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Page 182
... Cortez took every opportunity of confirming and impressing on the minds of the Mexicans . 4. Montezuma afterwards sent many ambassadors to the Spanish camp with rich presents , expressing the greatest friendship for Cortez and the ...
... Cortez took every opportunity of confirming and impressing on the minds of the Mexicans . 4. Montezuma afterwards sent many ambassadors to the Spanish camp with rich presents , expressing the greatest friendship for Cortez and the ...
Page 185
... Cortez , however , was equal to his trying situation , and he formed a plan no less extraordinary than daring . He resolv- ed to seize Montezuma in his palace , and to carry him pri- soner to the Spanish quarters . From the veneration ...
... Cortez , however , was equal to his trying situation , and he formed a plan no less extraordinary than daring . He resolv- ed to seize Montezuma in his palace , and to carry him pri- soner to the Spanish quarters . From the veneration ...
Page 191
... Cortez observing the great standard of the empire , which was carried before the Mexican general , and recollecting to have heard that on its fate the issue of every battle depended , put himself at the head of a few of his bravest ...
... Cortez observing the great standard of the empire , which was carried before the Mexican general , and recollecting to have heard that on its fate the issue of every battle depended , put himself at the head of a few of his bravest ...
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