great _teocalli_, iv. 77.

Bahama Islands, i. 284. Expedition to, for slaves, 289.

Balboa, Nuñez de, i. 284, 306.
Transports brigantines, iii. 302, _note_.

Banana, i. 150.
The forbidden fruit, 150, _note_.

Bancroft, H. H., cited, i. 53, _note_, 72,
_note_, 192, _note_, 238, _note_, 289,
_note_, 323, _note_, ii. 301, _note_, 306,
_note_, iii. 373, _note_, iv. 152, _note_.

Bandelier, A., cited, i. 17, _note_, 32, _note_,
36, _note_, 72, _note_, 176, _note_, 238, _note_, 259, _note_, ii. 181,
_note_, 183, _note_, 186, _note_, 187, _note_,
191, _note_, 231, _note_.

Banner of Cortés, i. 324, ii. 148, _note_.
Lost and recovered, iv. 46.
See _Standard_.

Banners, River of, i. 293, 359.

Baptism, Aztec and pagan, i. 78, 240, 241.

Barante, on a disclosure in the reign of Louis the Eleventh, iii. 361.

Barba, Don Pedro, governor of Havana, ordered to seize Cortés, i. 326.

Barba, Pedro, killed, iv. 29.

Barbers, Aztec, ii. 167, 314.

Barca, Madame Calderon de la, on Mexican love of flowers, ii. 38, _note_.
On Tacuba, iii. 374, _note_.
On Cuernavaca, iv. 231, _note_.

Barks at Ajotzinco, ii. 237.
See _Canoes_.

Barracks built at Mexico, iv. 31.

Barrio de San Jago, iv. 81.

Barter, Grijalva’s, at the River of Banners, i. 293, 359.
Object of Cortés’ expedition, 315.
At Cozumel, 333.
With the Tabascans, 356.
See _Traffic_.

Basque language, i. 251, _note_.

Bas-reliefs destroyed, ii. 298.

Batanzos, Fray Domingo de, discusses the
repartimientos and probable fate of the Indians, iv. 207.

Baths of Montezuma, i. 198, ii. 299.

Battles, Aztecs avoided slaying their enemies in, i. 96.
Of Tabasco, 345, 348.
Of Ceutla, 351.
Between Aztecs and Tlascalans, ii. 110, 111;
Spaniards and Tlascalans, 116, 120-125, 135, 143;
Escalante and Quauhpopoca, ii. 339;
Cortés and Narvaez, iii. 65.
At the Aztec insurrection, 108-119.
At the great temple, 129.
On leaving Mexico, 141.
Of the Melancholy Night, 167.
Of Otumba, 197.
Of Quauhquechollan, 229.
Of Iztapalapan, iii. 286.
Near Chalco, 290.
At Xaltocan, 305.
At Tlacopan, 310.
Of Jacapichtla, 319.
On the rocks of the Sierra, 327.
At Cuernavaca, 336.
At Xochimilco, 338, 343.
At the aqueduct of Chapoltepec, 375.
Naval, with the Indian flotilla, iv. 5.
On the Mexican causeways, 11.
With Alderete’s division, 41.
With the Panuchese, 141.

Beetles, Cortés aided by, iii. 67.

Beggary, not tolerated, i. 206.

Bejar, Duke de, befriends Cortés, iv. 142, 221.
His reception of him, 218.

Belus, on the tower of, i. 256 _note_.

Benavente, Count of, i. 281, _note_.

Bermudez, Agustin, iii. 69.

Bernaldez on devils, i. 70, _note_.

Bilious fever. See _Vómito_.

Bird, Dr., on _mantas_, iii. 140, _note_.

Birds, artificial, i. 155, _note_, 193, ii. 16, 58, _note_, 217, 313.
See _Aviary_.

Births, consultation at, i. 136.

Bishop’s Pass, ii. 91.

Bison, domesticated, i. 270, _note_.

Blanc, Mont, height of, ii. 224, _note_.

Blasphemy, prohibited, iii. 255.

Blumenbach, on American skulls, i. 256, _note_.

Bodies of the Tlascalans painted, ii. 131, 132.
See _Dead_.

Bodleian Library, roll and Codex in the, i. 53, _note_, 118, _note_.

Body-guard of Montezuma, i. 38, _note_, ii. 300.
Of Cortés, iii. 362.
See _Quiñones_.

Booty, law on appropriating, iii. 256.
Little found in Mexico, iv. 109, 130.
See _Gold_ and _Treasure_.

Borunda, the Mexican Champollion, i. 121, _note_.

Botanical garden, ii. 243, _note_, 297.
See _Floating gardens_.

Botello urges night retreat, iii. 159.

Boturini, Benaduci, Chevalier, his writings and collection of manuscripts,
i. 14, _note_, 25, _note_, 26,
40, _note_, 114, _note_, 117, _note_, 121, _note_, 173, _note_, 174, 175,
188, _note_, 235, _note_, ii. 258, _note_, iii. 193.

Bradford’s American Antiquities, i. 223.

Branding of slaves, iii. 225, 299.

Brass substituted for iron, i. 154, _note_.

Brasseur de Bourbourg, Abbé, cited, i. 12, _note_, 70, _note_, 122, _note_.
His theory in regard to Mexican mythology, 226, _note_.

Brazil secured to Portugal, ii. 209, _note_.

Breaches in the causeways, made and filled, iv. 11, 38, 65, 77.
Neglected by Alderete, 39.
Measures for filling, 63.

Bread and wine, consecrated, i. 241, _note_.

Bridges, arched, at Tlascala, ii. 163.
At Mexico, ii. 250, 256, 284, 286, 336.
Removed, iii. 85, 98.
Demolished, 136, 141.
Restored, 143.
Leaped by Cortés, 145.
Portable, 163, 164, 166.
At Cuernavaca, iii. 334.
In the expedition to Honduras, iv. 179, 181, 194.
See _Breaches_ and _Canals_.

Brigantines, built on Lake Tezcuco, ii. 359.
Burnt, iii. 78.
Built and transported to Lake Tezcuco, 234,
245, 282, 297, 299, 322, 325, 362, 364.
Attempts to destroy, 325.
Canal for transporting, 362.
Launched, 363.
Remains of, preserved, 363, _note_, iv. 153.
Co-operate with the army, iv. 4-11, 37, 48, 99.
Decoyed and destroyed, 28.
Sail from Honduras to Truxillo, 196.
See _Fleet_.

Brinton, Dr. Daniel G., explanations of Mexican mythology
by, i. 14, _note_, 17, _note_, 72, _note_, 73, _note_,
122 _note_, 238, _note_, 243, _note_, 335, _note_, 339, _note_.

Budh, incarnation of, i. 71, _note_.

Buffalo ranges, i. 270.

Buffoons, Aztec, i. 171, _note_.
See _Jesters_.

Bullock, W., on Tezcuco, i. 194, _note_, ii. 367, _note_.
On a basin at Tezcotzinco, i. 198, _note_.
On antiquities at Tezcotzinco, 200, _note_.
On Puebla de los Angeles, ii. 188, _note_
On the pyramids of Teotihuacan, iii. 190, _note_, 192, _note_.
On a banner in the Hospital of Jesus, iv. 46, _note_.

