Catalogue of Mexican historians by, 112, note.
On Aztec fairs, 126, note.
On Mexican dialects, 249, note.
On the population of Tlascala, ii. 121, note.
Clemencin, on coins, ii. 18, note.
Clement VII., pope, iv. 213, note.
Cloths, Mexican, i. 58, 159, ii. 181.
See Cotton, Feather-work, and Mantles.
Coanaco, made cacique of Tezcuco, iii. 264.
Joins the Aztecs, 264.
Puts Spaniards to death, 264.
Destroys his brother, 265.
Escapes from Tezcuco, 268.
Captured, iv. 100.
Coatepec, town of, iii. 263.
Coatzacualco, ii. 372, iii. 77, iv. 177.
Cochineal, i. 159, ii. 87, 314, note.
Cocotlan, ii. 93.
Code, military, iii. 254, iv. 324.
See Laws.
Codex Telleriano-Remensis, i. 95, note, 120, note.
Cofre de Perote, a volcano, ii. 91.
Cogolludo on ruins in America, i. 267, note.
Cojohuacan, iii. 347, 367, 375, iv. 105.
Cortés’ residence at, iv. 134, 209.
Provisions respecting, in Cortés’ will, 243.
Cojohuacan causeway, iii. 348, 375, iv. 6.
Colhuacan, hospital at, ii. 6.
Colhuans, i. 20, note.
Coliman founded, iv. 155.
Colonial administration of Spain, under Charles V., i. 282.
Colonization, progress of, by the beginning of the reign of Charles V., i. 285.
Not attempted
by Grijaiva, 294.
Velasquez obtains authority for, 316, note.
Plan of, at Vera Cruz, ii. 29.
At Coatzacualco, 372.
Color of Mexican hierogyphics, i. 109.
Columbus, Christopher, i. 287.
Columbus, Diego, i. 287.
Columbus, Ferdinand, i. 296, note.
Commission. See Hieronymite commission.
Communion, Aztec and pagan, i. 239, 241.
“Companions,” the, i. 133, note.
Compurgators, i. 46, note.
Concubines of Tezcucan princes, i. 200.
Confession, Aztec, i. 82.
Among Tartars, 244, note.
Conquests, not always partitioned, i. 54, note.
On the right of, ii. 208, 209, 354.
Conspiracy, ii. 65, 194, iii. 356.
Constant, Benjamin, i. 134, note.
Continency of Aguilar, i. 340.
Convent, of St. Francis, ii. 89, note, iv. 202.
Cortés and Columbus at La Rabida in Spain, iv. 213.
Conversion, Las Casas on forced, i. 338, note, iv. 290, 291.
Object of the Spaniards, iii. 244.
See Christianity.
Cook, James, Captain, i. 229, note.
Copal, tribute of, i. 53, note.
Copan, city of, iv. 194.
Copper, tools of, i. 260.
Weapons headed with, ii. 134.
Cora language, i. 253, note.
Cordillera mountains, i. 8.
Cordova, Gonsalvo de, iv. 250.
Cordova, Hernandez de, i. 289.
Corn. See Indian corn.
Coronation of Montezuma, ii. 4.
Corral, ensign, iii. 328, iv. 45.
Cortés, Hernando, expedition of, to Honduras, i. 267, note, iv. 175, 203, note.
Velasquez selects him for an expedition, 297-313.
Birth and genealogy of, 297.
His early years, 298.
In Hispaniola, 302.
In Cuba, 303.
Marriage of, with Catalina Xuarez, 304, 308, 310.
His difficulties with Velasquez, 304, 311.
Put in irons, 305.
Escapes twice, 306, 307.
The Armada intrusted to him as Captain-General, 311, 316, 321.
Applies all his money to fitting out the fleet, 314, 321, ii. 29.
Instructions to, by Velasquez, i. 315, iv. 284.
His clandestine embarkation, i. 319.
His measures for equipment, 319, 321, 322.
Described, 324.
Strength of his armament, 328.
His address to his soldiers, 329.
At Cozumel, 332.
