History of the Conquest of Mexico With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexic
History of the Conquest of Mexico With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexic
William Hickling Prescott
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The stone platform in the centre of the square was covered with mats and carpets, and a " " Que pues ellos me tenian por Hijo del Sol, y el Sol en tanta brcvedad como era en un dia y una noche daba vuelta & todo el Mundo, que porque yo assi brevemente no los acababa de matar, y los quitaba de penar tanto, porque ya cUos tenian deseos de niorir, y irse al Cielo para su Ochilobus [Huitzilopochtli], que los estaba espe- rando para descansar. " Rel. Terc, ap. Lorenzana, p. 293. i8o SIEGE AND SURREN...DER OF MEXICO. banquet was prepared to refresh the famished monarch and his nobles. Having made these arrangements, he awaited the hour of the interview. But Guatemozin, instead of appearing himself, sent his nobles, the same who had brought to him the general's invitation, and who now excused their mas- ter's absence on the plea of illness. Cortes, though disappointed, gave a courteous reception to the envoys, considering that it might still afford the means of opening a coiTimunication with the emperor.
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