Diaz Del Castillo Bernal, Bernal Daz Del Castillo, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo

The True History of the Conquest of New Spain

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Produktbeschreibung

An eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (1519 1522); this final volume describes the beginning of Spanish rule.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9781108017091
• ISBN-10: 1108017096
• Artikelnr.: 30366484

Inhaltsangabe

Book XIV. The Expedition to Honduras: 174. How Hernando Cortés set out from
Mexico on the road to Las Higueras; 175. What Cortés arranged after the
factor and Veedor to Mexico; 176. How we had arrived at the town of
Ciguatepecad; 177. What Cortés attended to after reaching Acalá; 178. How
we went on our way; 179. How Cortés entered the town where the followers of
Gil Gonzáles de Ávila were settled; 180. How the day after arriving at that
town San Gil de Buena Vista we set out with Captain Luis Marin; 181. How
Cortés embarked with all the soldiers and went to settle the place now
called Puerto de Caballos; 182. How the Captain Gonzalo de Sandoval began
the pacification of that Province of Naco; 183. How Cortés disembarked at
the Port of Trujillo; 184. How Captain Gonzalo de Sandoval, who was at
Naco, caputed forty Spanish soldiers; 185. How the Licentiate Zuazo sent a
letter to Cortés from Havana; 186. How certain friends of Pedrarias de
Ávila went post haste from Nicaragua; 187. How Cortés, going by sea in the
direction of Mexico, met with a hurricane; 188. How Cortés sent a ship to
New Spain; 189. How the Treasurer and many other gentlemen prayed the
Franciscan Friars to send one Fray Diego Altamirano to Trujillo; Book XV.
The Return to Mexico: 190. How Cortés embarked at Havana to go to New
Spain; 191. How the Licentiate Luis Ponce de Leon arrived at the port of
Vera Cruz; 192. How the Licentiate Luis Ponce ordered the Residence of
Cortés; 193. How, after the death of the Licentiate Luis Ponce de Leon, the
Licentiate Marcos de Aguilar began to govern; 194. How Marcos de Aguilar
died; 195. How letters came to Cortés from Spain from Don Garcia de Loaysa,
Cardinal of Siguenza; Book XVI. The Rule of the Audiencia: 196. How during
the time Cortés was in Castile with the title of Marquis; 197. How Nuño de
Guzman learned that His Majesty had ordered him to be deprived of the
Presidency; 198. How the Royal Audiencia arrived at Mexico; 199. How Don
Hernando Cortés, Marques del Valle, came from Spain; 200. Of the
expenditure which the Marquis Don Hernando Cortés incurred for the fleet;
201. How great festivities and banquets were celebrated in Mexico; 202. How
the Viceroy Don Antonio de Mendoza sent three ships to explore the south
coast; 203. About a fleet which the Adelantado Don Pedro de Alvarado fitted
out from a port called Acajutla; 204. What the marquis did when he was in
Castile; Book XVII. The Record of the Conquistadores: 205. A record of the
gallant captains who left the island of Cuba; 206. About the stature and
shape of certain of the captains and brave soldiers; 207. About the matters
dealt with herein concerning the merits which we the true Conquistadores
possess; 208. How the Indians throughout New Spain practised many
sacrifices and vices; 209. How we impressed very good and holy doctrines on
the Indians of New Spain; 210. About other matters and advantages which
have followed from our renowned conquests and labours; 211. How in the year
IVVI (1550) when the Court was at Valladolid there met together in the
Royal Council of the Indies certain prelates and gentlemen who came from
New Spain and Peru as proctors; 212. About other discussions and stories
which are here made known and will be pleasant to hear; 213. Why many
Indian men and women were branded as slaves in New Spain; 214. About the
Governors who have been in New Spain up to the year 1568; Appendices;
Index.