Endeavors to liberate captive Christians, 333.
His zeal to convert the natives, 335, 356, ii. 22, 41, 52, 90, 96, 216, 325, 327, iii. 245, 254, 350, iv. 162, 244.
At Tabasco, i. 342, 350.
His first interview with Mexicans, 364.
His presents and demands to see Montezuma, 368.
Embassy returns to, with presents from Montezuma, ii. 16. (See Montezuma.)
His second message to Montezuma, 19.
The reply, 21, 22.
First made acquainted with the condition of Mexico, 25, 42.
His resignation and reappointment, 30, 31, iii. 55.
His policy with the Totonacs and Montezuma, ii. 45.
Another Aztec embassy to, 49.
Aids the cacique of Cempoalla, 51.
Hangs up Morla, 51.
Reconciles Totonacs, 52.
His despatches to Spain, 57, 59, 60, note, 61.
Condemns conspirators, 66.
Destroys his ships, 68, 70, 71, note. (See Armada.)
His embassy to Tlascala, 100.
His vigilance, 101, 118, 143, 169, 198, 222, 237, note, 259, iii. 22.
His march to Tlascala, ii. 102, 147, 162.
Ill of a fever, 147, 161.
Standards borne by, 148, note.
Malecontents expostulate with, 150.
Mutilates Tlascalan spies, 154.
Montezuma discourages his visit to Mexico, 159.
Called Malinche, 175, iii. 134.
Invited to Mexico, ii. 175.
Massacre by, at Cholula, 201-206.
Prohibition of wanton injuries by, 205, 212.
Encourages the disaffection of the Aztecs, 233.
His entrance into Mexico, 246.
Visited by Montezuma, 251.
His quarters, 257.
His visit to Montezuma, 263.
Descendants of, now in Mexico, 263. (See Monteleone.)
Visits the market, 311;
the great temple, 319, 322;
its sanctuaries, 325.
Chapel granted to, 332.
Discovers hidden treasures, 333.
His seizure of Montezuma, 342;
fetters him, 351;
unfetters him, 352.
Seizes Cacama, 370.
Willing to relinquish his share of Montezuma’s gift, iii. 13.
On profaning Mexican temples, 18.
Learns Narvaez’s arrival, 37.
His treatment of envoy prisoners, 38.
His letter to Narvaez, 39;
marches against him, 43.
His parting with Montezuma, 46.
His strength, 52.
Met by Guevara and Duero, as envoys, 53, 56.
Summons Narvaez, 56;
assaults and defeats him, 62-69;
his treatment of him, 69;
of the captives and his own troops, 75.
His return to Mexico, 79.
His forces, 80, 95.
In ill-humor, 95.
Releases Cuitlahua, 96.
Rehorses Duero, 118.
Wounded, 120, 128, 145, 187, 199, 209, 339, iv. 43.
Leads in storming the great temple, iii. 128.
Addresses the Aztecs through Marina, 134.
Builds a manta, 140.
Deceived and releases priests, 143.
Exposures and hardihood of, 144.
Montezuma’s last conversation with, 149.
His respect for Montezuma’s memory, 157.
His retreat from Mexico, 163.
At Popotla, 174.
Loss of his Diary, 180.
Kills Cihuaca at the battle of Otumba, 200.
At Tlascala, 208.
Remonstrance with, by the troops, 212.
His expedition against the Tepeacans, 225;
against Quauhquechollan, 228.
At Itzocan, 231.
Increase of his authority, 232.
His plans for recovering Mexico, 233, 245, 251, 259, 365, 366.
His Second Letter to the emperor, 239.
His despatches to St. Domingo, 243.
Triumphal return of, to Tlascala, 243.
His forces, 251.
Enters Tezcuco, 266.
His mission to Guatemozin, 283.
Reconciles Indian allies, 293.
His reception of brigantines from Tlascala, 301.
Reconnoitres the capital, 304, 314, 325.
Seized and rescued, 339.
At Xochimilco, 342.
At Cojohuacan, 347.
Orders of, respecting his bones, 348, note, iv. 243.
Dejected, iii. 350.
