The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne

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López de Gómara Francisco. The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne

TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, Sir Francis VValsingham and one of hir highnesse most Knight, principall Secretary to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, Honorable priuie Counsell

The Conquest of the Weast India

The age of Cortez vvhen he passed into India

The time that Cortez abode in Santo Domingo

Things that happened to Cortez in the Ilande of Cuba

The discouerie of nevv Spayne

The Inuentorie of the treasure that Grijalua brought for his wares

The Inuentory

The Inuentorie of the Spanish Merchandise

The determination of Cortez to prepare a Nauie for discouerie

The nauie and men that Cortez caried with him to the Conquest

The Oration that Cortez made to his Souldiers

The entrance of Cortez into the Iland of Acusamill

The Indians of Acusamil gaue nevves to Cortez of certaine bearded men

A miraculous chaunce hovv Geronimo de Aguilao came to Cortez

The Iland of Acusamil

The religion of the people of Acusamil

The Battell and vvinning of Potonchan

The Battell of Cintla

The Lord Tauasco submitteth himselfe to the Christians

Certaine questions that Cortez demaunded of the Cacike Tauasco

Hovv the Indians of Potonchan brake downe their Idols, and worshipped Christ crucified

The good entertainement that Cortez had in Saint Iohn de Vlhua

The talke of Cortez vvith Teudilli

The present and ansvvere that Mutezuma sente vnto Cortez

Hovv Cortez knevv of discorde and dissention to be in the Countrey

Hovv Cortez vvent to suruey the Countrey with foure hundreth men

Hovv Cortez rendred vp his charge and office with pollicie

Hovv the soudiours chose Cortez for Captaine generall, and chiefe ruler in Iustice

The receiuing of Cortez into Zempoallan

The talke that the Lorde of Zempoallan had with Cortez

Things that happened to Cortez in Chiauiztlan

The messages sent by Cortez vnto Mutezuma

The confederacy and rebellion done by the industrie of Cortez

The foundation of the riche Towne called Vera Crux

Hovv Cortez tooke by force of armes Tizapansinca

The presents that Cortez sent to the Emperour for his fifte

Inuentary

Letters from the army and magistrates of the new towne directed to the Emperour

An vproare among the souldiers against Cortez, and the punishment for the same

Cortez caused all his Shippes to be sunke, and broken vpon the shore, a most worthy facte

Hovv the inhabitants of Zempoallan brake downe their Idolles

Hovv Olintlec exalted the mightie power of Mutezuma

The first encounter that Cortez had with the men of Tlaxcallan

Hovv there ioyned a hundred and fiftie thousand men against Cortez

The threatning of the Indian campe agaynst the Spanyardes

Hovv Cortez cut off the handes of fiftie Indian espies

An embassage that Mutezuma sente to Hernando Cortez

Hovv Cortez vvan a great Citie called Zimpanzinco

The desire that some of the Spanyardes had to leaue the warres

The Oration made by Cortez to his Souldiers

Hovv Xicotencatl came for Embassadour to Cortez his Campe

The receyuing and entertaynement of Cortez in Tlaxcallan

The description of Tlaxcallan

The aunsvvere of the Tlaxcaltecas touching the leauing of their Idolles

The discord betvveene the Mexicans and Tlaxcaltecas

The solemne receyuing of the Spanyardes into Chololla

The conspiracie of the Cholollans to kill Cortes and his men

The punishment that Cortez executed for conspiracie

The Sanctuary or holy place among the Indians was Chololla

The hill called Popocatepec

The consultation that Mutezuma had, concerning the comming of Cortez into Mexico

Things that happened to Cortez in his iourney to Mexico

The Solemne pompe vvherevvith Cortez was receyued into Mexico

The Oration of Mutezuma to the Spanyardes

The Maiestie and order, vvherevvith Mutezuma was serued

The footeplayers that played before Mutezuma

The Tennis play in Mexico

The number of vviues that Mutezuma had in his house

A house of Foule, vvhiche vvere onely preserued for their feathers

A house of foule for havvking and other straunge things

The Armory of Mutezuma

The Gardens of Mutezuma

The court and Guarde of Mutezuma

The great subiection of the Indians to their King

The scituation of Mexico

The Market place of Mexico

The great Temple of Mexico

The Idols of Mexico

The Charnell house or place of dead mens sculles for remembrance of death

Hovv Cortez tooke Mutezuma prisoner

The recreation of Hunting, vvhiche Mutezuma vsed

Hovv Cortez began to plucke dovvne the Idols of Mexico

The exhortation that Cortez made to Mutezuma and to the Citizens of Mexico, concerning their Idols

