His work on natural history, 193, note.
On the gardens of Huaxtepec, iii. 319, note.
Herodotus, i. 60, note, 67.
Heron, an heraldic emblem, ii. 132.
Herrera, Antonio de, i. 287, note, 295 note.
On Cortés’ escape on a plank, 308, note.
On Aguilar’s temptations, 340, note.
Gives a speech by Marina, ii. 123, note.
On the Spaniards at Cholula, 191, note.
On Canoes in Lake Tezcuco, 249, note.
Account of, and of his writings, 272-274.
On humming-birds, 294, note.
On cochineal, 314, note.
On arrows at the Aztec assault, iii. 109, note.
On gold thrown away, 187, note.
On stewed human flesh, 225, note.
On launching brigantines, 363, note.
Herrick, cited, i. 190, note.
Hesiod, on brass and iron, i. 154, note.
Hidalguía, privileges of the, iii. 365, note.
Hieroglyphics, i. 106.
Egyptian and Aztec, compared, 108, 109, 263.
Chiefly representative, among the Mexicans, 109.
Education respecting, 113.
Of the Mendoza Codex, 118, note.
Of the Dresden Codex, 118, 119, note, 263.
On interpreting, 119, note, 121.
For months and days, 126.
For half-centuries, 130.
For years, 130-132, note, 246.
In the lunar calendar, 133.
Of the Aztec calendar, 247, note.
On Oriental coincidences with Aztec, 262.
See Paintings.
Hieronymite commission to redress Indian grievances, i. 286, ii. 73.
Their authority for the expedition under Cortés, 296, 316.
Redress asked of the, ii. 64.
Their discretion, 73.
High-priests, Aztec, i. 81, and note.
One of the, liberated, iii. 143.
Prayer of the, at the election of Guatemozin, 247.
Hill of Otoncalpolco, or Hill of Montezuma, iii. 176, 308.
The temple there, 177.
Church there, 184.
Hispaniola, Las Casas in, ii. 73, 75.
Despatches to, by Cortés, iii. 243.
Detention of Cortés at, iv. 225, 228.
See Royal Audience.
Historians, four, of the house of Nezahualcoyotl, i. 187, note.
Holguin, captures Guatemozin, iv. 100.
Quarrels with Sandoval, 101.
Homer, and the theogony of the Greeks, i. 67.
Cited, 77, note, 168, note.
Honduras, expeditions to, i. 267, note, iv. 171, 175, 203, note.
Honor, the Aztec law of, i. 99, note.
Horn of Guatemozin sounded, iv. 41, 47.
Horse, homage to the, at Peten, iv. 193.
Horses, in Cortés’ expedition, i. 328.
Dearness of, 328, note, iv. 40, note.
Landing of, at Tabasco, i. 349.
Loss of, at Tlascala, ii. 116.
Buried, 122.
All, wounded, 139.
Give out, 147.
Effect of, at Mexico, 256.
Aztecs cling to, iii. 116.
Eaten, 186.
New supply of, 238.
Loss of, at the general assault, iv. 40.
See Cavalry.
Hospitals, i. 60, ii. 6.
Hours, astrological symbols for, i. 248, note.
Household gods, i. 75.
Broken, 140.
Huacachula, iii. 227, note.
See Quauhquechollan.
Huaxtepec, iii. 317, 331.
Huehuetoca, drain of, ii. 283.
Huejotlipan, iii. 207.
Huematzin composed the Teoamoxtli or divine book, i. 122, note.
Huexotzinco, meaning of, i. 111.
Huitzilopochtli, the Mexican Mars, account of, and of his image, i. 70, ii. 326.
Symbolical character, i. 70, note.
Incensing of, iii. 86.
Image of, thrown down, 133.
New image of, iv. 15.
View of Spaniards sacrificed to, 52.
Prediction respecting, 55, 60.
Huitzilopochtli’s temple, human sacrifices at the dedication of it, i. 94.
Ashes of Nezahualpilli in the, 218, note.