Proceedings in Spain in regard to, 355.
Conspiracy against, in the camp, 356.
His body-guard, 362.
His forces, 364.
Makes three divisions, 367, note.
At Iztapalapan, iv. 4.
Takes post at Xoloc, 7.
His movements on the causeway, 10.
Levels buildings, 21, 63, 72.
His proffers to Guatemozin, 34, 89, 97.
Assaults the city, 38.
Reconnoitres Alderete’s route, 39.
Seized and rescued, 43.
Anxiety respecting, 47.
Gives the command to Sandoval, 50.
His entries into the tianguez, 79.
Murderous assault by, 93.
His last assault, 97.
His reception of Guatemozin, 103;
permits him to be tortured, 130.
Sends detachments to the Pacific Ocean, 133.
Rebuilding of Mexico by, 135, 145, 151.
His Third Letter, and one from the army, 136, 138.
Sends costly presents to Spain, 137, note.
Complaints against, in Spain, 139.
Board appointed respecting, 144.
The charges against, and the replies, 144, 204, 226.
Commission and powers given to, 147.
Founds settlements, 155.
Joined by his wife, 158.
The ordinances made by, 158, note.
His scruples about slavery, 159, 162, 243.
Suppresses the royal instructions annulling repartimientos, 161, note.
His desire of religious teachers, 162.
His regulations respecting agriculture, 168.
Voyages and expeditions of, 170.
His instructions for expeditions, 172.
Looks into the resources of the country, 172, 176, 197.
His Fifth Letter, 178, note, 210, 331.
At Truxillo, 196.
Further plans of conquest by, 196.
Embarks and returns, 200.
Sick and despondent, 201.
Driven to Cuba, 201.
At San Juan de Ulua and Medellin, 201.
Triumphal return of, to Mexico, 202.
Superseded by a juez de residencia, 204.
Further faction against, in Spain, 204.
Urged to assert his authority, 208.
Ordered to leave Mexico, 208.
Ordered to Spain, 210.
Arrival of, in Spain, 213.
Meets Pizarro, 213.
At Guadaloupe, 216.
His reception, 217.
His interview with the emperor, 218.
Marquis of Oaxaca, 220.
Gift of land to, 220.
Not reinstated in government, 221.
Captain-General of New Spain, 222.
Second marriage of, 223.
Embarks for New Spain, 225.
An investigation of his conduct by the Royal Audience, 226.
Accused of murdering his first wife, 226.
To keep ten leagues from Mexico, 229.
Welcome to, at Tezcuco, 229.
Retires to Cuernavaca, 230.
Expeditions of, for discovery, 232, 235.
His final return to Castile, 238.
His attendance on the Council of the Indies, 238.
Joins an expedition against Algiers, 239.
Wrecked, 239.
His applications to the emperor, 240.
His last letter to him, 241, 337.
Prepares to return to Mexico, 243.
Sick, 243.
His will, 243.
Dies, 246.
Obsequies of, 247, 342.
His children and descendants, 249-250.
His character, 251.
Ascendency over his soldiers, 254.
Compared to Hannibal, 255.
As a conqueror, 256.
Not cruel, 257.
In private life, 258.
His bigotry, 259.
His dress and appearance, 261.
His education, 262.
See Spaniards.
Cortés, Don Luis, iv. 250.
Cortés, Don Martin, iii. 25.
Exertions of, for his son, iv. 142.
Death of, 212.
Cortés, Don Martin, son of Cortés by his second marriage, iv. 238.
Wrecked, 239.
Provision for, 242.
Present at his father’s death, 246.
Persecuted, 249.
Cortés, Don Martin, son of Marina, i. 362, iv. 192, 250.
Cosmogony, Humboldt on, i. 75, note.
Cotton dresses, i. 52, ii. 217, 261.
Cotton mail, or escaupil, or jackets quilted with cotton, i. 58, 324, 351, ii. 134, 135.
Cottons, given to Cortés, i. 368, ii. 17, 50.
Council, of finance, i. 184.
Of justice, 184.
Of state, 184.
