1' —DOCUMENTS AND NARRATIVE..AND NARRATIVESDOCUMENTSCONCERNING THEDISCOVERY AND CONQUESTOF LATIN AMERICAPUBLISHED BYTHE CORTES SOCIETYNEW YORKNUMBER ONEto 250 copiesEdition limitedKelmscott paperwhich ten are onqfNumberThis copy is5THINGSNARRATIVE OF SOMEOFSPAINNEWTUB GREAT CITY OFAND OFTEMESTITAN MEXICOWRITTEN BYCONQUERORTHE ANONYMOUSCOMPANION OFAHERNÁN CORTESANNOTATEDINTO ENGLISH ANDTRANSLATEDBYSAVILLEMARSHALL H.SOCIETYTHE CORTESYORKNEW1917DG3COCKAYNE, BOSTONCONTENTSCHAPTEB PAGKIntroduction 7I. The Land of New Spain 15n. Of the Animals 17III. Of the Soldiers 19IV. Of their Offensive and Defensive Arms 21V. Dress of the Men 29VI. Dress of the Women 31Vn. Of the Thread which they Work . . 33Vin. Of the Foods which they have and use 35IX. Op the Drinks that they use .... 39X. How they make Cacao 41XI. Of other kinds of Wine which they have 43XII. Of the order of Government .... 45andXIII. Of their Religion, Worship Temples 47XIV. What these Towers were like .... 49XV. Of the Sacrifices 51CitiesXVI. Of the of this Land and Descrip-tion OF SOME OF Them 55Lake of MexicoXVII. The 57XVIII. Of the great City of Temistitan,Mexico 61XIX. Of the Streets 635LCX'^^'^CONTENTS6Market-Places . . 65XX. Op the Plazas andTemples and Mosques that itXXI. Of theHELD 69XXII. Of the Habitations 73XXin. Marriage 77XXIV. Of the Burials 79NOTES 83INTRODUCTIONthe fouroccursthe year 1917Duringdiscovery ofof ...
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DOCUMENTS AND NARRATIVE..AND NARRATIVESDOCUMENTS
CONCERNING THE
DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST
OF LATIN AMERICA
PUBLISHED BY
THE CORTES SOCIETY
NEW YORK
NUMBER ONEto 250 copiesEdition limited
Kelmscott paperwhich ten are onqf
NumberThis copy is
5THINGSNARRATIVE OF SOME
OF
SPAINNEW
TUB GREAT CITY OFAND OF
TEMESTITAN MEXICO
WRITTEN BY
CONQUERORTHE ANONYMOUS
COMPANION OFA
HERNÁN CORTES
ANNOTATEDINTO ENGLISH ANDTRANSLATED
BY
SAVILLEMARSHALL H.
SOCIETYTHE CORTES
YORKNEW
1917DG3
COCKAYNE, BOSTONCONTENTS
CHAPTEB PAGK
Introduction 7
I. The Land of New Spain 15
n. Of the Animals 17
III. Of the Soldiers 19
IV. Of their Offensive and Defensive Arms 21
V. Dress of the Men 29
VI. Dress of the Women 31
Vn. Of the Thread which they Work . . 33
Vin. Of the Foods which they have and use 35
IX. Op the Drinks that they use .... 39
X. How they make Cacao 41
XI. Of other kinds of Wine which they have 43
XII. Of the order of Government .... 45
andXIII. Of their Religion, Worship Temples 47
XIV. What these Towers were like .... 49
XV. Of the Sacrifices 51
CitiesXVI. Of the of this Land and Descrip-
tion OF SOME OF Them 55
Lake of MexicoXVII. The 57
XVIII. Of the great City of Temistitan,
Mexico 61
XIX. Of the Streets 63
5
LCX'^^'^CONTENTS6
Market-Places . . 65XX. Op the Plazas and
Temples and Mosques that itXXI. Of the
HELD 69
XXII. Of the Habitations 73
XXin. Marriage 77
XXIV. Of the Burials 79
NOTES 83