. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. INTRODUCTION 25 break the luck of 11 te. Fig. 6. Cortez Sword and Cross zmna brings him Vaticanus 3738. arrives with and Moete- Gold. Codex dissension seemed about invaders. Although the Mexicans were somewhat inclined to regard the Spaniards as supernatural visitants and to associate their coming with the fabled return o\' Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent, still Mocte- zuma refused to grant an interview to Cortez. The Totonacan city of Cempoalan opened its gates and became allies of the invad
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. INTRODUCTION 25 break the luck of 11 te. Fig. 6. Cortez Sword and Cross zmna brings him Vaticanus 3738. arrives with and Moete- Gold. Codex dissension seemed about invaders. Although the Mexicans were somewhat inclined to regard the Spaniards as supernatural visitants and to associate their coming with the fabled return o\' Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent, still Mocte- zuma refused to grant an interview to Cortez. The Totonacan city of Cempoalan opened its gates and became allies of the invaders. Final- ly, at the instigation of their stout-hearted cap- tain, the Spaniards de- stroyed their ships on the shore in order to steel their resolution through the impossibil- ity of retreat. Then the little band of 450 white men with their retinue of natives marched towards the highlands. The route led past Jalapa and over the mountains to the fortified city of Tlaxcala. This city, after a skirmish, likewise enlisted in the Span- ish cause, a course that came easy because Tlaxcala was a traditional enemy of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Mexico City, and had withstood the attacks of the Aztec- for many years. From here Cortez passed to the sacred city of Cholula where, suspecting treachery, he caused many of the inhabitants to be massacred. In the Spanish histories one hears much con- cerning the omens, the prophecies, and the vain appeals to the gods that became more and more frequent and frantic as the invaders approached. 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. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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