Bulls for the Conquerors, iii. 324, iv. 213, _note_.

Burials, i. 78, _note_.
See _Dead_.

Bustamante, editor of Sahagun’s Universal History, i. 103, 110,
121, _note_, 145, iv. 81, _note_, 117, _note_, 125.

C

Cabot, Sebastian, i. 284.

Cacama, king of Tezcuco, rival for the crown, ii. 8, 367, iii. 272.
Favors a friendly reception of Cortés, ii. 14, 366.
Counsels Montezuma, 236, 366.
Mission of, to Cortés, 236, 238.
Accompanies Montezuma, 251.
His plan for liberating Montezuma, 368.
Negotiations with, 369, 370.
Seizure of, and of his confederates, 370.
Brought away from Mexico, iii. 162.
Fate of, 264.

Cacao, i. 150, 161, _note_.
A circulating medium, 191, ii. 318.

Cæsar, Julius, order by, i. 354, _note_.

Calderon, Señor de, iii. 155, _note_.
See _Barca_.

Calendar, Aztec, i. 127, 128, and _note_, 129.
Of the lunar reckoning, 132, 133.
Coincidences with the Asiatic, 247.

Calendar-stone, i. 137, 157, 158, _note_, ii. 292.

Calmecac school, i. 84.

Calpixqui, i. 35, _note_, 54, _note_.

Calpullac, i. 33, _note_, 34, _note_.

Calpulli, or tribes, distribution into, i. 52, _note_.

Camargo, Diego Muñoz, ii. 172, _note_.
Account of, and of his writings, iii. 102.
Cited, 148, _note_, 172, _note_, iv. 299.

Campeachy, Bay of, i. 342.

Canals, for irrigation, i. 150, 350, ii. 189, 240.
Instead of streets, 237.
In the gardens at Iztapalapan, 244.
In Mexico, 282, 286.
Filled up, 169, 282.
For transporting brigantines, iii. 362.
See _Breaches_ and _Bridges_.

Cannibalism, i. 93, 99, 170, 339.
Coincidences as to, 244.
During the siege, iv. 29, 66.
Of the allies, 33.
Spanish captives the victims of, 54.

Cannon, landed from the ships, i. 349.
Command of, given to Mesa, 349.
Effect of, at the battle of Ceutla, 351.
Mounted on the Vera Cruz hillocks, 365.
Effect of, on Aztec visitors, 370.
Sent to the fleet, ii. 34.
At Cempoalla, 40.
Effect of, on the Tlascalans, 124, 136, 137.
At Cholula, 202.
Effect of, at Mexico, 262, iii. 109, 115.
On board Narvaez’s fleet, 33.
At Cempoalla, 62, 65.
Turned against Narvaez, 66.
Effect of, at the retreat, 171.
All lost in the retreat, 181.
For attacking Mexico, 251.
In the fleet on Lake Tezcuco, 364.
Effects of, at the siege of Mexico, iv. 13, 46, 48.
Cast in Mexico, 153.

Cano, Don Thoan, iii. 89, _note_.
Married Montezuma’s daughter, 89, _note_, 126, _note_,
155, _note_, iv. 186, _note_.
Cited, iii. 126, _note_, 179, 180, _note_, 207, _note_, iv. 438.

Canoes, ii. 237, 249, 287, iii. 375, iv. 4, 8.

Captives. See _Christians_ and _Prisoners_.

Caribbee Islands, i. 284.

Carli, Count, cited, i. 40, _note_, 139, _note_, 160, _notes_,
227, _note_, 241, _note_, 244, _note_, 271, _note_.

Carpets, cotton, at Vera Cruz, i. 365.

Carreri, Gemelli, chart of, i. 252, _note_.

Casa de Contratacion, i. 282, iii. 25.

Casa, Giovanni della, ii. 287, _note_.

Casas Grandes, ruins of, i. 253, _note_.

Castes in Mexico, i. 161.

Catalina. See _Xuarez_.

Catalogue of Mexican historians, i. 112, _note_.

Catapult, built, iv. 82.

Cathedrals, i. 157, ii. 281, 319, iv. 152.

Catherwood’s illustrations, i. 223.

Catholics, Protestants and, i. 358, ii. 56.
Views of, as to infidels, ii. 208.

Catoche, Cape, i. 290, 342.

Cattle, i. 309, _note_, iv. 231.

Causeways, dividing Chalco from Xochicalco, ii. 240, 247.
The three, at Mexico, 284.
Present state of the, iv. 155.
See _Cojohuacan_, _Iztapalapan_, _Tepejacac_, and _Tlacopan_.

Cavaliers, i. 322, 335.

Cavaliero, superintendent of marine, iii. 77.

Cavalry, i. 349, 352, 354.
Indian ideas respecting, 354.
In Narvaez’s armada, iii. 33, 68.
Effect of, at Mexico, 115, 171, 174, 185.
Loss of, 180.
At the battle of Otumba, 198.
For attacking Mexico, 251.
At Tlacopan, 309.
Ambuscade with, 315, 349.
At the siege and surrender of Mexico, iv. 18, 46.
See _Horses_.

Cavo, on Cortés’ bigotry, iv. 259, _note_.

Cempoalla, ii. 25, 34, 38, 39.
Reception of Cortés at, 39.
Cacique of, at Chiahuitztla, 43.
Cortés’ second visit to, 52.
Cacique of, aided by Cortés, 51.
Arrests there, 54.
Proceedings there, 83.
Narvaez at, iii. 40, 60.
Sick and wounded left at, 79.

Cempoallan allies, ii. 85, 86, _note_.
Perish from cold, 91.
Distrust Cholulans, 100.
Four, sent to the Tlascalans, 100, 119.
Fight Tlascalans, 123.
Enter Cholula, 190.
Detect a conspiracy, 192.
Withdraw, 219.
At Mexico
with Cortés, 247, _note_, iii. 95, _note_.

Centaurs, Spaniards thought to be, i. 354.

Central America, its ancient civilization distinct from
that of Mexico, i. 16, _note_.
See _Chiapa_, _Mitla_, and _Palenque_.

Ceremonies, religious, i. 88.

Ceutla, battle of, i. 351, 354.

Chaac Mol, i. 158, _note_.

Chalcas, i. 195, _note_.

Chalchuites, resembling emeralds, ii. 21.

Chalco, iii. 289.
Sandoval’s expeditions to, 37, 317.
Cortés’ expedition in favor of, 325.
Indian levies join Spaniards at, 366.

Chalco, lake of, i. 158, ii. 237, 324.

Challenges, iv. 71.

Champollion, i. 110, and _note_, 120, _note_.

Chapoltepec, carved stones at, destroyed, i. 138, _note_.
Residence of Mexican monarchs, ii. 230, 298.
Aqueduct from, 264, 284, _note_, iii. 373, 374.
Account of, ii. 298.
Views from, 298.