Spaniards there, ii. 257.
Cathedral on its site, 257, 281, 319, iv. 151.
Visited by Cortés, ii. 319.
Described, 319, 323.
Christian chapel in, iii. 16, 86.
Mexicans quartered in, 127.
View from it, 127.
Stormed, 127.
Funeral pyre of, 133.
Human monsters at Mexico, ii. 296.
Human sacrifices, at the installation of monarchs, i. 37, 94, ii. 4.
Of prisoners, i. 49, 56, 94.
To Huitzilopochtli, 70, iv. 52.
At the funerals of the rich, i. 78.
At confession and absolution, 83, note.
Origin of, in Anahuac, 88.
For the god Tezcatlipoca, 89.
Of women, 92.
Gladiatorial, 92, note.
Extent of, 94, ii. 53, note.
At the dedication of the temple of Huitzilopochtli, 94.
Measures for procuring victims for, 95, 96, note.
Influence of, on the Aztecs, 96, 101, note, iv. 113.
Compared with the Inquisition, i. 98.
Voluntary, 98.
Practised to some extent by the Toltecs, 100, note.
At the kindling of the new fire, 141.
Of Maxtla, 183.
By Nezahualcoyotl, 206.
Nezahualcoyotl’s ideas respecting, 206, 214.
At the obsequies of Nezahualpilli, 218, note.
Among the Mongols, 244.
At the Isla de los Sacrificios, 294.
Not offered at Cozumel, 337.
Of Christians wrecked at Yucatan, 340.
At the coronation of Montezuma, ii. 5;
during his administration, 9.
Remains of, near Vera Cruz, 35.
Victims for, demanded of the Totonacs, 45.
Among Tlascalans, 109.
Of captives in the Aztec and Tlascalan wars, 110.
Cempoallan envoys seized for, 119.
Victims for, released, 173.
Fruits and flowers instead of, 182.
Number of, at Cholula, 186.
Of children, 193.
Condemned in Montezuma’s presence, 266.
Stench of, in the great temple, 327.
Promise from Montezuma respecting, 364.
Of Spaniards, iii. 133, 168, 250, 265, 344, iv. 52, 57, 78.
See Cannibalism and Prisoners.
Humboldt, on the extent of the Aztec empire, 5, note.
On the extent of Anahuac, 13, note.
On the Aztec cosmogony and that of Eastern Asia, 75, note.
On the Aztec annals, 113, note.
On the Dresden Codex, 119, note.
On the publication of Aztec remains, 142, note.
His obligations to Gama, 145.
On Indian corn, 148, note.
On the musa, 150, note.
On the American agave, 152, note.
On silk among the Aztecs, 160, note.
On the peopling of a continent, 231, note.
On scientific analogies, 247, note.
His definition of ocelotl, 247, note.
On Mexican languages, 249, note.
On Mexican beards and moustaches, 254, note.
On the color of the aborigines, 255, note.
On diseases in Mexico, 366, note.
On the volcano Orizaba, ii. 35, note.
On the Cofre de Perote, 91, note.
On the mound to Quetzalcoatl, 184, note.
On the word volcan, 224, note.
On Montaño’s ascent, 228, note.
Identifies localities, 263, note.
On the drain of Huehuetoca, 283, note.
On the comparative quantities of silver and gold, iii. 10, note.
On the pyramids of Teotihuacan, 191, note.
On the avenue to Iztapalapan, 348, note.
Humming-birds, i. 234, ii. 294, and note.
Husbands, on duties to, iv. 270.
Hymns. See Songs.

I
Iceland, early colonization of, i. 228.
Idols, treatment of, at Cozumel, i. 337;
at Cempoalla, ii. 55.
Of the war-god, thrown down, iii. 133.
Destroyed at Peten, iv. 192.
See Cathedrals.
Immortality. See Future Life.
Impressments for manning the fleet, iii. 365.
Incense, compliments of, ii. 44, 156.
In Montezuma’s palace, 265.
