. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 26 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA the capital. Arriving at Ixtapalapan they entered upon the great causeway leading out to the Venice- like city in the lake. Accepting 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 as a hostage of safety in his own Fig. 7. Aztecan Canoe. Lienzo
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 26 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA the capital. Arriving at Ixtapalapan they entered upon the great causeway leading out to the Venice- like city in the lake. Accepting 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 as a hostage of safety in his own Fig. 7. Aztecan Canoe. Lienzo de Tlaxcala. Meanwhile Velasquez, convinced of the unfaith- fulness of Cortez, dispatched Narvaez to capture the rebellious agent. But Narvaez was himself cap- tured and his soldiers went to augment the army of the victor. Alvarado had been left in command of the gar- rison at Tenochtitlan during the absence of Cortez. The time approached for the great feast of Tez- catlipoca and the Spaniards, fearing the results of this appeal to the principal Aztecan god, resolved to be the first to strike. The multitude assembled. 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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