Mexico, its ancient and modern civilisation, history and political conditions, topography and natural resources, industries and general development; . en he measured the breach with hiseye, whilst— Friends and foes in dumb surpriseWith parted lips and straining eyesStood gazing,— but not where he sank, for sink he did not.^ Plantinghis lance on the wreckage in the waters of the breach,after the manner of a leaping-pole, the heroic Spaniardcollected his energies, leapt forward, and passed thechasm at a bound. To this day, in the City of Mexico,the spot exists, and is known as the puente de Alva
Mexico, its ancient and modern civilisation, history and political conditions, topography and natural resources, industries and general development; . en he measured the breach with hiseye, whilst— Friends and foes in dumb surpriseWith parted lips and straining eyesStood gazing,— but not where he sank, for sink he did not.^ Plantinghis lance on the wreckage in the waters of the breach,after the manner of a leaping-pole, the heroic Spaniardcollected his energies, leapt forward, and passed thechasm at a bound. To this day, in the City of Mexico,the spot exists, and is known as the puente de off the causeway into the grey dawn of morningpassed the remnant of the routed army, wounded,bleeding, starving, their comrades gone, some to death,some to the sacrifice, and annihilation threatening and artillery were gone, not a carbine was left,and Cortes, seating himself upon the steps of a ruined It is stated that the Aztecs paused in admiration of this feat, whilst theSon of the Sun, as they termed Alvarado, from his fair hair and rubicundvibage, performed this extraordinary leap ; considering it miraculous. i t:. THE FALL OF THE LAKE CITY 87 temple on the shore, wept bitter tears of sorrow andvanished fortune. So passed the Noche Triste. The next great event of this remarkable campaign wasthe battle of Otumba. The wretched soldiers, havingobtained what rest and nourishment were possible, con-tinued their retreat around the northern part of the lakevalley; passed beneath the shadow of the pyramids ofTeotihuacan—standing ever there ruined and wrappedin the mystery of their prehistoric builders—and sevendays after the events of that awful night crossed thesummit of the range which bounds the plain ofAnahuac. Thence they set their gaze eastwards to-wards the coast. What was it that greeted their eyeson the plain below ? A mighty army of warriors whosehosts absolutely covered the plain with glowing lanceand waving plumes—the forces of the warli
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