Incensing of Huitzilopochtli, iii. 86.
India, epic poets of, i. 67, note.
India House, i. 282, iii. 25.
Indian allies, ii. 118.
Value of the, 123.
On the march against Mexico, iii. 252, 258.
Reconciled by Cortés, 293.
Join Spaniards at Mexico, iv. 30.
Desert, 56.
Return, 60.
In the expedition to Honduras, 177.
See Cempoallan, Chinantlan, Cholulan, Tepeacan, Tezcucans, Tlascalan, and Totonacs.
Indian corn, i. 148, 151, note.
See Maize.
Indians, Aztecs and, differ, in domestic manners, i. 172.
Repartimientos in regard to, 285, ii. 73.
Commission respecting, i. 286, iv. 206, note.
Held in slavery that they may be Christianized, i. 286.
Las Casas insists upon the entire freedom of the, 286.
Treatment of, at Cozumel, 333.
Fight the Spaniards, at Tabasco, 344;
at Ceutla, 351.
Interview with, at San Juan de Ulua, 360.
Aid the Spaniards, 365.
On the civilization of, ii. 74.
Taken by Spaniards, 128.
Find Spanish new-comers to be enemies of the old, iii. 34.
Protected by the Spanish government, iv. 208, note.
See Aborigines, Christianity, Indian allies, and Repartimientos.
Indians evade Census, iv. 230, note.
Indies. See Council of the Indies.
Indulgences, papal, for the troops, iii. 324, iv. 213, note.
Inquisition, Aztec sacrifices compared to the, i. 98.
Intemperance, i. 48, 171.
Intercalation, among the Aztecs, i. 127, note, 129, note.
Persian, 127, note, 248.
Interpreters. See Aguilar Marina, and Melchorejo.
Iron, not known to the Aztecs, i. 154, 260, 270.
Substitutes for, 155.
On the table-land in Mexico, 270, 271.
The early use of, 271, note.
Irrigation, i. 150.
See Canals.
Irving, Washington, i. 341, note, iv. 148, note.
Isabella, suppressed repartimientos, i. 285.
Isla de los Sacrificios, i. 294.
Israelites, i. 144, 242, ii. 267, note, 332.
Itzalana, i. 258.
Itzocan, conquered, iii. 231.
Itztli, tools made of, i. 155.
Weapons pointed with, ii. 131, 134.
Blades of, 134.
Ixtlilxochitl, cacique of Tezcuco, account of, iii. 270.
Instructed and watched, 282.
Procures allies, 323, iv. 19.
Efficiency of, iv. 19, 23.
Kills the Aztec leader, 23.
Does not desert, 56.
Ixtlilxochitl, son of Nezahualpilli, rival for the Tezcucan crown, ii. 8, 177, 367.
Embassy from, to Cortés, 177.
Ixtlilxochitl, the historian, on the extent of Anahuac, i. 14, note.
His opinion of the Toltec records, 15, note.
On feudal chiefs, 39, note.
On halls of justice and judgments in Tezcuco, 7.
On the cycles, 75, note.
On sacrifices at the dedication of the temple of Huitzilopochtli, 93, note.
On measures for procuring victims, 96, note.
On Mexican hieroglyphical writers, 113, note.
On the divine book, 122, note.
Story by, 164, note.
Notices of, and of his writings, 220, note.
Source of the materials of his works, 187, note, 220, note.
Translation by, of a poem of Nezahualcoyotl, 188, iv. 272.
Cited, i. 190, note.
On the population of Tezcuco, 191, note
On Indian antiquities, 200, note.
On the Toltec migration, 268.
On Nezahualcoyotl’s advice to his son, 212.
His character of Nezahualcoyotl, 213.
On the Lady of Tula, 215, note.
On Nezahualpilli’s punishment of his wife, 216, note, iv. 281.
Account of, and of his writings, i. 220.
On Montezuma’s conversion, iii. 14, note.
On the massacre by Alvarado, 90, note.
On a statue of the Sun, 193, note.