Of war, 184.
Of music, 185.
Council of the Indies, i. 282.
Ordinances by the, iii. 355, iv. 140.
Reception of Cortés by the, iv. 238.
Couriers, i. 55, note, 141.
Courts, Aztec, i. 43-47.
Merchants allowed to have, 164.
At the Mexican market, ii. 318.
Coxcox, survived the Deluge, i. 233.
Cozumel, i. 292, 332-339.
Cozumel Cross, i. 238, 239, note.
Crimes, punishments for, i. 48.
Cross, the, a common symbol of worship, i. 335, note.
See Crosses.
Crosses of stone, at Palenque, i. 239.
Cozumel, 239, note.
Frequency of, 239, ii. 90, and note.
Antiquity and generality of, among pagans, 241.
In Yucatan, 292.
In Cozumel, 334.
At Naulinco, ii. 90.
On raising, at Tlatlanquitepec, or Cocotlan, 96.
At Tlascala, 173, 174.
Upon Quetzalcoatl’s temple at Cholula, 217.
At Mexico, 328, iii. 16.
Pulled down, iii. 132.
Cruz del Marques, 336.
Crowning of Aztec sovereigns, i. 37.
Cruz del Marques, mountain, iii. 336.
Cuba, i. 287.
Expeditions from, to Yucatan, 289-295.
Cortés in, 303-307.
Propositions in the army to return to, ii. 20, 25, 27.
Cortés’ emissaries land at, 64.
Las Casas’ labors in, 73.
Cortés’ apprehensions from, 220.
Sailing of Narvaez’s fleet from, iii. 33.
Desire of troops to return to, 212, 357.
Return of some to, 236.
Cortés driven to, iv. 201.
See St. Jago de Cuba, and Velasquez.
Cuernavaca, or Quauhnahuac, capture of, iii. 332-336.
Asks aid, iv. 61.
Cortés’ residence at, 230.
Remarks on, 230.
Cuicuitzca, made cacique of Tezcuco, ii. 371, note, iii. 264.
Put to death, iii. 265.
Cuitlahua, lord of Iztapalapan, ii. 236.
Interview of, with Cortés, 242.
Accompanies Montezuma, 251.
Released, iii. 96, 218.
Supplies Montezuma’s place, 97, 121, note.
Arouses the Aztecs for the battle of Otumba, 195, 218.
Notice of, 217.
Dies of smallpox, 235, 246.
Succeeded by Guatemozin, 249.
Cuitlahuac, Spaniards at, ii. 241.
Culinary science, Aztec, ii. 301.
Currency, Mexican, i. 161, ii. 318.
Cycles, Aztec, i. 74, 127, note, 129.
Persian, 127, note.
Etruscan 128, note.
Wheels of, 132, note.
Of the lunar reckoning by the priests, 132, note.
Analogies respecting, in the Old and the New World, 232, 246.
Cypress, Cortés’, ii. 98.
Size of, 298.

D
Dancing, Mexican, i. 171, and note.
Darien, Isthmus of, crossed, i. 284.
Colony there, 285, 340.
Oviedo there, iii. 98.
Dates, on Mexican, i. 129.
Daughters, counsels to, i. 166, iv. 267.
Days, Aztec arrangement of, i. 127, 128.
Division of civil, 138, note.
Coincidences as to the signs of, 246.
Dead, burnt, i. 78, 218, note.
Buried, 78, note.
Coincidences as to the obsequies of the, 244, 245.
Carried off in battle, ii. 124, 125.
Spanish, buried, 139.
Unburied during the siege, iv. 73, 87, 105.
Buried, 108.
See Funeral ceremonies.
Death, a penalty, i. 42.
Judges punished with, 45.
For crimes, 45.
Inflicted on soldiers, 60.
Two sons put to, by a Tezcucan prince, 60.
Defaulters, liable to slavery, i. 54.
Deities, Mexican, i. 69-73.
Days and festivals appropriated to, 69, 88.
On unity and plurality of, 69, note.
Huitzilopochtli, the Mexican Mars, 70.
