. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. INTRODUCTION. Codex dissension seemed about to break the luck of the invaders. Although the Mexicans were somewhat inclined to regard the Spaniards as supernatural visitants and to associate their coming with the fabled return of 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 t


. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. INTRODUCTION. Codex dissension seemed about to break the luck of the invaders. Although the Mexicans were somewhat inclined to regard the Spaniards as supernatural visitants and to associate their coming with the fabled return of 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 Aztecs 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 frequenl and frantic as the invaders approached Fig. 6. Cortez arrives with Sword and Cross and Mocte- zuma brings him Gold. Vaticanus 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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