Authority for Tecocol, 268, note, 269, note.
Etymology of the name of, 269, note.
On headquarters at Tezcuco, iii. 281, note.
On Tangapan’s sister and her vision, 296, note.
Termination of his works, iv. 13, note.
On the rescue of Cortés by a Tlascalan chief, 43, note.
On Nezahualcoyotl’s residence, 279.
Iztaccihuatl, ii. 187, 223, 228, note, 229, iii. 259.
Iztacs, destruction of idols by, iv. 192, note.
Iztapalapan, ii. 242.
Gardens of, 243, iii. 284.
Sack of, 285.
Sandoval’s expedition against, 367, iv. 3.
See Cuitlahua.
Iztapalapan causeway, first crossed by Spaniards, ii. 247.
Described, 248, 284.
Advance on the, iii. 348.
At the junction of the Cojohuacan, iv. 6.
Cannon placed upon the, 7.
Fighting there, 16, 20.
Alderete on the, 39.
Iztapan, 180.

J
Jacapichtla, expedition against, iii. 319.
Jackets. See Cotton.
Jalap, ii. 88, note.
Jauhtepec, iii. 331.
Java, market-days and weeks in, i. 126, note.
Javelin, the Tlascalan, ii. 134.
Jesters, i. 317, ii. 304.
Jewels, i. 218, note, 293, iv. 137, 212.
Jews. See Israelites.
Jomard on the new fire, i. 140, note.
Judges, Aztec, i. 42.
In Tezcuco, 43.
Collusions of, punishable with death, 45.
Details respecting, 45.
Montezuma tries the
integrity of, ii. 6.
Twelve, at the Mexican market, 318.
Jugglers, i. 171, note, ii. 304, iv. 212.
Julian, fleet burned by, ii. 71, note.
Julian year, i. 129, note.
Juste, Juan, inscriptions by, iii. 211, note, 298.

K
Kings, Egyptian, i. 36, note.
Use of the word among the Aztecs, 37.
See Sovereigns.
Kingsborough, Lord, publishes Sahagun’s Universal History, i. 103.
Manuscripts in his work, 117, 118, note.
Identifies the Teoamoxtli and the Pentateuch, 122, note.
On the scientific instruments of the Mexicans, 137, note.
Account of his publication of the remains of the Aztec civilization, 143.
On the Aztec knowledge of the Scriptures, 236, note.
His Aztec and Israelitish parallelisms, 242, note.
On the words Mexico and Messiah, 242, note.
Knight-errantry of Cortés, iv. 257.
Knighthood, i. 57, ii. 107, iii. 244, iv. 299.
Knotted strings, i. 114, note.

L
Lances, instructions by Cortés respecting, i. 353, ii. 119, 130, iii. 196.
For the Spaniards, iii. 44, 51.
Lands, revenues from, i. 51.
Heldin common, 52, note.
For the maintenance of priests, 85.
Cholulan cultivation of, ii. 189.
See Agriculture.
Languages, in Anahuac, i. 123, 187.
Tlascalans, ii. 109.
On coincidences as to, in the Old and the New World, i. 248.
Remarks on the Indian, 249;
on the Othomi, 250;
on the Cora, 253, note.
Lares, Amador de, i. 311, 318.
Las Casas, Bartolomé de, on human sacrifices in Anahuac, i. 94, note.
On ruins in Yucatan, 266.
Procures a commission to redress Indian grievances, 286, ii. 73.
Protects the natives of Cuba, i. 288.
On the censure of Grijalva, 295, note.
On the father of Cortés, 298, note.
On Cortés and Velasquez, 309, note, 320, 326.
On property acquired by Cortés, 310.
On the etymology of adelantado, 316, note.
On forced conversions, 338, note, iv. 290.
On the proclamation at Tabasco, i. 344, note.
On Tabasco, 346.
On the loss at the battle of Ceutla, 355, note.
On Indian gestures, 361, note.
On traditions and Montezuma, ii. 10, note.
Account of, and of his writings, 72-80.
