Cortes: Or, the Discovery, Conquest And More Recent History of Mexico
Cortes: Or, the Discovery, Conquest And More Recent History of Mexico
Butler, William, 1818-1899
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But dissensions soon began to appear in the camp. His more immediate friends, fearing that a departure for Cuba would deprive them of much which they had already gained, and more for which they hoped, pressed for the establishment of a colony by which they might secure their own interests : but the friends of Velasquez took the alarm and said that loyalty to him called them to sail, and, deliv- ering their report, receive from him directions for the future. The general seemed to ac- quiesce and... even gave orders for the troops to prepare for embarkation. But this pro- duced greater clamor than before. The ter- ritories it was said, were not discovered for the governor of Cuba, but for the monarch of Spain, and care must be taken that his au- thority and interests received no damage. After some time spent in at least the show of de- liberation, Cortes professed his readiness to }ield, and to settle a colony and nominate yGooQle CONQUEST OF MEXICO. 86 magistrates in the name of the sovereign of Spain.
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