Quetzalcoatl, the god of the air, 71.
Penates, 75, 140.
Tezcatlipoca, 89, ii. 326.
See Huitzilopochtli, Idols, Quetzalcoatl, and Tezcatlipoca.
Delafield’s Antiquities, map in, i. 252, note.
Deluge, coincidences as to the, in the Old and the New World, i. 233.
Denon, on an Egyptian temple, i. 106, note.
De Roo, P., cited, i. 237, note, 238, note.
Devil, Mexican, i. 70, note, 95, note.
His delusion of the Aztecs, 242, note, 243.
Cortés possessed with the, ii. 33, note.
Diary of Cortés, lost, iii. 180.
Diaz, Bernal, errors of, ii. 175, note.
His way of life, iii. 22, note.
His share of spoil, 75, note.
Letter not signed by, 242, note.
Account of, and of his writings, 274-277.
Ravine crossed by, 335, note.
Leaves his farm to accompany Cortés to Honduras, iv. 177, note.
On the Christianity of Guatemozin and the prince of Tacuba, 185, note.
On Cortés at Honduras, 201.
His character of Cortés, 261-263.
Diaz, Juan, the licentiate, efforts of, to convert natives, i. 337, ii. 364.
His conspiracy, ii. 65.
Performs mass in the great temple, 334, iii. 17.
Dikes opened upon the Spaniards at Iztapalapan, iii. 287.
See Causeways and Breaches.
Discovery, progress of, by the beginning of the reign of Charles V., i. 284.
Catholic and Protestant views as to, ii. 209, 210, note.
Progress of, under Cortés, iv. 134, 155, 170, 232, 235.
Dishes of Montezuma, ii. 300.
Divine book, or Teoamoxtli, i. 122, note.
Domestic manners of the Aztecs, i. 165.
Dominican friars, i. 285, ii. 75-77.
Dove, coincidences with Noah’s, i. 233, 234.
On the topmast, 301.
Drain of Huehuetoca, ii. 283.
Draught-cattle, want of, i. 158, 270, iii. 223.
Draw-bridges, Mexican, ii. 250, 286, 336, iii. 98.
Dresden Codex, i. 118, and note, 119, note, 263.
Dresses, of Aztec warriors, i. 58.
Owls embroidered on, 70, note.
Of Cholulans, ii. 190.
Of Aztec chiefs, 249.
Of Montezuma, 252, 300, iii. 122.
Of Mexicans, 311.
Of Indian allies, iii. 115, 253.
Drought at Tezcuco, ii. 275.
Drum, the Tlascalan, ii. 121.
The huge Mexican, 323, iii. 165.
Of the war-god, sounded for the sacrifice of Spaniards, iv. 52.
Ducat, value of the, ii. 18, note.
Duero, Andres de, i. 311, 318.
In Narvaez’s armada, iii. 40.
Envoy to Cortés, 53, 56.
To share in the profits, 56.
At Cempoalla, 69.
Unhorsed and rehorsed, 118.
Remonstrates, 213.
Returns to Cuba, 236.
In Spain, sustaining Velasquez, 236.
Dupaix, i. 137, note, 224, 258, note.
On Mexican tools, 260, note.
On antedeluvian buildings, 265, note.
Du Ponceau, P. S., i. 249, note.
On the synthetic structure of the Indian dialects, 249, note.
Dyes, and dye-woods, Mexican, i. 159, 285.

E
Eagle, on a standard, ii. 132, iii. 366.
Earthen-ware, Aztec, i. 159.
Earthquake, i. 110.
Ebeling, collection of maps by, iv. 179, note.
Eclipses, Aztec knowledge as to, i. 137.
Education, Aztec, i. 83, 166, ii. 330.
For the profession of hieroglyphical painting, i. 113.
The council of music virtually a board of, 185.
Of the Tezcucan royal household, 195.
Egyptians, temples of, i. 106, note.
Hieroglyphics of, 108, 109.
Sothic period of, 133, note.
Sophocles on the, 149, note.
Addresses to their kings by priests, 195.
Their representations of the human frame, 262.