His connection with negro slavery, 73.
His charity and friendship for the Indians, 73.
Bishop of Chiapa, 77.
His death and character, 78.
Biographies of, 80.
On the population of Cholula, 180, note.
On the massacre at Cholula, 207, note.
Herrera borrows from, 273.
His portrait of Velasquez, iv. 149.
Extract from, 290.
Las Tres Cruzes, village of, iv. 180.
Latrobe, his descriptions, i. 7, note.
On the calendar-stone, 158, note.
Describes two baths, 198, note.
On Indian antiquities, 200, note.
On Tacuba, iii. 176, note.
On the interposition of the Virgin, 184, note.
Describes a cavity in a pyramid, 191, note.
Law of honor, the Aztec, i. 99, note.
Lawrence, on animals in the New World, i. 225, note.
Laws, Aztec, i. 47.
Military codes, 60, iii. 254, iv. 324.
Nezahualcoyotl’s code of, i. 184.
Lead, from Tasco, i. 153.
League. See Mexico.
Legerdemain, i. 171, note, ii. 304.
Legislative power, i. 41.
Le Noir, M., i. 119, note, 264, note.
Leon, Juan Velasquez de, joins Cortés, i. 322.
At Tabasco, 349.
In irons, ii. 32.
At Tlascala, 172.
Aids in seizing Montezuma, 342, 344.
Guards him, 348.
Montezuma’s pleasure in his company, 363.
To plant a colony at Coatzacualco, 373.
Charged with purloining plate, iii. 12.
Narvaez’s letter to, 44.
Joins Cortés at Cholula, 48.
Fidelity of, 59, 72, note, 77.
To secure Panuco, 77.
Joins Cortés at Tlascala, 79.
Tries to calm his anger, 96.
Chivalrous, 119.
At the evacuation of Mexico, 162.
Killed, 181.
Fate of gold collected by, 210.
Leon, Luis Ponce de, juez de residencia, iv. 206.
Le Plongeon, Augustus, i. 258 note.
Lerma, defends Cortés, iv. 43.
Lice as tribute, i. 52, note.
Lieber, Francis, on punishment, i. 184, note.
Lime, i. 52, note, 290, 334, ii. 39.
Litters, ii. 44, 238, 251, 346, iii. 46, 200.
Livy, cited, iv. 255, note.
Llorente’s Life of Las Casas, ii. 80.
Lopez, Gerónimo, condemns the education given by the missionaries, iv. 165, note.
Lopez, Martin, ship-builder, ii. 359, iii. 175, 233, 245, 299.
Lord’s Supper, rite like the, i. 239, 241.
Lorenzana, on a tribute-roll, i. 53, note.
On the seizure of Montezuma, ii. 354, note.
Cited, iii. 132, note, iv. 37, note.
Louis XI., disclosure in his reign, iii. 300.
Lucian, on the Deluge, i. 233, note.
Lucretius, cited on iron, i. 271, note.
Luisa, Doña, given to Alvarado, ii. 174.
Lujo, Francisco de, i. 347, ii. 342.
Encourages Cortés, iii. 59.
At the evacuation of Mexico, 162.
Lunar calendars, i. 132, 247, note.
Lyell, Charles, on the spread of mankind, i. 229, note.

M
Macaca, armada at, i. 320, 321.
Machiavelli, i. 26, note, 101, note, ii. 12, note.
Magarino, at a bridge, iii. 163, 166.
Magistrates, Aztec, i. 43.
Nezahualpilli the terror of unjust, 216, note.
Maguey. See Agave Americana.
Mahometan belief as to martyrs, i. 77, note.
Maize, the word, i. 151, note.
Yearly royal expenditure of, in Tezcuco, 191, note.
See Indian corn.
Majesty, the title, ii. 28, note.
Malinche, ii. 175.
See Marina.
Malinche, Cortés called, ii. 175.
Malinche, the mountain, ii. 168.
Manifesto to the Indians, i. 344, note.
