Conquest of Mexico
Maxtla, Tepanec empire bequeathed to i., 91
his treatment and jealousy of Nezahualcoyotl i., 92
oppressions i., 93
conquered and sacrificed i., 93
Mechanical arts, Aztec i., 79
Mechoacan ii., 310
Mechoacan ii., 324
Mechoacan ii., 387
Medellin ii., 324
Medellin ii., 347
Medicinal plants in Mexico i., 365
Melancholy night ii., 105
Melancholy night ii., 116
Melancholy night ii., 226
Melchorejo interpreter i., 151
Melchorejo interpreter i., 160
Mendoza Codex i., 61
Mendoza Codex i., 72, 433
Mendoza, Don Antonio ii., 365, 366
Merchandise i., 82
Messiah, the words Mexico and ii., 389
Metals in Ithaca and Mexico i., 123
Mexico interest and importance of i., 9
ancient and modern extent of i., 9
climate and products of i., 10
primitive races of i., 14
primitive races of ii., 393
legislative power in i., 21
predictions and prodigies connected with the downfall of i., 113, 181, 207, 310
predictions and prodigies connected with the downfall of ii., 168, 169
on the colonisation of, by Israelites i., 73
apathy of, respecting antiquities i., 447
languages of ii., 391
Mexico, city, situation of i., 14
called Tenochtitlan i., 16
settlement of the Aztecs at i., 16
map of, referred to i., 29
map of, referred to i., 422
images spread throughout i., 80
Spanish route to i., 315
first view of, by the Spaniards i., 320
seen from Iztapalapan i., 330
entrance of the Spaniards into i., 331
environs of i., 334
streets in i., 340
population of i., 359
population of i., 340
population of i., 360
comparison of ancient and modern i., 357, 361, 476
description of i., 357, 376
view of, from the great temple i., 381
insurrection in ii., 45, 49, 40, 48, 49
massacre there by Alvarado ii., 41
assault Spanish quarters at ii., 66
fired ii., 71
storming of the great temple at ii., 83, 91, 101, 104
Cuitlahua's acts there after the evacuation ii., 137
Guatemozin's measures for defending ii., 156
second expedition to ii., 162
reconnoitred ii., 190, 202, 226
siege of ii., 225, 229
assaults on the causeways of ii., 234
famine in ii., 204, 247, 250, 268, 271, 272
general assault on ii., 251
measures for securing retreat there ii., 251, 257
destruction of buildings at ii., 267, 278
want of water in ii., 272
pestilence in ii., 279
murderous assault there ii., 282
last assault on ii., 283
tempest there ii., 292
purification of ii., 292
remarks on the conquest of ii., 296
rebuilding of ii., 213, 318, 322
population for ii., 323
disturbances in ii., 346
deserted to visit Cortés at Tezcuco ii., 362
Military institutions, Aztec i., 29
Milk ii., 399
Mines and Minerals i., 79
Mines and Minerals ii., 328, 363
Missionaries ii., 326
Missionaries ii., 346, 369, 388
Mitla, ruins of i., 480
Mitla, ruins of ii., 394
Mixtecapan ii., 146
Monastic institutions ii., 459
Money i. See Currency, 82
Montano, Francisco i., 318
Montejo, Francisco de i., 162
Montejo, Francisco de i., 188, 193, 196, 203
Montejo, Francisco de ii., 333
Montejo and Puertocarrero, mission of, to Spain i., 216
touch at Cuba i., 216
touch at Cuba ii., 15
prosecuted before the Royal India House ii., 15
treatment of, by Charles V ii., 16, 17
influence of Fonseca against ii., 16
Monteleone, dukes of i., 344
Monteleone, dukes of ii., 322, 373
Monterey i., 455
Monterey ii., 447
Montezuma II. i., 20
Montezuma II. i., 43
basrelief of, destroyed i., 81, 365
the orthography of i., 455
message to, by Cortés i., 173
accounts of i., 177, 235, 284
accounts of ii., 94
meaning of the word i., 455, 4
his coronation i., 178
benevolent and religious acts of i., 179
hatred of i., 179, 202, 315, 322, 373
principal cause of his calamities i., 180
resurrection and warning of his sister i., 456
dismayed at the landing of Spaniards i., 183
sends presents and forbids Cortés' approach i., 184
sends presents and forbids Cortés' approach i., 459
exactions of the Totonacs by his tax-gatherers i., 202
his efforts to subdue the Tlascalans i., 245
invites the Spaniards to Mexico i., 284
treacherous embassy from, to the Spaniards at Cholula i., 292
Spaniards, the historians of i., 313
tries to bribe the Spaniards to return i., 323
welcomes Cortés through Cacama i., 325
respect for, near the capital i., 328
his visit to Cortés i., 334
Aztec homage to i., 336, 337, 345, 366, 371
his personal appearance i., 337
his reception of Cortés at Axayacatl's palace i., 341
effect of his conduct on the Spaniards i., 343, 348, 408
effect of his conduct on the Spaniards ii., 4
conversation of, with Cortés i., 343
attempts to convert i., 345, 409
attempts to convert ii., 10, 94
visit to, by Cortés i., 344
his palace i., 344, 365
his palace ii., 322
submission of, to Charles V. i., 348
his domestic establishment i., 366
his wives i., 366
his wives ii., 98
his reception of Cortés at the great temple i., 381
history of his seizure i., 395
accompanies Cortés to headquarters i., 397
respect shown to i., 398, 407
his reception of Quauhpopoca i., 398
his life in the Spanish quarters i., 407
his munificence i., 408
plan for liberating, by Cacama i., 410
intercedes for Cacama i., 413
swears allegiance ii., 3
his gifts for the emperor ii., 6
parting of Cortés and ii., 27
sends a messenger to Cortés ii., 49
checks the Aztecs in an insurrection ii., 43
welcomes Cortés, and is coldly received ii., 44
Cuitlahua chosen successor of ii., 46, 123, 137
prevailed on to address the Aztecs ii., 79
wounded ii., 79
last days and death of ii., 82, 94
commends his children to Cortés ii., 94
fate of his children ii., 98, 104, 115, 156, 424, 425, 449
compassion for him ii., 98, 100
his character ii., 97
respect to his memory ii., 100
his successor ii., 137, 155
son of, goes to Spain ii., 352
Moon worshipped i., 447
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