Charles V., Spain under, i. 280.
Erroneous statements regarding, 281, _note_.
Discovery by the beginning of his reign, 283.
Title of, ii. 28, _note_.
Cortés’ First Letter to, 59.
Discussion before, on the civilization of Indians, 74.
Montezuma’s gifts to, iii. 6-10.
His first visit to Spain after his accession, 25.
His treatment of envoys from Cortés, 27.
Second Letter to, by Cortés, iii. 241, 354.
Grant by, to Cortés, for capturing Guatemozin, iv. 102, _note_.
Third Letter to, from Cortés and one from the army, 136, 138.
In Spain, 143.
Board selected by, respecting Cortés, 143.
Powers given by, to Cortés, 146.
Fifth Letter to, 178, _note_, 331.
Appoints a _juez de residencia_, 204.
Writes to Cortés, 205; orders him to return to Spain, 210.
Gives audience to him, 218.
Confides in Cortés, 219.
Visits him, 219.
Honors and rewards Cortés, 220.
Goes to Italy, 224.
Absence of, 238.
Applications to, by Cortés, and the result, 240.
Last Letter to, by Cortés, 241, 337.

Charnay, cited, i. 17, _note_, 259, _note_, 265, _note_.

Chase, Montezuma’s fondness for the, ii. 364, 365.

Chastity, injunctions as to, iv. 270.

Chess, ii. 17, _note_.

Chiahuitztla, visit to, ii. 43.

Chiapa, Bishop of, ii. 77.
See _Las Casas_.

Chiapa, resemblances to architecture in, i. 258, 261.

Chichemecatl, a Tlascalan chief, iii. 300, 366, iv. 57.

Chichimecs, i. 16, 18, 19, _note_, 253.

Chicxulub, Chronicle of, i. 122, _note_, 339, _note_.

Chief of Men, i. 25, _note_.

Chilan Balam, i. 122, _note_.

Children, baptizing and naming of, i. 78, 240.
Education and discipline of, 83, 166.
Sacrificed, ii. 193.
Cortés’ treatment of, 205.
Stew of, for Montezuma, 301, _note_.

Chimalpopoca, sacrificed, i. 99, _note_.

China, i. 56, _note_, 71, _note_, 161, _note_.
See _Chinese_.

Chinantla, lances from, iii. 44, 52.

Chinantlan allies aid Cortés, iii. 44, 74.

Chinese, i. 147.
Their language and the Othomi, 251.
Iron among the, 271, _note_.
See _China_.

Chivalry, spirit of, in the troops, iii. 340, iv. 71.

Chocolate, i. 52, _note_, 150, 170, ii. 302.

Cholula, traditions connected with Quetzalcoatl at, i. 72,
ii. 10, 182, iii. 6.
Coincidences of the tower of Babel and the temple of, i. 235.
Account of, ii. 3, 180, 182, 185.
Pilgrims to, 187.
Entered by the Spaniards, 190.
Massacre, 213, _note_.
Junction of Cortés and Velasquez de Leon at, iii. 44, 49.
Olid’s countermarch on, 228.

Cholulan allies, iii. 228, iv. 56.

Cholulans, ii. 100.
Distrust of, 100, 176, 178.
Summons to the, 177, 178.
Embassy from the, 178.
Their reception of the Spaniards, ii. 190.
Conspiracy of the, 194.
To aid Cortés, 197.
Massacred, 201.
Efforts to convert, 216.

Christianity, ideas, rites, and usages not unlike to, among
the Mexicans, i. 69, 78, 82, ii. 333.
Measures for conversion to, i. 286, 356, 357, ii. 55, 90,
96, 97, 170, iv. 190, 192.
Similarity of Quetzalcoatl’s teachings to, ii. 182, _note_.
On conquest for conversion to, 209.
Duty to convert to, 209.
Attempts to convert Montezuma to, 261, 265, 364, iii. 14.
Maxixca, 235;
his son, and Xicotencatl, 244.
After the Conquest, iv. 152, 165.
Rapid spread of, 166.
See _Cortés_.

Christians, in captivity, i. 315, 333, 339.
See _Christianity_.

Chronology, i. 126, 129.

Churches, iii. 184, iv. 78, 152.

Cihuaca, cacique, killed, iii. 200.

Cihuacoatl, title of Mexican magistrate, i. 42, _note_.
See _Cioacoatl_.

Cimatlan, phonetic sign for, i. 111.

Cioacoatl, Eve and, i. 236.

Circulating medium, i. 161, ii. 318.

Cities, division of, i. 82.
See _Towns_.

Civilization, Mexican claim to, i. 97.
Of the Tezcucans over the rest of Anahuac, 219.
Essay on the origin of Mexican, 225;
similarity and dissimilarity of, in the two continents, 232;
two general conclusions respecting it, 272.
In Yucatan, 290, 292.
In Cozumel, 334.
At Tabasco, 350.
Of Tlascala, ii. 107, 109.
As shown in Indian manuscripts, 63, _note_.
Of Indians, discussed, 74.
At Iztapalapan, 242-245.
In Mexico, 271.
See _Refinement_.

Clavigero, i. 4, _note_, 14, _note_.
On Boturini’s authorities, 14, _note_.
Dates from, 22, _note_.
Notices of, and of his Storia antica del Messico, 26, 64.
On the high-priest, 81, _note_.
On the number of human sacrifices, 94, _note_.
Catalogue of Mexican historians by, 112, _note_.
On Aztec fairs, 126, _note_.
On Mexican dialects, 249, _note_.
On the population of Tlascala, ii. 121, _note_.

Clemencin, on coins, ii. 18, _note_.

Clement VII., pope, iv. 213, _note_.

Cloths, Mexican, i. 58, 159, ii. 181.
See _Cotton_, _Feather-work_, and _Mantles_.

Coanaco, made cacique of Tezcuco, iii. 264.
Joins the Aztecs, 264.
Puts Spaniards to death, 264.
Destroys his brother, 265.
Escapes from Tezcuco, 268.
Captured, iv. 100.

Coatepec, town of, iii. 263.

Coatzacualco, ii. 372, iii. 77, iv. 177.

Cochineal, i. 159, ii. 87, 314, _note_.

Cocotlan, ii. 93.

Code, military, iii. 254, iv. 324.
See _Laws_.

Codex Telleriano-Remensis, i. 95, _note_, 120, _note_.

Cofre de Perote, a volcano, ii. 91.

Cogolludo on ruins in America, i. 267, _note_.

Cojohuacan, iii. 347, 367, 375, iv. 105.
Cortés’ residence at, iv. 134, 209.
Provisions respecting, in Cortés’ will, 243.

Cojohuacan causeway, iii. 348, 375, iv. 6.

Colhuacan, hospital at, ii. 6.

Colhuans, i. 20, _note_.

Coliman founded, iv. 155.

Colonial administration of Spain, under Charles V., i. 282.

Colonization, progress of, by the beginning of the reign
of Charles V., i. 285.
Not attempted
by Grijaiva, 294.
Velasquez obtains authority for, 316, _note_.
Plan of, at Vera Cruz, ii. 29.
At Coatzacualco, 372.

Color of Mexican hierogyphics, i. 109.

Columbus, Christopher, i. 287.

Columbus, Diego, i. 287.

Columbus, Ferdinand, i. 296, _note_.

