Furthermore, they had calculated that if 25,000 of them died for every one of us, they would finish with us first, for they were many and we were but few.
So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart did not bleed at the sound. - Hernando Cortes
So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart did not bleed at the sound.
- Hernando Cortes
For I assure Your Majesty that if God had not mysteriously assisted us and the victory had gone to Narváez, it would have been the greatest harm that… - Hernando Cortes
For I assure Your Majesty that if God had not mysteriously assisted us and the victory had gone to Narváez, it would have been the greatest harm that…
An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the… - Hernando Cortes
An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the…
I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold. - Hernando Cortes
I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.
Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day witho… - Hernando Cortes
Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day witho…
The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats an… - Hernando Cortes
The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled the room, which was covered with mats an…
Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire… - Hernando Cortes
Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire…
The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses. - Hernando Cortes
The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.
There are fully forty towers, which are lofty and well built, the largest of which has fifty steps leading to its main body, and is higher than the t… - Hernando Cortes
There are fully forty towers, which are lofty and well built, the largest of which has fifty steps leading to its main body, and is higher than the t…
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