Mankind, origin of, in America, i. 225, 228.
Two great families of, in America, 230.
See Aborigines.
Mantas, use and description of, iii. 140.
Mantles of feather-work. See Feather-work.
Manuscripts, scarcity of, among the Toltecs, i. 14, note.
Materials of the Mexican, 114.
Their shape, 115.
Destruction of, 115, 116.
Collected at Mexico and perished, 115, 174.
Mendoza Codex, 117.
Dresden Codex, 118.
With interpretations, 119, note.
No clue to the, 120.
Report of a key to them, 121, note.
The Teoamoxtli, or divine book, 122, and note.
Notice of the Aztec, in Europe, 143.
Estrella’s, 331.
Collection of, by Vega, iv. 272.
See Hieroglyphics and Paintings.
Maps, for the revenue, i. 54.
Ebeling collection of, iv. 179, note.
In Delafield’s Antiquities, i. 252, note.
Marina, or Malinche, a female slave and interpreter, account of, i. 361, iv. 190.
Cortés and, i. 362.
Don Martin Cortés, son of, 362, iv. 192.
Moratin cited on, i. 363, note.
Interprets, ii. 40, 44, 54.
Cheers a Cempoallan chief, 123.
Value of her services, 144.
Discovers Tlascalan spies, 154.
Cortés called Malinche from, 175.
Discovers a conspiracy at Cholula, 194.
Interpreter between Cortés and Montezuma, 260, 266.
Urges Montezuma to go to the Spanish camp, 345.
Finds out Cuitlahua, iii. 121, note.
Interprets Cortés’ address to the Aztecs, 134.
In the retreat from Mexico, 175.
At Chalco, 326.
At the interview between Cortés and Guatemozin, iv. 102.
Meets her mother, 190.
Marriage of, 190.
Marineo, Lucio, on gaming, iii. 256, note.
Market, Mexican, ii. 312.
Closed, iii. 93.
Market-days. See Fairs.
Market-place, ii. 313.
See Tlatelolco.
Marquis of Oaxaca, iv. 220.
Marriage, among the Aztecs, i. 49, 167.
Among the Tezcucans, 200.
Of Nezahualcoyotl, 202.
Of Spaniards with Tlascalans, ii. 170, 174.
Martin, Benito, chaplain, iii. 24.
Martin of Valencia, iv. 164.
Martyr, Peter, on maps and manuscripts, i. 115, note, 143, 157, note.
On cacao as a circulating medium, 161.
On a huge beam, 198, note.
On Flemings in Spain, 280, note.
On Tabasco, 346, note.
On a fabric, ii. 17, note.
On the gold and silver wheels, 18, note.
Account of, 277.
On the dwellings in Mexico, 286, 287, note.
On the calendar-stone, 293, note.
On Mexican trinkets, 314, note, iii. 7, note.
On the pusillanimity of Montezuma, ii. 352, note.
On the insurrection against Alvarado, iii. 92, note.
On firing Mexico, 134, note.
On cannibalism, iv. 33, note.
On an emerald, 137, note.
Martyrs, Mexican idea respecting, i. 56.
Mahometan belief, 77, note.
Masks, in the Aztec plays, i. 124.
Massacre, at Cholula, ii. 201.
By Alvarado, iii. 87.
At Iztapalapan, 286.
Matadero, fortress in the, iv. 153.
Matanzas, i. 289, note.
Maundeville, Sir John, i. 155, note.
Maximilian, poverty of, iii. 11, note.
Maxixcatzin, cacique of Tlascala, ii. 141, iii. 80.
Welcomes Cortés from Mexico, 207.
Cortés quartered in his palace, 209.
Present to, 210.
Averse to an alliance with Aztecs, 220.
Dies of smallpox, 234.
Olmedo with, 235.
Spaniards in mourning for, 244.
Son of, confirmed in the succession, 244.
Son of, goes to Spain, iv. 212.
Maxtla, Tepanec empire bequeathed to, i. 178.
