. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. iXTKonrcTiox 25 In the Spanish histories one hears much concerning the omens, the prophecies, and the vain appeals to the requenl and frantic Arriving al. pig. i;. Cortez Sword and Cross zuina brings him Vaticanus 3738. arrives with and Mocte- Gold. Codex gods that became more and mon as the invaders approached the capita Ixtapalapan they entered upon the greal causeway Leading out to the Venice- like city in the lake. Ac- cepting the inevitable, Moctezuma and his nobles met the Spaniards and
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. iXTKonrcTiox 25 In the Spanish histories one hears much concerning the omens, the prophecies, and the vain appeals to the requenl and frantic Arriving al. pig. i;. Cortez Sword and Cross zuina brings him Vaticanus 3738. arrives with and Mocte- Gold. Codex gods that became more and mon as the invaders approached the capita Ixtapalapan they entered upon the greal causeway Leading out to the Venice- like city in the lake. Ac- cepting the inevitable, Moctezuma and his nobles met the Spaniards and conducted them to the Palace of Axayacatl, which was prepared for their habitation. This took place in November, 1519. The fears of Moctezuma were soon fulfilled, for he was taken prisoner and held a- a hostage of safety in his own capital. Meanwhile Velasquez, convinced of the unfaithful- ness of Cortez, dispatched Xarvaez to capture the rebellious agent. But Xarvaez was himself captured and his soldiers went to augment the army of the victor. Alvarado had been left in command of the garrison at Tenochtitlan during the absence of Cortez. The time approached for the great feast of Tezcatlipoca and the Spaniards, fearing the results of this appeal to the principal Aztecan god, resolved to be the first to strike. The multitude4 assembled in the temple enclosure was massacred and after this deed the soldiers fought their way back to the stronghold in which they were quar- d. The Aztecs were thoroughly aroused by this unwarranted cruelty a- well as by the cupidity of the Spaniards. Cortez hastened back to take personal charge; but in spite of victories in the storming of the pyramid- and in other hand-to-hand contests, the in-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. N
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