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Pagina 129
... in order to sacrifice them to his idols . When they were informed of the great
power of your majesty , they made known to me their complaints against Montezu
. ma , requested my friendship , offered to submit , and begged my protection .
... in order to sacrifice them to his idols . When they were informed of the great
power of your majesty , they made known to me their complaints against Montezu
. ma , requested my friendship , offered to submit , and begged my protection .
Pagina 132
... form of a chapel , which contained idols * of various forms . This tower was
surrounded by more than a thousand wagon loads of wood , cut and piled in
order , on which account we gave to this mountain the name of the Mountain of
Wood .
... form of a chapel , which contained idols * of various forms . This tower was
surrounded by more than a thousand wagon loads of wood , cut and piled in
order , on which account we gave to this mountain the name of the Mountain of
Wood .
Pagina 135
The next night I took post in a small tower containing some idols , and the
following morning at day - break , leaving my artillery under a guard of two
hundred men , and taking with me the cave alry , one hundred infantry , and
seven hundred ...
The next night I took post in a small tower containing some idols , and the
following morning at day - break , leaving my artillery under a guard of two
hundred men , and taking with me the cave alry , one hundred infantry , and
seven hundred ...
Pagina 144
The city had at that time above a hundred lofty white towers , which were the
temples of their idols , one of which was held in peculiar veneration . The
principal temple was higher than that of Mexico , and each of these buildings was
placed in ...
The city had at that time above a hundred lofty white towers , which were the
temples of their idols , one of which was held in peculiar veneration . The
principal temple was higher than that of Mexico , and each of these buildings was
placed in ...
Pagina 196
The cbiefs also told us how their idols had predicted , that men should come from
distant parts where the sun rises to subjugate the country , and that they believed
us to be those of whom their gods had spoken . " came , and from what you ...
The cbiefs also told us how their idols had predicted , that men should come from
distant parts where the sun rises to subjugate the country , and that they believed
us to be those of whom their gods had spoken . " came , and from what you ...
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