His treatment and jealousy of Nezahualcoyotl, 178.
Oppressions by, 182.
Conquered and sacrificed, 183.
McCulloh, i. 73, note, 114, note, 133, note.
Notice of his work, 245, note.
Meals, i. 168.
Montezuma’s, ii. 301.
Mechanical arts, Aztec, i. 155, 156-160.
Medellin, iv. 156, 201.
Medicinal plants in Mexico, ii. 297.
Melancholy night, iii. 169-182.
Melchorejo, interpreter, i. 333, 347.
Menagerie, at Mexico, ii. 295.
Mendicity, not tolerated, i. 206.
Mendoza Codex, i. 53, note.
History of the, 117.
With an interpretation, 119, note.
Examined by the Marquis Spineto, 143.
The arrangement of, 143.
Mendoza, Don Antonio, viceroy of New Spain, iv. 235.
Interferes with Cortés, 237.
Merchandise, sale and transportation of, i. 162-164.
Merchants, Aztec, i. 162.
Merida, Cozumel Cross at, i. 239, note.
Mesa, commander of artillery, i. 349.
Messiah, the words Mexico and, i. 242.
Metals, in Ithaca and Mexico, i. 168, note.
Early exportations of, from the Spanish colonies, 285.
See Gold, Mines, and Silver.
Mexia charges Leon with purloining plate, iii. 12.
Mexican Gulf, i. 285.
Explored, ii. 372.
Mexicans. See Aztecs.
Mexico, interest and importance of, i. 3.
Ancient and modern extent of, 4.
Climate and products of, 5.
Primitive races of, 12-19, 253.
Legislative power in, 41.
Predictions and prodigies connected with the downfall of, 73, 217, ii. 10-12, 157, 159, 215, and note, iii. 3, 6, 269.
On the colonization of, by the Israelites, i. 144.
Apathy of, respecting antiquities, 199, note.
Languages of, 249.
Hostility to Montezuma in, ii. 7.
Mexico, Tezcuco, and Tlacopan, league of, i. 23, 183.
Extend their territory, 24, 25.
Mexico, city, situation of, i. 11.
Called Tenochtitlan, 21.
Settlement of the Aztecs at, 21, note.
Derivation of the name, 21.
Map of, referred to, 25.
Images spread throughout, 156.
Terror there, at the landing of Cortés, ii. 13.
The cacique of Cocotlan’s account of, 94.
Spanish route to, 228.
First view of, by the Spaniards, 230.
Seen from Iztapalapan, 245.
Entrance of the Spaniards into, 247.
Environs of, 248.
Streets in, 255.
Population of, 255, 288, note.
Comparison of ancient and modern, 281.
Description of, 284, 312.
View of, from the great temple, 324.
Alvarado takes command of, iii. 44.
Insurrection in, 78, 92, 98, 108.
Cortés re-enters, 79.
Massacre there, by Alvarado, 87.
Assault on the Spanish quarters at, 92.
Sally of the Spaniards, 115.
Fired, 117, 134.
Storming of the great temple at, 127-133.
Evacuation of, by the Spaniards, 158.
Cuitlahua’s acts there after the evacuation, 218.
Guatemozin’s measures for defending, 249.
Second expedition to, 251.
Reconnoitred, 304, 352.
Siege of, 366, 376.
Assaults on the causeways of, iv. 10.
Famine in, 29, 35, 59, 66, 73, 74, 86.
General assault on, 38.
Measures for securing retreat there, 39, 63.
Destruction of buildings at, 63, 72.
Want of water in, 73.
Seven-eighths of, in ruins, 81.
Pestilence in, 87.
Murderous assault there, 93.
Last assault on, 97.
Tempest there, 106.
Evacuation of, permitted, 107.
Purification of, 107.
Loss during the siege of, 108.
Remarks on the conquest of, 112.
Rebuilding of, 135, 145, 151.
Population for, 154.
Disturbances in, 199.
Cortés’ triumphal return to, 202.
Cortés ordered to leave, 208;
to
keep ten leagues from, 229.