Commission. See _Hieronymite commission_.

Communion, Aztec and pagan, i. 239, 241.

“Companions,” the, i. 133, _note_.

Compurgators, i. 46, _note_.

Concubines of Tezcucan princes, i. 200.

Confession, Aztec, i. 82.
Among Tartars, 244, _note_.

Conquests, not always partitioned, i. 54, _note_.
On the right of, ii. 208, 209, 354.

Conspiracy, ii. 65, 194, iii. 356.

Constant, Benjamin, i. 134, _note_.

Continency of Aguilar, i. 340.

Convent, of St. Francis, ii. 89, _note_, iv. 202.
Cortés and Columbus at La Rabida in Spain, iv. 213.

Conversion, Las Casas on forced, i. 338, _note_, iv. 290, 291.
Object of the Spaniards, iii. 244.
See _Christianity_.

Cook, James, Captain, i. 229, _note_.

Copal, tribute of, i. 53, _note_.

Copan, city of, iv. 194.

Copper, tools of, i. 260.
Weapons headed with, ii. 134.

Cora language, i. 253, _note_.

Cordillera mountains, i. 8.

Cordova, Gonsalvo de, iv. 250.

Cordova, Hernandez de, i. 289.

Corn. See _Indian corn_.

Coronation of Montezuma, ii. 4.

Corral, ensign, iii. 328, iv. 45.

Cortés, Hernando, expedition of, to Honduras, i. 267,
_note_, iv. 175, 203, _note_.
Velasquez selects him for an expedition, 297-313.
Birth and genealogy of, 297.
His early years, 298.
In Hispaniola, 302.
In Cuba, 303.
Marriage of, with Catalina Xuarez, 304, 308, 310.
His difficulties with Velasquez, 304, 311.
Put in irons, 305.
Escapes twice, 306, 307.
The Armada intrusted to him as Captain-General, 311, 316, 321.
Applies all his money to fitting out the fleet, 314, 321, ii. 29.
Instructions to, by Velasquez, i. 315, iv. 284.
His clandestine embarkation, i. 319.
His measures for equipment, 319, 321, 322.
Described, 324.
Strength of his armament, 328.
His address to his soldiers, 329.
At Cozumel, 332.
Endeavors to liberate captive Christians, 333.
His zeal to convert the natives, 335, 356, ii. 22,
41, 52, 90, 96, 216, 325, 327, iii. 245, 254, 350,
iv. 162, 244.
At Tabasco, i. 342, 350.
His first interview with Mexicans, 364.
His presents and demands to see Montezuma, 368.
Embassy returns to, with presents from Montezuma, ii. 16. (See _Montezuma_.)
His second message to Montezuma, 19.
The reply, 21, 22.
First made acquainted with the condition of Mexico, 25, 42.
His resignation and reappointment, 30, 31, iii. 55.
His policy with the Totonacs and Montezuma, ii. 45.
Another Aztec embassy to, 49.
Aids the cacique of Cempoalla, 51.
Hangs up Morla, 51.
Reconciles Totonacs, 52.
His despatches to Spain, 57, 59, 60, _note_, 61.
Condemns conspirators, 66.
Destroys his ships, 68, 70, 71, _note_. (See _Armada_.)
His embassy to Tlascala, 100.
His vigilance, 101, 118, 143, 169, 198, 222, 237, _note_, 259, iii. 22.
His march to Tlascala, ii. 102, 147, 162.
Ill of a fever, 147, 161.
Standards borne by, 148, _note_.
Malecontents expostulate with, 150.
Mutilates Tlascalan spies, 154.
Montezuma discourages his visit to Mexico, 159.
Called Malinche, 175, iii. 134.
Invited to Mexico, ii. 175.
Massacre by, at Cholula, 201-206.
Prohibition of wanton injuries by, 205, 212.
Encourages the disaffection of the Aztecs, 233.
His entrance into Mexico, 246.
Visited by Montezuma, 251.
His quarters, 257.
His visit to Montezuma, 263.
Descendants of, now in Mexico, 263. (See _Monteleone_.)
Visits the market, 311;
the great temple, 319, 322;
its sanctuaries, 325.
Chapel granted to, 332.
Discovers hidden treasures, 333.
His seizure of Montezuma, 342;
fetters him, 351;
unfetters him, 352.
Seizes Cacama, 370.
Willing to relinquish his share of Montezuma’s gift, iii. 13.
On profaning Mexican temples, 18.
Learns Narvaez’s arrival, 37.
His treatment of envoy prisoners, 38.
His letter to Narvaez, 39;
marches against him, 43.
His parting with Montezuma, 46.
His strength, 52.
Met by Guevara and Duero, as envoys, 53, 56.
Summons Narvaez, 56;
assaults and defeats him, 62-69;
his treatment of him, 69;
of the captives and his own troops, 75.
His return to Mexico, 79.
His forces, 80, 95.
In ill-humor, 95.
Releases Cuitlahua, 96.
Rehorses Duero, 118.
Wounded, 120, 128, 145, 187, 199, 209, 339, iv. 43.
Leads in storming the great temple, iii. 128.
Addresses the Aztecs through Marina, 134.
Builds a _manta_, 140.
Deceived and releases priests, 143.
Exposures and hardihood of, 144.
Montezuma’s last conversation with, 149.
His respect for Montezuma’s memory, 157.
His retreat from Mexico, 163.
At Popotla, 174.
Loss of his Diary, 180.
Kills Cihuaca at the battle of Otumba, 200.
At Tlascala, 208.
Remonstrance with, by the troops, 212.
His expedition against the Tepeacans, 225;
against Quauhquechollan, 228.
At Itzocan, 231.
Increase of his authority, 232.
His plans for recovering Mexico, 233, 245, 251, 259, 365, 366.
His Second Letter to the emperor, 239.
His despatches to St. Domingo, 243.
Triumphal return of, to Tlascala, 243.
His forces, 251.
Enters Tezcuco, 266.
His mission to Guatemozin, 283.
Reconciles Indian allies, 293.
His reception of brigantines from Tlascala, 301.
Reconnoitres the capital, 304, 314, 325.
Seized and rescued, 339.
At Xochimilco, 342.
At Cojohuacan, 347.
Orders of, respecting his bones, 348, _note_, iv. 243.
Dejected, iii. 350.
Proceedings in Spain in regard to, 355.
Conspiracy against, in the camp, 356.
His body-guard, 362.
His forces, 364.
Makes three divisions, 367, _note_.
At Iztapalapan, iv. 4.
Takes post at Xoloc, 7.
His movements on the causeway, 10.
Levels buildings, 21, 63, 72.
His proffers to Guatemozin, 34, 89, 97.
Assaults the city, 38.
Reconnoitres Alderete’s route, 39.
Seized and rescued, 43.
Anxiety respecting, 47.
Gives the command to Sandoval, 50.
His entries into the _tianguez_, 79.
Murderous assault by, 93.
His last assault, 97.
His reception of Guatemozin, 103;
permits him to be tortured, 130.
Sends detachments to the Pacific Ocean, 133.
Rebuilding of Mexico by, 135, 145, 151.
His Third Letter, and one from the army, 136, 138.
Sends costly presents to Spain, 137, _note_.
Complaints against, in Spain, 139.
Board appointed respecting, 144.
The charges against, and the replies, 144, 204, 226.
Commission and powers given to, 147.
Founds settlements, 155.
Joined by his wife, 158.
The ordinances made by, 158, _note_.
His scruples about slavery, 159, 162, 243.
Suppresses the royal instructions annulling _repartimientos_, 161, _note_.
His desire of religious teachers, 162.
His regulations respecting agriculture, 168.
Voyages and expeditions of, 170.
His instructions for expeditions, 172.
Looks into the resources of the country, 172, 176, 197.
His Fifth Letter, 178, _note_, 210, 331.
At Truxillo, 196.
Further plans of conquest by, 196.
Embarks and returns, 200.
Sick and despondent, 201.
Driven to Cuba, 201.
At San Juan de Ulua and Medellin, 201.
Triumphal return of, to Mexico, 202.
Superseded by a _juez de residencia_, 204.
Further faction against, in Spain, 204.
Urged to assert his authority, 208.
Ordered to leave Mexico, 208.
Ordered to Spain, 210.
Arrival of, in Spain, 213.
Meets Pizarro, 213.
At Guadaloupe, 216.
His reception, 217.
His interview with the emperor, 218.
Marquis of Oaxaca, 220.
Gift of land to, 220.
Not reinstated in government, 221.
Captain-General of New Spain, 222.
Second marriage of, 223.
Embarks for New Spain, 225.
An investigation of his conduct by the Royal Audience, 226.
Accused of murdering his first wife, 226.
To keep ten leagues from Mexico, 229.
Welcome to, at Tezcuco, 229.
Retires to Cuernavaca, 230.
Expeditions of, for discovery, 232, 235.
His final return to Castile, 238.
His attendance on the Council of the Indies, 238.
Joins an expedition against Algiers, 239.
Wrecked, 239.
His applications to the emperor, 240.
His last letter to him, 241, 337.
Prepares to return to Mexico, 243.
Sick, 243.
His will, 243.
Dies, 246.
Obsequies of, 247, 342.
His children and descendants, 249-250.
His character, 251.
Ascendency over his soldiers, 254.
Compared to Hannibal, 255.
As a conqueror, 256.
Not cruel, 257.
In private life, 258.
His bigotry, 259.
His dress and appearance, 261.
His education, 262.
See _Spaniards_.

