A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . ther, met them and conductedthem to his royal city, Iztapalapa, in the palaces and far-famedgardens of which they found a splendid reception. Iztapalapa lay on the shores of the lake, and at themouth of the gigantic causeway leading across the lake tothe capital, which appeared to float on the clear waters. Fromthis point began on November 8th, 1519, the entry of theSpaniards. For hours the little army marched along thestupendous causeway, formed of gigantic blocks of stone an
A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . ther, met them and conductedthem to his royal city, Iztapalapa, in the palaces and far-famedgardens of which they found a splendid reception. Iztapalapa lay on the shores of the lake, and at themouth of the gigantic causeway leading across the lake tothe capital, which appeared to float on the clear waters. Fromthis point began on November 8th, 1519, the entry of theSpaniards. For hours the little army marched along thestupendous causeway, formed of gigantic blocks of stone andbroad enough to allow ten men to ride abreast. Along eachside lay hundreds of boats in which the curious Indianswatched the strange procession. After a long ceremoniouswelcome from Aztec chieftains, the Spaniards passed by awooden drawbridge into the town^ at the entrance of whichthe Emperor himself met them. Surrounded by a crowd ofthe most illustrious of the land appeared the glittering litterborne by nobles. Over the head of the sacred person of theruler four chiefs bore a canopy formed of brilliant MEETING OF CORTES AND MONTEZUMA. Hernando Cortes. 285 adorned with jewels and mounted in silver. Beneath it wasMontezuma, a majestic man of about forty years of age,slight in figure, and with earnest dignified features. On arriving near the royal litter Cortes dismounted andapproached the Prince respectfully, who on his part, supportedby his brother and nephew, rose and advanced some steps tomeet the Spaniard. The strange interview, which one hadtried as hard to avoid as the other had to procure, was shortand formal. Montezuma bade the Spaniard welcome andpromised him a friendly reception, and Cortes returned histhanks and hung round the Emperors neck a chain of bright-coloured cut glass, which was esteemed of value in was about to embrace Montezuma but was prevented bythose around him, who considered such an act a desecrationof the imperial majesty. Then Mo
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