The Conquest of Mexico
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William Hickling Prescott. The Conquest of Mexico
The Conquest of Mexico
Table of Contents
Volume 1
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR
EDITOR’S PREFACE
PREFACE
BOOK I. INTRODUCTION. VIEW OF THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI[263]
THE ORIGIN OF THE MEXICAN CIVILIZATION. PRELIMINARY NOTICE
ORIGIN OF THE MEXICAN CIVILIZATION—ANALOGIES WITH THE OLD WORLD
BOOK II. DISCOVERY OF MEXICO
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
Volume 2
Table of Contents
BOOK II. DISCOVERY OF MEXICO (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
BOOK III. MARCH TO MEXICO
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
BOOK IV. RESIDENCE IN MEXICO
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
Volume 3
Table of Contents
BOOK IV. RESIDENCE IN MEXICO (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
BOOK V. EXPULSION FROM MEXICO
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
BOOK VI. SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF MEXICO
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
Volume 4
Table of Contents
BOOK VI. SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF MEXICO (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
BOOK VII (CONCLUSION) SUBSEQUENT CAREER OF CORTÉS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
APPENDIX. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
No. 1.—See vol. i. p. 166
No. II.—See vol. i. p. 188
No. IV.—See vol. i. p. 215
No. VI.—See vol. i. p. 338
No. VII.—See vol. ii. p. 28
No. VIII.—See vol. ii. p. 31
No. IX.—See vol. ii. p. 108
No. X.—See vol. ii. p. 300
No. XII.—See vol. iii. p. 149
No. XIII.—See vol. iii. p. 257
No. XIV.—See vol. iv. p. 203
No. XVI.—See vol. iv. p. 248
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William Hickling Prescott
Aztec Empire, Mythology, Institutions, Military, Astronomy, Temples, Emperor Montezuma & the Spanish Conquest under the leadership of Cortés
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Nezahualpilli resembled his father in his passion for astronomical studies, and is said to have had an observatory on one of his palaces.[343] He was devoted to war in his youth, but, as he advanced in years, resigned himself to a more indolent way of life, and sought his chief amusement in the pursuit of his favorite science, or in the soft pleasures of the sequestered gardens of Tezcotzinco. This quiet life was ill suited to the turbulent temper of the times, and of his Mexican rival, Montezuma. The distant provinces fell off from their allegiance; the army relaxed its discipline; disaffection crept into its ranks; and the wily Montezuma, partly by violence, and partly by stratagems unworthy of a king, succeeded in plundering his brother monarch of some of his most valuable domains. Then it was that he arrogated to himself the title and supremacy of emperor, hitherto borne by the Tezcucan princes as head of the alliance. Such is the account given by the historians of that nation, who in this way explain the acknowledged superiority of the Aztec sovereign, both in territory and consideration, on the landing of the Spaniards.[344]
These misfortunes pressed heavily on the spirits of Nezahualpilli. Their effect was increased by certain gloomy prognostics of a near calamity which was to overwhelm the country.[345] He withdrew to his retreat, to brood in secret over his sorrows. His health rapidly declined; and in the year 1515, at the age of fifty-two, he sank into the grave;[346] happy, at least, that by this timely death he escaped witnessing the fulfilment of his own predictions, in the ruin of his country, and the extinction of the Indian dynasties forever.[347]
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