Cortés, Don Luis, iv. 250.

Cortés, Don Martin, iii. 25.
Exertions of, for his son, iv. 142.
Death of, 212.

Cortés, Don Martin, son of Cortés by his second marriage, iv. 238.
Wrecked, 239.
Provision for, 242.
Present at his father’s death, 246.
Persecuted, 249.

Cortés, Don Martin, son of Marina, i. 362, iv. 192, 250.

Cosmogony, Humboldt on, i. 75, _note_.

Cotton dresses, i. 52, ii. 217, 261.

Cotton mail, or escaupil, or jackets quilted with
cotton, i. 58, 324, 351, ii. 134, 135.

Cottons, given to Cortés, i. 368, ii. 17, 50.

Council, of finance, i. 184.
Of justice, 184.
Of state, 184.
Of war, 184.
Of music, 185.

Council of the Indies, i. 282.
Ordinances by the, iii. 355, iv. 140.
Reception of Cortés by the, iv. 238.

Couriers, i. 55, _note_, 141.

Courts, Aztec, i. 43-47.
Merchants allowed to have, 164.
At the Mexican market, ii. 318.

Coxcox, survived the Deluge, i. 233.

Cozumel, i. 292, 332-339.

Cozumel Cross, i. 238, 239, _note_.

Crimes, punishments for, i. 48.

Cross, the, a common symbol of worship, i. 335, _note_.
See _Crosses_.

Crosses of stone, at Palenque, i. 239.
Cozumel, 239, _note_.
Frequency of, 239, ii. 90, and _note_.
Antiquity and generality of, among pagans, 241.
In Yucatan, 292.
In Cozumel, 334.
At Naulinco, ii. 90.

On raising, at Tlatlanquitepec, or Cocotlan, 96.
At Tlascala, 173, 174.
Upon Quetzalcoatl’s temple at Cholula, 217.
At Mexico, 328, iii. 16.
Pulled down, iii. 132.
Cruz del Marques, 336.

Crowning of Aztec sovereigns, i. 37.

Cruz del Marques, mountain, iii. 336.

Cuba, i. 287.
Expeditions from, to Yucatan, 289-295.
Cortés in, 303-307.
Propositions in the army to return to, ii. 20, 25, 27.
Cortés’ emissaries land at, 64.
Las Casas’ labors in, 73.
Cortés’ apprehensions from, 220.
Sailing of Narvaez’s fleet from, iii. 33.
Desire of troops to return to, 212, 357.
Return of some to, 236.
Cortés driven to, iv. 201.
See _St. Jago de Cuba_, and _Velasquez_.

Cuernavaca, or Quauhnahuac, capture of, iii. 332-336.
Asks aid, iv. 61.
Cortés’ residence at, 230.
Remarks on, 230.

Cuicuitzca, made cacique of Tezcuco, ii. 371, _note_, iii. 264.
Put to death, iii. 265.

Cuitlahua, lord of Iztapalapan, ii. 236.
Interview of, with Cortés, 242.
Accompanies Montezuma, 251.
Released, iii. 96, 218.
Supplies Montezuma’s place, 97, 121, _note_.
Arouses the Aztecs for the battle of Otumba, 195, 218.
Notice of, 217.
Dies of smallpox, 235, 246.
Succeeded by Guatemozin, 249.

Cuitlahuac, Spaniards at, ii. 241.

Culinary science, Aztec, ii. 301.

Currency, Mexican, i. 161, ii. 318.

Cycles, Aztec, i. 74, 127, _note_, 129.
Persian, 127, _note_.
Etruscan 128, _note_.
Wheels of, 132, _note_.
Of the lunar reckoning by the priests, 132, _note_.
Analogies respecting, in the Old and the New World, 232, 246.

Cypress, Cortés’, ii. 98.
Size of, 298.

D

Dancing, Mexican, i. 171, and _note_.

Darien, Isthmus of, crossed, i. 284.
Colony there, 285, 340.
Oviedo there, iii. 98.

Dates, on Mexican, i. 129.

Daughters, counsels to, i. 166, iv. 267.

Days, Aztec arrangement of, i. 127, 128.
Division of civil, 138, _note_.
Coincidences as to the signs of, 246.

Dead, burnt, i. 78, 218, _note_.
Buried, 78, _note_.
Coincidences as to the obsequies of the, 244, 245.
Carried off in battle, ii. 124, 125.
Spanish, buried, 139.
Unburied during the siege, iv. 73, 87, 105.
Buried, 108.
See _Funeral ceremonies_.

Death, a penalty, i. 42.
Judges punished with, 45.
For crimes, 45.
Inflicted on soldiers, 60.
Two sons put to, by a Tezcucan prince, 60.

Defaulters, liable to slavery, i. 54.