Elphinstone, W., on mythology, i. 68, note.
Emeralds, Mexican use of, i. 155.
One of the, sent to Spain, iv. 137.
Genuineness of, disputed
by Alaman, 137, note.
Given by Cortés to his second wife, 223, and note.
Emperor, i. 37, ii. 28, note.
Encomiendas. See Repartimientos.
Entertainments, style of Mexican, i. 167.
Era, the Mexican, i. 129.
Ercilla, cited, iii. 185, note, 199, note.
Escalante, Juan de, ii. 83, 84.
Forces intrusted to, 86, 339.
Instructions to, from Cholula, 220.
Treachery towards, 339.
Mortally wounded, 339.
Escobar, ii. 32, iii. 126.
Escudero, Juan, i. 307.
Executed, ii. 66.
Estates, held by Aztec nobles, i. 39.
Estrada, juez de residencia, iv. 207-211.
Estrada, María de, a heroine, iii. 168.
Estrella’s manuscript, cited, i. 288, note, 301, note, 303, note, 308, note, 309, note, 318, note.
Account of it, 331, note.
Etruscans, cycles of the, i. 128, note.
Eucharist, rite analogous to the, i. 239.
Euripides on purification, i. 241, note.
Eve, Aztec coincidences as to, i. 236.
Everett, Edward, i. 269, note.

F
Fairs, days for, i. 126, 161, ii. 317.
Traffic at, i. 161.
For the sale of slaves, 162.
At Tlascala, ii. 167.
See Market.
Falsehood, a capital offence, i. 185.
Famine, in Mexico, iv. 29, 35, 59, 66, 73, 74, 86.
At Honduras, 195.
Fans given by Montezuma, ii. 59, note.
Farfan grapples with Narvaez, iii. 66.
Feather-work, mantles of, for tribute, i. 52, and note.
Worn by warriors, 58.
Manufacture of, 160.
Made by the royal household of Tezcuco, 195.
Given to Cortés, 368, ii. 16, 50, 58, note, 159, 234.
Worn by Tlascalans, 132.
Beauty and warmth of, 311.
Female snake, i. 34, note.
Females. See Women.
Ferdinand and Isabella, state of Spain at the close of the reign of, i. 277.
Festivals, for deities, i. 69, 88.
At the termination of the great cycle, 140.
Festivities, style of, i. 167.
Feudal system, in Anahuac, i. 40, note, ii. 106.
Fever. See Vómito.
Fiefs, origin of, in Anahuac, i. 39, note.
Figurative writing, i. 107.
See Hieroglyphics.
Fire-arms, i. 351, ii. 140.
All lost in the retreat from Mexico, iii. 181.
Supply of, 238.
Fires always burning, i. 87, ii. 186, 323, 328.
First-fruits for the priests, i. 85.
Fish, reservoirs of, ii. 244.
Tanks of, 297.
Fleet fitted out by Velasquez against Cortés, ii. 65, iii. 32.
Narvaez commander of the, iii. 33.
Its strength, 33.
At San Juan de Ulua, 33.
Dismantled, 77.
See Armada, Brigantines, Flotilla, and Ships.
Fleets for discovering a strait, iv. 133, 170.
Ruined by the Royal Audience, 233.
Flemings in Spain, i. 280, ii. 73.
Floating gardens, or chinampas, ii. 240, 249, 283.
See Gardens.
Florida, i. 284, iv. 170.
Flotilla, Indian, destroyed, iv. 5.
Flowers, fondness for, ii. 37, 38, 191, 230, 316.
In the Iztapalapan gardens, 243.
Fohi, incarnation of the, i. 71, note.
Fonseca, Juan Rodriguez de, Bishop of Burgos, notice of, ii. 74, iii. 27.
His hostility to Columbus, to his son, and to Cortés, iii. 28, 242, iv. 145, 148.
Exertions of, against Cortés and his envoys, iii. 28, 354, iv. 139, 145.
Orders Cortés to Spain for trial, iii. 237.
Procures the passing of ordinances, 355, iv. 139.