The burning of the Lorde Qualpopoca and other Gentlemen

The cause of the burnyng of Qualpopoca

Hovv Cortez put a payre of giues on Mutezuma his legges

Hovv Cortez sent to seeke for Mines of golde into diuers places

The imprisonment of Cacama, King of Tezcuco

The Oration that Mutezuma made vnto his Noble men, yeelding himselfe to the King of Castile

The Golde and Ievvels that Mutezuma gaue vnto Cortes for tribute

Hovv Mutezuma required Cortez to departe from Mexico

The feare that our men stoode in to be sacrifised

Hovv Iames Velasques sent Pamfilo de Naruaiz against Cortes

The substance of a letter that Cortez wrote vnto Naruaez

The talke of Naruaez to the Indians, and his answere to Cortes

The talke that Cortes had vvith his owne Souldiers

The requests of Cortez to Mutezuma

The imprisonment of Pamfilo de Naruaez

The Rebellion of Mexico against Cortes

The causes of the Rebellion

The threatenings of the Mexicans agaynst the Spaniardes

The great extremitie and daunger that our men were put in by the Mexicans

The death of Mutezuma

The combat betvveene the Spaniardes and the Indians

Hovv the Mexicans refused the offer of peace made by Cortez

Hovve Cortez fledde from Mexico

The battayle of Otumpan, a notable victory

The entertaynement vvhiche the Spaniardes had in Tlaxcallan

The protestation and request of the Souldyers to Cortes

The Oration made by Cortez in answere to his Souldyers demaunde

The vvarres of Tepeacac

The great auctoritie that Cortez had among the Indians

The Vergantines that Cortez commaunded to be built, and the Spaniardes which he had ioyned togither to besiege Mexico

The exhortation of Cortez to his Souldiers

The exhortation made by Cortez to the Indians of Tlaxcallan

Hovv Cortez tooke Tezcuco

The Spaniardes vvhich vvere sacrificed in Tezcuco

Hovv the Vergantines vvere brought frō Tlaxcall to Tezcuco

Of the Docke or trench vvhich was made to launch, the Vergantines

The order of the host and army of Cortes for to beseege Mexico

The Battaile and victory of the Vergantines against the Canoas

Hovv Cortez besieged Mexico

The first skirmishe vvithin the cittie of Mexico

The great hurt and dammage in the houses of Mexico with fire

Things that happened to Pedro de Aluarado through his bolde attempt

The tryumph and sacrifice vvhich the Mexicans made for their victorie

The determination of Cortez to destroy the citie of Mexico

The hunger and infirmitie vvhich the Mexicans suffered with greate courage

The imprisonment of Quahutemoc

The taking of Mexico

Maruellous signes and tokens of the destruction of Mexico

The building vp agayne of Mexico

Hovv the Emperour sent to take accompt of Cortes of his gouernement in the newe Spayne

The death of the Licenciat Luys Ponce

Hovv Cortez came into Spayne

The honour vvhiche the Emperour shewed vnto Hernando Cortes, with rewarde

The Mariage of Cortez

Hovv the Chancery vvas first placed in Mexico, and certayne Diuelishe pretences wrought against Cortes