Deities, Mexican, i. 69-73.
Days and festivals appropriated to, 69, 88.
On unity and plurality of, 69, _note_.
Huitzilopochtli, the Mexican Mars, 70.
Quetzalcoatl, the god of the air, 71.
Penates, 75, 140.
Tezcatlipoca, 89, ii. 326.
See _Huitzilopochtli_, _Idols_, _Quetzalcoatl_, and _Tezcatlipoca_.

Delafield’s Antiquities, map in, i. 252, _note_.

Deluge, coincidences as to the, in the Old and the New World, i. 233.

Denon, on an Egyptian temple, i. 106, _note_.

De Roo, P., cited, i. 237, _note_, 238, _note_.

Devil, Mexican, i. 70, _note_, 95, _note_.
His delusion of the Aztecs, 242, _note_, 243.
Cortés possessed with the, ii. 33, _note_.

Diary of Cortés, lost, iii. 180.

Diaz, Bernal, errors of, ii. 175, _note_.
His way of life, iii. 22, _note_.
His share of spoil, 75, _note_.
Letter not signed by, 242, _note_.
Account of, and of his writings, 274-277.
Ravine crossed by, 335, _note_.
Leaves his farm to accompany Cortés to Honduras, iv. 177, _note_.
On the Christianity of Guatemozin and the prince of Tacuba, 185, _note_.
On Cortés at Honduras, 201.
His character of Cortés, 261-263.

Diaz, Juan, the licentiate, efforts of, to convert natives, i. 337, ii. 364.
His conspiracy, ii. 65.
Performs mass in the great temple, 334, iii. 17.

Dikes opened upon the Spaniards at Iztapalapan, iii. 287.
See _Causeways_ and _Breaches_.

Discovery, progress of, by the beginning of the reign of Charles V., i. 284.
Catholic and Protestant views as to, ii. 209, 210, _note_.
Progress of, under Cortés, iv. 134, 155, 170, 232, 235.

Dishes of Montezuma, ii. 300.

Divine book, or Teoamoxtli, i. 122, _note_.

Domestic manners of the Aztecs, i. 165.

Dominican friars, i. 285, ii. 75-77.

Dove, coincidences with Noah’s, i. 233, 234.
On the topmast, 301.

Drain of Huehuetoca, ii. 283.

Draught-cattle, want of, i. 158, 270, iii. 223.

Draw-bridges, Mexican, ii. 250, 286, 336, iii. 98.

Dresden Codex, i. 118, and _note_, 119, _note_, 263.

Dresses, of Aztec warriors, i. 58.
Owls embroidered on, 70, _note_.
Of Cholulans, ii. 190.
Of Aztec chiefs, 249.
Of Montezuma, 252, 300, iii. 122.
Of Mexicans, 311.
Of Indian allies, iii. 115, 253.

Drought at Tezcuco, ii. 275.

Drum, the Tlascalan, ii. 121.
The huge Mexican, 323, iii. 165.
Of the war-god, sounded for the sacrifice of Spaniards, iv. 52.

Ducat, value of the, ii. 18, _note_.

Duero, Andres de, i. 311, 318.
In Narvaez’s armada, iii. 40.
Envoy to Cortés, 53, 56.
To share in the profits, 56.
At Cempoalla, 69.
Unhorsed and rehorsed, 118.
Remonstrates, 213.
Returns to Cuba, 236.
In Spain, sustaining Velasquez, 236.

Dupaix, i. 137, _note_, 224, 258, _note_.
On Mexican tools, 260, _note_.
On antedeluvian buildings, 265, _note_.

Du Ponceau, P. S., i. 249, _note_.
On the synthetic structure of the Indian dialects, 249, _note_.

Dyes, and dye-woods, Mexican, i. 159, 285.

E

Eagle, on a standard, ii. 132, iii. 366.

Earthen-ware, Aztec, i. 159.

Earthquake, i. 110.

Ebeling, collection of maps by, iv. 179, _note_.

Eclipses, Aztec knowledge as to, i. 137.

Education, Aztec, i. 83, 166, ii. 330.
For the profession of hieroglyphical painting, i. 113.
The council of music virtually a board of, 185.
Of the Tezcucan royal household, 195.

Egyptians, temples of, i. 106, _note_.
Hieroglyphics of, 108, 109.
Sothic period of, 133, _note_.
Sophocles on the, 149, _note_.
Addresses to their kings by priests, 195.
Their representations of the human frame, 262.

Elphinstone, W., on mythology, i. 68, _note_.

Emeralds, Mexican use of, i. 155.
One of the, sent to Spain, iv. 137.
Genuineness of, disputed
by Alaman, 137, _note_.
Given by Cortés to his second wife, 223, and _note_.

Emperor, i. 37, ii. 28, _note_.

Encomiendas. See _Repartimientos_.

Entertainments, style of Mexican, i. 167.

Era, the Mexican, i. 129.

Ercilla, cited, iii. 185, _note_, 199, _note_.

Escalante, Juan de, ii. 83, 84.
Forces intrusted to, 86, 339.
Instructions to, from Cholula, 220.
Treachery towards, 339.
Mortally wounded, 339.

Escobar, ii. 32, iii. 126.

Escudero, Juan, i. 307.
Executed, ii. 66.

Estates, held by Aztec nobles, i. 39.

Estrada, _juez de residencia_, iv. 207-211.

Estrada, María de, a heroine, iii. 168.

Estrella’s manuscript, cited, i. 288, _note_, 301,
_note_, 303, _note_, 308, _note_, 309, _note_, 318, _note_.
Account of it, 331, _note_.

Etruscans, cycles of the, i. 128, _note_.

Eucharist, rite analogous to the, i. 239.

Euripides on purification, i. 241, _note_.

Eve, Aztec coincidences as to, i. 236.

Everett, Edward, i. 269, _note_.

F

Fairs, days for, i. 126, 161, ii. 317.
Traffic at, i. 161.
For the sale of slaves, 162.
At Tlascala, ii. 167.
See _Market_.

Falsehood, a capital offence, i. 185.

Famine, in Mexico, iv. 29, 35, 59, 66, 73, 74, 86.
At Honduras, 195.

Fans given by Montezuma, ii. 59, _note_.

Farfan grapples with Narvaez, iii. 66.

Feather-work, mantles of, for tribute, i. 52, and _note_.
Worn by warriors, 58.
Manufacture of, 160.
Made by the royal household of Tezcuco, 195.
Given to Cortés, 368, ii. 16, 50, 58, _note_, 159, 234.
Worn by Tlascalans, 132.
Beauty and warmth of, 311.

Female snake, i. 34, _note_.

Females. See _Women_.

Ferdinand and Isabella, state of Spain at the close of the reign of, i. 277.

Festivals, for deities, i. 69, 88.
At the termination of the great cycle, 140.

Festivities, style of, i. 167.

Feudal system, in Anahuac, i. 40, _note_, ii. 106.

Fever. See _Vómito_.

Fiefs, origin of, in Anahuac, i. 39, _note_.

Figurative writing, i. 107.
See _Hieroglyphics_.

Fire-arms, i. 351, ii. 140.
All lost in the retreat from Mexico, iii. 181.
Supply of, 238.