Interdiction of, 143, 146.
End of his influence, 147.
His death, 148.
Forbidden fruit, the, i. 150, note.
Forests, destroyed, i. 10, ii. 98, and note.
Penalties for destroying, i. 150.
Laws on gathering wood in, 203, 204.
See Fuel.
Fractions, arithmetical, of Aztecs, i. 125.
Franciscan friars, in New Spain, iv. 163.
Francis I., of France, envious of the Emperor Charles V., iv. 138.
Franklin, Benjamin, on the turkey, i. 169, note.
Fruit-trees not allowed in Montezuma’s gardens, ii. 297, note.
Fuel, on gathering, i. 204.
Funeral ceremonies, Aztec, i. 78.
For Nezahualpilli, 218, note.
See Dead.
Funeral piles, i. 218, note.
Of arms, ii. 350.
Future life, Aztec views of, i. 76.

G
Galindo, Colonel, on civilization in Palenque, i. 264.
Gallatin, Albert, on Mexican prayers, i. 79, note, 250, note, 270.
Galvez, castle of, ii. 298.
Gama, Antonio, on hieroglyphics, i. 109, 110, note.
On Mexican notation, 125, note.
On intercalation, 127, note.
On the beginning of the year of the new cycle, 129, note.
On the lunar reckoning of the priests, 132, note.
On the nine companions, 133, note.
His astrological almanac, 136, note.
Carved stones seen by, 138, note.
Account of, and of his writings, 144, 145.
On a night in Cholula, ii. 199, note.
Gaming, ii. 360, iii. 14, 255.
Gante, Pedro de, convent by, iv. 152.
Garay, Francisco de, his squadron, ii. 84, iii. 237.
Crews of, join Cortés, iii. 237.
Gardens of plants, i. 153.
Of Iztapalapan, ii. 243.
First European, 244, note.
Montezuma’s, 297.
At Huaxtepec, iii. 318.
See Floating gardens.
Garrisons, in the larger cities, i. 54, note.
Gauntlet run by Spaniards, ii. 348, note.
Geology, conjectures confirmed by, i. 76, note.
Gerolt, Federico de, ii. 228, note.
Gestures, Indian, i. 361.
Gibbon, Edward, ii. 71, note.
Girls, counsels given to, i. 166, iv. 267.
Gladiatorial sacrifices, i. 92, note.
Glass, sent to Montezuma, i. 368.
Gold, tribute of, i. 52, note.
From a tomb, 78, note.
Said to be found in temples, 87. note.
Traffic with, 161.
Mines of, worked in Cuba, 289, 309.
Curiously wrought specimens of, from Yucatan, 291.
Plates given to Grijalva, 292.
Trade for ornaments and vessels of, 293.
Despatched to Spain by Velasquez, 294.
Barter for, at Cozumel, 333.
Spanish desire of, 346, 364, 369, iii. 12.
Given to Cortés, by Teuhtlile, i. 368.
Bits of, obtained by the soldiers, ii. 15.
Presented by Montezuma, 16, 17, 50, 58, note, 159, 217, 234, 262, 270.
Relinquished by the Conquerors, 57, iii. 13.
Sent by Cortés to Spain, ii. 57.
Four loads of, offered as a bribe to Cortés, 234.
Present of, at Amaquemecan, 237.
Worn by Montezuma, 252.
Place of getting, 372.
Sent by Montezuma to the Castilian sovereign, iii. 7, 8.
Comparison of, with silver, 10, note.
nverted into chains, 14, 160.
Effect of the arrival of, in Spain, 24.
Given to Narvaez’s soldiers, 75.
Fate of, on the evacuation of Mexico, 160, 180, note, 187.
Spaniards killed while transporting, 210, 264.
Given for maize bread, 211, note.
Cannon of, sent to Spain, iv. 172, note.
Carried to Spain by Cortés, 213.
Drawn from Tehuantepec by Cortés, 232.
See Treasure.
Golden Fleece, i. 281, note.
Goldsmiths, skill of Mexican, i. 155, note, ii. 258.
See Animals.