The returne of Cortez to Mexico

The letters that the Indians vsed in Mexican

The order hovv to recken

The Mexican yeare

The names of the moneths

The names of dayes

The accounting of yeares

The Indians beleeued that fiue ages were past, which they called Sunnes

The nation of the Indians called Chichimecas

The Coronation of the Kings of Mexico

The opinion of the Mexicans concerning the Soule

The buriall of Kings in Mexico

The order of buriall of the Kings of Michuacan

The order of Matrimony among the Indians

Of the Iudges and order of Iustice

The order of cruell Sacrifice vsed among the Indians

The order of certaine religious women

Hovv the Diuell appeared to the Indians

The Viceroys of Mexico

The conuersion of the Indians

The death of Hernando Cortes

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In the yeare of our Sauiour, 1485. being kings of Castill and Aragon, the Catholike princes Fernando and Isabell his wyfe, was borne Hernando Cortez in a towne called Medellin, situated in the prouince of Andulozia: his Father was named Martyn Cortez de Monroy, & his mother was called Lady Katherin Pisarro Altamirano, they were bothe of good byrth, and procéeded from foure principall houses, that is to say, the house of Cortez, the house of Monroy, the house of Pisarro, and the house of Altamirano, which foure houses are auncient, noble and honorable: yet these parents but poore in goods, but riche in vertue & good life, for whiche cause they were muche estéemed and beloued among theyr neighbours. His mother was of inclination deuoute, but somewhat harde: his father was charitable and mercyfull, who in his youth applied himselfe to the warres, and was Liuetenant to a company of horsemen. Hernando Cortez in his childehood was very sickely, so that many tymes he was at the poynt of death: And when he came to .xiiii. yéeres of age, his parents sent him to the Vniuersitie of Salamanca, where he remayned twoo yeares, learnyng Grammar, and then returned to Medellin werie of his studie, yea possible for want of money: yet his parēts were much offended with him for leauing his studie, for theyr onely desire was to haue had him a student at lawe, whiche is a facultie both riche and worshipfull, consideryng their sonne to be of a good witte and abilitie: Yet he caused muche strife in his Fathers house, for he was a very vnhappy ladde, high minded, and a louer of chiualrie, for which cause he determined with himselfe to wander abroad to séeke aduentures. And at that instant happened two iorneys fit for his purpose & inclination. The one of them was to Naples wyth Gonsalo Hernandez of the Citie of Cordoua, who was a worthy man, & named the great captaine. And the other iourney was to the Weast India, with the Lorde Nicholas de Ouando, a knight of the order of Larez, who was then appointed for gouernour of those parties. And musing with himselfe which waye to take, determined to passe into India, chiefly bycause the gouernour was of his acquaintance, and such a one as would haue care of him. And likewise the great desire of gold made him to couet that voyage more than the Iorney vnto Naples. Now in the meane while that ye fleet was preparing for India, it chaunced, Hernando Cartez pretended to go vnto a certaine house in the night season to talke with a woman, and clyming ouer a Wall whyche was of weake foundation, both he and the Wal fell togither: So that with the noyse of hys fall, and ratling of his armoure which he ware, came out a man newly married, and findyng him fallen at hys dore would haue slayne hym, suspecting somewhat of his newe married wife, but that a certaine olde woman (being his mother in lawe) wyth great perswasions stayed him from that fact. Yet with the fall he fell into a grieuous Ague, and continued sicke for a long season, so that he could not procéede vppon his voyage with the gouernour Ouando. And when he had obtained and fullye recouered his health, he mynded to passe into Italy, And so toke hys way towarde Valentia, wandering here and there almoste a whole yeare wyth much necessitye and penurie, and then returned home againe to Medellyn, with determination to procéed vppon his pretended voyage of India: Wherevppon hys father and mother waying their sonnes estate, desired God to blesse hym, and gaue him money in his purse for his iorney.

Alounso Quintezo, being greedie of his voyage, and desirous to come to the Ilande of Sainto Domingo before his fellowes, hoping to sel his commoditie the better, departed from Gomera in the night season without knowledge giuing vnto his company. But incontinent after he had hoysed vp his sayles, arose vp so great a winde and tempest, that his maine mast brake, whereby hee was forced to retourne backe againe to the Ilande of Gomera. And he made earnest requeste to them of the other shyppes to staye for him, vntyl hee hadde mended his Mast, who friendlye and neyghbourlye graunted hys desire, and departed altogither, sayling in sight the one of the other certayne dayes: yet the sayde Quintero, seyng the weather stedfast, and harpyng vpon gaynes, flewe from his fellowes agayne. And where as Frances Ninio de Guelua his pilote was not experte in that Nauigation, they knew not where they were at length: the Mariners did giue sundry Iudgements: the Pilote was in great perplexitie and sadnesse, their passengers lamented, and bewayled their unfortunate successe: the Master of the shippe layde the faulte to the Pilote, and the Pilote likewise charged the Master, for it did appeare that they were fallen out before. In this meane time their victuall waxed skant, and their freshe water wanted, so that they prepared themselues to die. Some cursed theyr fortune, others asked mercie at Gods hande, lookyng for death and to be eaten of the Cariues. And in this tyme of tribulation came a Doue flying to the shippe, beyng on good Friday at Sunne sette, and satte him on the shippe toppe: whereat they were all comforted, and tooke it for a myracle and good token and some wept with ioy, some sayd yt God had sente the Doue to comforte them, others sayde that lande was neare, and all gaue hartie thankes vnto God, directing their course that way that the Doue flew: and when the Doue was out of sighte, they sorrowed againe, but yet remayned with hope to sée shortlye lande and on Easterday they discouered the Ilande of Santo Domingo, whiche was firste discried by Christopher Zorso, who cryed, lande, lande, a chéerefull voyce to the saylers. The Pilote looked out, and knewe that it was the poynt, or cape of Semana, and within foure dayes after they arriued in the porte of Santo Domingo, whiche was long wished for, and there they founde the other shippes of their company arriued many dayes before.

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Two flyflappes of feathers.

Two little chamberpottes of Allabaster, beset with many trimme stones, and some fyne, & among them there was one esteemed at two thousand Duckets.

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