Fires always burning, i. 87, ii. 186, 323, 328.

First-fruits for the priests, i. 85.

Fish, reservoirs of, ii. 244.
Tanks of, 297.

Fleet fitted out by Velasquez against Cortés, ii. 65, iii. 32.
Narvaez commander of the, iii. 33.
Its strength, 33.
At San Juan de Ulua, 33.
Dismantled, 77.
See _Armada_, _Brigantines_, _Flotilla_, and _Ships_.

Fleets for discovering a strait, iv. 133, 170.
Ruined by the Royal Audience, 233.

Flemings in Spain, i. 280, ii. 73.

Floating gardens, or chinampas, ii. 240, 249, 283.
See _Gardens_.

Florida, i. 284, iv. 170.

Flotilla, Indian, destroyed, iv. 5.

Flowers, fondness for, ii. 37, 38, 191, 230, 316.
In the Iztapalapan gardens, 243.

Fohi, incarnation of the, i. 71, _note_.

Fonseca, Juan Rodriguez de, Bishop of Burgos, notice of, ii. 74, iii. 27.
His hostility to Columbus, to his son, and to Cortés,
iii. 28, 242, iv. 145, 148.
Exertions of, against Cortés and his envoys, iii. 28,
354, iv. 139, 145.
Orders Cortés to Spain for trial, iii. 237.
Procures the passing of ordinances, 355, iv. 139.
Interdiction of, 143, 146.
End of his influence, 147.
His death, 148.

Forbidden fruit, the, i. 150, _note_.

Forests, destroyed, i. 10, ii. 98, and _note_.
Penalties for destroying, i. 150.
Laws on gathering wood in, 203, 204.
See _Fuel_.

Fractions, arithmetical, of Aztecs, i. 125.

Franciscan friars, in New Spain, iv. 163.

Francis I., of France, envious of the Emperor Charles V., iv. 138.

Franklin, Benjamin, on the turkey, i. 169, _note_.

Fruit-trees not allowed in Montezuma’s gardens, ii. 297, _note_.

Fuel, on gathering, i. 204.

Funeral ceremonies, Aztec, i. 78.
For Nezahualpilli, 218, _note_.
See _Dead_.

Funeral piles, i. 218, _note_.
Of arms, ii. 350.

Future life, Aztec views of, i. 76.

G

Galindo, Colonel, on civilization in Palenque, i. 264.

Gallatin, Albert, on Mexican prayers, i. 79, _note_, 250, _note_, 270.

Galvez, castle of, ii. 298.

Gama, Antonio, on hieroglyphics, i. 109, 110, _note_.
On Mexican notation, 125, _note_.
On intercalation, 127, _note_.
On the beginning of the year of the new cycle, 129, _note_.
On the lunar reckoning of the priests, 132, _note_.
On the nine companions, 133, _note_.
His astrological almanac, 136, _note_.
Carved stones seen by, 138, _note_.
Account of, and of his writings, 144, 145.
On a night in Cholula, ii. 199, _note_.

Gaming, ii. 360, iii. 14, 255.

Gante, Pedro de, convent by, iv. 152.

Garay, Francisco de, his squadron, ii. 84, iii. 237.
Crews of, join Cortés, iii. 237.

Gardens of plants, i. 153.
Of Iztapalapan, ii. 243.
First European, 244, _note_.
Montezuma’s, 297.
At Huaxtepec, iii. 318.
See _Floating gardens_.

Garrisons, in the larger cities, i. 54, _note_.

Gauntlet run by Spaniards, ii. 348, _note_.

Geology, conjectures confirmed by, i. 76, _note_.

Gerolt, Federico de, ii. 228, _note_.

Gestures, Indian, i. 361.

Gibbon, Edward, ii. 71, _note_.

Girls, counsels given to, i. 166, iv. 267.

Gladiatorial sacrifices, i. 92, _note_.

Glass, sent to Montezuma, i. 368.

Gold, tribute of, i. 52, _note_.
From a tomb, 78, _note_.
Said to be found in temples, 87. _note_.
Traffic with, 161.
Mines of, worked in Cuba, 289, 309.
Curiously wrought specimens of, from Yucatan, 291.
Plates given to Grijalva, 292.
Trade for ornaments and vessels of, 293.
Despatched to Spain by Velasquez, 294.
Barter for, at Cozumel, 333.
Spanish desire of, 346, 364, 369, iii. 12.
Given to Cortés, by Teuhtlile, i. 368.
Bits of, obtained by the soldiers, ii. 15.
Presented by Montezuma, 16, 17, 50, 58, _note_, 159, 217, 234, 262, 270.
Relinquished by the Conquerors, 57, iii. 13.
Sent by Cortés to Spain, ii. 57.
Four loads of, offered as a bribe to Cortés, 234.
Present of, at Amaquemecan, 237.
Worn by Montezuma, 252.
Place of getting, 372.
Sent by Montezuma to the Castilian sovereign, iii. 7, 8.
Comparison of, with silver, 10, _note_.
nverted into chains, 14, 160.
Effect of the arrival of, in Spain, 24.
Given to Narvaez’s soldiers, 75.
Fate of, on the evacuation of Mexico, 160, 180, _note_, 187.
Spaniards killed while transporting, 210, 264.
Given for maize bread, 211, _note_.
Cannon of, sent to Spain, iv. 172, _note_.
Carried to Spain by Cortés, 213.
Drawn from Tehuantepec by Cortés, 232.
See _Treasure_.

Golden Fleece, i. 281, _note_.

Goldsmiths, skill of Mexican, i. 155, _note_, ii. 258.
See _Animals_.

Golfo Dolce, iv. 195.

Gomara, Francisco Lopez de, i. 95, _note_, 293, _note_, 326, _note_.
On domesticated bisons, 270, _note_.
Authority for Cortés’ First Letter, ii. 60.
On firing at the Aztecs, iii. 109, _note_.
On the baptism of Montezuma, 148, _note_.
On losses at the retreat, 180.
Account of, and of his writings, 272, 273.
On protecting Guatemozin, iv. 188.
On Cortés’ precious stones, 233, _note_.

Goods, sale and transportation of, i. 161, 162.

Government in Anahuac, i. 32.
Under Nezahualcoyotl, 184.
Of the Tlascalans, ii. 105.
Of Cholula, 181.

Grado, Alonso de, at Villa Rica, ii. 358.

Granaries, i. 54, 150.

Grijalva, Juan de, expedition of, to Yucatan, i. 291.
Returns to Cuba and is censured, 294.
Cortés to join, 315.
Volunteers from, join Cortés, 322.
Effect of his landing, on Montezuma, ii. 13.

Grijalva, River of, i. 292, 342.

Guadaloupe, in Spain, iv. 216.

Gualipan, iii. 207, _note_.

Guatemala, settlement of the Toltecs in, i. 267.
Conquered, iv. 172.