Golfo Dolce, iv. 195.
Gomara, Francisco Lopez de, i. 95, note, 293, note, 326, note.
On domesticated bisons, 270, note.
Authority for Cortés’ First Letter, ii. 60.
On firing at the Aztecs, iii. 109, note.
On the baptism of Montezuma, 148, note.
On losses at the retreat, 180.
Account of, and of his writings, 272, 273.
On protecting Guatemozin, iv. 188.
On Cortés’ precious stones, 233, note.
Goods, sale and transportation of, i. 161, 162.
Government in Anahuac, i. 32.
Under Nezahualcoyotl, 184.
Of the Tlascalans, ii. 105.
Of Cholula, 181.
Grado, Alonso de, at Villa Rica, ii. 358.
Granaries, i. 54, 150.
Grijalva, Juan de, expedition of, to Yucatan, i. 291.
Returns to Cuba and is censured, 294.
Cortés to join, 315.
Volunteers from, join Cortés, 322.
Effect of his landing, on Montezuma, ii. 13.
Grijalva, River of, i. 292, 342.
Guadaloupe, in Spain, iv. 216.
Gualipan, iii. 207, note.
Guatemala, settlement of the Toltecs in, i. 267.
Conquered, iv. 172.
Guatemozin, Montezuma’s nephew, iii. 124, note.
Tecuichpo, wife of, 155, note, 249, iv. 186, note.
Elected emperor, 104.
Rallies for defence of his capital, 249.
Missions to, iii. 283, 295.
His animosity to the Spaniards, 296.
His application to Tangapan, 296, note.
Cortés’ desire of an interview with, 312.
Attempts the recovery of Chalco, 320, to relieve Xochimilco, 342.
His policy, 345, iv. 27.
Decoys brigantines, 28.
Proffers to, 34, 66, 89, note, 97.
Distributes heads of Spaniards and of horses, 54.
Effect of his machinations, 61.
Council called by, 67.
Will not surrender, 68, 97.
His palace, 71.
Declines meeting Cortés, 89, 97.
Efforts of, to escape, 97.
Captured, 100.
Intercedes for his wife and followers, 100.
His interview with Cortés, 103.
On a monument to, 117, note.
Torture of, 130, 142, 144.
Regarded as a rebel, 142.
Suspected, 183.
Executed, 185.
Remarks on, 185.
Guevara, Narvaez’s envoy to Sandoval, iii. 36.
Cortés’ reception of, 39.
His return, 40.
Envoy to Cortés, 53, 56.
Gulf of California, iv. 134, 233.
Penetrated by Ulloa, 235.
Called Sea of Cortés, 237.
Gulf of Mexico, i. 285, ii. 372.
Gunpowder, manufactured, iii. 245, iv. 154.
Guns. See Cannon and Fire-arms.
Guzman, captured, iv. 44.
Sacrificed, 57.
Guzman, Nuñez de, at the head of the Royal Audience of New Spain, iv. 225, 229.
Cortés’ expedition against, 233.

H
Hanging gardens of Nezahualcoyotl, i. 196.
See Floating gardens.
Hannibal, ii. 232, note, iv. 255.
Hardy, Lieutenant, on Casas Grandes, i. 253, note.
Harems, royal, i. 192, ii. 233, 299.
Harvard University Library, maps in, iv. 179, note.
Hatuey, on Spaniards and heaven, i. 288.
Havana, i. 289, note.
The armada at, 323, note.
Orders respecting Cortés at, 326.
See Cuba.
Head of a Spaniard sent to Montezuma, ii. 340.
Heaven, the Aztec, i. 76, note.
Hatuey’s remark on, 288.
Heckewelder, John, i. 70, note.
Heeren, A. H. L., i. 67, note, 106, note, 111, note.
Helmet, the Aztec, i. 59.
Filled with gold dust, ii. 17.
Henry IV. of France, treasury of, iii. 11, note.
Hernandez, Francisco, on maize, i. 151, note.
On the species of the maguey, 152, note.
Panegyrizes tobacco, 169, note.
Takes models, 193.