Deserted to visit Cortés at Tezcuco, 229.
Michoacán, tradition there, connected with the Deluge, i. 233. iii. 296, note.
Embassy from, iv. 132.
Visited, 133.
Coliman in, founded, 155.
Midwives, baptism by, i. 240, note.
Mier, Dr., i. 73, note, ii. 83, note.
Military institutions, Aztec, i. 56.
Milk, on the use of, i. 270, 271.
Milman, on Budh, i. 71, note.
Mines, and minerals, i. 153.
Wrought, iv. 167, 232.
Minstrels entertained, i. 171, note.
Mirrors, Aztec, ii. 314.
Missionaries.
Charity for their religious analogies, i. 237.
To New Spain in the time of Cortés, iv. 162.
Schools and colleges established by, 165.
Leave Mexico, 200.
Provision for, in Cortés’ will, 243.
See Dominican, Las Casas, Olmedo, and Toribio.
Mitla, ruins of, i. 259, ii. 373.
Mixtecapan, iii. 232.
Monastic institutions among pagans, i. 244, note.
Money, substitutes for, i. 161, and note.
See Currency.
Montaño, Francisco, ascends Popocatepetl, ii. 227.
Montejo, Francisco de, i. 349.
Explores the coast, ii. 21, 23, 43.
Alcalde of Villa Rica, 30.
In the expedition to Honduras, iv. 177.
Montejo and Puertocarrero, mission of, to Spain, ii. 62.
Touch at Cuba, 64, iii. 24.
On the destruction of the fleet, ii. 71, note.
Prosecuted before the Royal India House, iii. 25.
Treatment of, by Charles V., 29.
Influence of Fonseca against, 27.
Monteleone, dukes of, descendants of Cortés, ii. 263, iv. 152, 250.
Monterey, founds Vera Cruz, i. 365, note, iv. 156, note.
Montesinos, old ballad of, i. 359.
Montezuma I., i. 24.
Bas-relief of, destroyed, 157, ii. 298.
Montezuma II., i. 36.
Bas-relief of, destroyed, 157, ii. 298.
The orthography of, i. 364, note.
Message to, by Cortés, 369.
Accounts of, ii. 4, 94, 176, iii. 151.
Meaning of the word, ii. 4, note.
His coronation, 4.
Benevolent and religious acts of, 5.
Hatred of, 7, 41, 221, 233, 309.
Principal cause of his calamities, 8.
Resurrection and warning of his sister, 11, note.
Dismayed at the landing of Spaniards, 13.
Sends presents and forbids Cortés’ approach, 14, 19, 22, 58, note.
Exactions of the Totonacs by his tax-gatherers, 45.
Inventory of his gifts, 58, note.
His efforts to subdue the Tlascalans, 111.
New embassy from, 159.
Invites the Spaniards to Mexico, 175.
Treacherous embassy from, to the Spaniards at Cholula, 192-197.
Spaniards the historians of, 218.
Tries to bribe the Spaniards to return, 234.
Welcomes Cortés, through Cacama, 239.
Respect for, near the capital, 242.
His visit to Cortés, 250-254.
Aztec homage to, 251, 254, 265, iii. 123.
His personal appearance, ii. 252.
His reception of Cortés at Axayacatl’s palace, 257.
Effect of his conduct on the Spaniards, 262, 270, 362, iii. 5.
Conversation of, with Cortés, ii. 260.
Attempts to convert, 260, 266, 364, iii. 14, 147.
Visit to, by Cortés, ii. 263.
His palace, 263, 298, iv. 151.
Submission of, to Charles V., ii. 269, 271.
His domestic establishment, 299-306, iv. 302.
His wives, ii. 299, iii. 155, iv. 302.
His meals, ii. 301, iv. 302.
His reception of Cortés at the great temple, ii. 323.
Aids in preparing a chapel, 332.
His treasures discovered, 333.
History of his seizure, 338-346.
Accompanies Cortés to head-quarters, 346.