Guatemozin, Montezuma’s nephew, iii. 124, _note_.
Tecuichpo, wife of, 155, _note_, 249, iv. 186, _note_.
Elected emperor, 104.
Rallies for defence of his capital, 249.
Missions to, iii. 283, 295.
His animosity to the Spaniards, 296.
His application to Tangapan, 296, _note_.
Cortés’ desire of an interview with, 312.
Attempts the recovery of Chalco, 320, to relieve Xochimilco, 342.
His policy, 345, iv. 27.
Decoys brigantines, 28.
Proffers to, 34, 66, 89, _note_, 97.
Distributes heads of Spaniards and of horses, 54.
Effect of his machinations, 61.
Council called by, 67.
Will not surrender, 68, 97.
His palace, 71.
Declines meeting Cortés, 89, 97.
Efforts of, to escape, 97.
Captured, 100.
Intercedes for his wife and followers, 100.
His interview with Cortés, 103.
On a monument to, 117, _note_.
Torture of, 130, 142, 144.
Regarded as a rebel, 142.
Suspected, 183.
Executed, 185.
Remarks on, 185.

Guevara, Narvaez’s envoy to Sandoval, iii. 36.
Cortés’ reception of, 39.
His return, 40.
Envoy to Cortés, 53, 56.

Gulf of California, iv. 134, 233.
Penetrated by Ulloa, 235.
Called Sea of Cortés, 237.

Gulf of Mexico, i. 285, ii. 372.

Gunpowder, manufactured, iii. 245, iv. 154.

Guns. See _Cannon_ and _Fire-arms_.

Guzman, captured, iv. 44.
Sacrificed, 57.

Guzman, Nuñez de, at the head of the Royal Audience
of New Spain, iv. 225, 229.
Cortés’ expedition against, 233.

H

Hanging gardens of Nezahualcoyotl, i. 196.
See _Floating gardens_.

Hannibal, ii. 232, _note_, iv. 255.

Hardy, Lieutenant, on Casas Grandes, i. 253, _note_.

Harems, royal, i. 192, ii. 233, 299.

Harvard University Library, maps in, iv. 179, _note_.

Hatuey, on Spaniards and heaven, i. 288.

Havana, i. 289, _note_.
The armada at, 323, _note_.
Orders respecting Cortés at, 326.
See _Cuba_.

Head of a Spaniard sent to Montezuma, ii. 340.

Heaven, the Aztec, i. 76, _note_.
Hatuey’s remark on, 288.

Heckewelder, John, i. 70, _note_.

Heeren, A. H. L., i. 67, _note_, 106, _note_, 111, _note_.

Helmet, the Aztec, i. 59.
Filled with gold dust, ii. 17.

Henry IV. of France, treasury of, iii. 11, _note_.

Hernandez, Francisco, on maize, i. 151, _note_.
On the species of the maguey, 152, _note_.
Panegyrizes tobacco, 169, _note_.
Takes models, 193.
His work on natural history, 193, _note_.
On the gardens of Huaxtepec, iii. 319, _note_.

Herodotus, i. 60, _note_, 67.

Heron, an heraldic emblem, ii. 132.

Herrera, Antonio de, i. 287, _note_, 295 _note_.
On Cortés’ escape on a plank, 308, _note_.
On Aguilar’s temptations, 340, _note_.
Gives a speech by Marina, ii. 123, _note_.
On the Spaniards at Cholula, 191, _note_.
On Canoes in Lake Tezcuco, 249, _note_.
Account of, and of his writings, 272-274.
On humming-birds, 294, _note_.
On cochineal, 314, _note_.
On arrows at the Aztec assault, iii. 109, _note_.
On gold thrown away, 187, _note_.
On stewed human flesh, 225, _note_.
On launching brigantines, 363, _note_.

Herrick, cited, i. 190, _note_.

Hesiod, on brass and iron, i. 154, _note_.

Hidalguía, privileges of the, iii. 365, _note_.

Hieroglyphics, i. 106.
Egyptian and Aztec, compared, 108, 109, 263.
Chiefly representative, among the Mexicans, 109.
Education respecting, 113.
Of the Mendoza Codex, 118, _note_.
Of the Dresden Codex, 118, 119, _note_, 263.
On interpreting, 119, _note_, 121.
For months and days, 126.
For half-centuries, 130.
For years, 130-132, _note_, 246.
In the lunar calendar, 133.
Of the Aztec calendar, 247, _note_.
On Oriental coincidences with Aztec, 262.
See _Paintings_.

Hieronymite commission to redress Indian grievances, i. 286, ii. 73.
Their authority for the expedition under Cortés, 296, 316.
Redress asked of the, ii. 64.
Their discretion, 73.

High-priests, Aztec, i. 81, and _note_.
One of the, liberated, iii. 143.
Prayer of the, at the election of Guatemozin, 247.

Hill of Otoncalpolco, or Hill of Montezuma, iii. 176, 308.
The temple there, 177.
Church there, 184.

Hispaniola, Las Casas in, ii. 73, 75.
Despatches to, by Cortés, iii. 243.
Detention of Cortés at, iv. 225, 228.
See _Royal Audience_.

Historians, four, of the house of Nezahualcoyotl, i. 187, _note_.

Holguin, captures Guatemozin, iv. 100.
Quarrels with Sandoval, 101.

Homer, and the theogony of the Greeks, i. 67.
Cited, 77, _note_, 168, _note_.

Honduras, expeditions to, i. 267, _note_, iv. 171, 175, 203, _note_.

Honor, the Aztec law of, i. 99, _note_.

Horn of Guatemozin sounded, iv. 41, 47.

Horse, homage to the, at Peten, iv. 193.

Horses, in Cortés’ expedition, i. 328.
Dearness of, 328, _note_, iv. 40, _note_.
Landing of, at Tabasco, i. 349.
Loss of, at Tlascala, ii. 116.
Buried, 122.
All, wounded, 139.
Give out, 147.
Effect of, at Mexico, 256.
Aztecs cling to, iii. 116.
Eaten, 186.
New supply of, 238.
Loss of, at the general assault, iv. 40.
See _Cavalry_.

Hospitals, i. 60, ii. 6.

Hours, astrological symbols for, i. 248, _note_.

Household gods, i. 75.
Broken, 140.

Huacachula, iii. 227, _note_.
See _Quauhquechollan_.

Huaxtepec, iii. 317, 331.

Huehuetoca, drain of, ii. 283.

Huejotlipan, iii. 207.

Huematzin composed the Teoamoxtli or divine book, i. 122, _note_.

Huexotzinco, meaning of, i. 111.

Huitzilopochtli, the Mexican Mars, account of, and
of his image, i. 70, ii. 326.
Symbolical character, i. 70, _note_.
Incensing of, iii. 86.
Image of, thrown down, 133.
New image of, iv. 15.
View of Spaniards sacrificed to, 52.
Prediction respecting, 55, 60.

Huitzilopochtli’s temple, human sacrifices at the dedication of it, i. 94.
Ashes of Nezahualpilli in the, 218, _note_.
Spaniards there, ii. 257.
Cathedral on its site, 257, 281, 319, iv. 151.
Visited by Cortés, ii. 319.
Described, 319, 323.
Christian chapel in, iii. 16, 86.
Mexicans quartered in, 127.
View from it, 127.
Stormed, 127.
Funeral pyre of, 133.

Human monsters at Mexico, ii. 296.