Romance of History, Mexico/Contents

by Margaret Duncan Coxhead

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I	page
The Awakening of Spain	1
CHAPTER II
The Open Gate	14
CHAPTER III
A Glimpse Within	28
CHAPTER IV
A Stolen March	36
CHAPTER V
The Fringe Of The Mexican Empire	47
CHAPTER VI
A Mysterious People	57
CHAPTER VII
The Aztecs	69
CHAPTER VIII
A Kingdom Divided Against Itself	82
CHAPTER IX
Cortés "Burns His Boats"	96
CHAPTER X
Tlascala The Brave—Allies At The Point Of The Sword	104
CHAPTER XI
Cholula The Sacred—Craft Meets Craft	114
CHAPTER XII
The Great Montezuma	122
CHAPTER XIII
Mexico The Golden	133
CHAPTER XIV
Montezuma A Prisoner	141
CHAPTER XV
Tribute To The King Of Spain	154
CHAPTER XVI
Spaniard Against Spaniard	163
CHAPTER XVII
Mexico Roused At Last	173
CHAPTER XVIII
The Death Of Montezuma	182
CHAPTER XIX
La. Noche Triste	192
CHAPTER XX
Recovery	201
CHAPTER XXI
The Tribes Throw Off Their Yoke	213
CHAPTER XXII
Awaiting The Brigantines	224
CHAPTER XXIII
The Siege Begins	233
CHAPTER XXIV
The Bridge Of Affliction	241
CHAPTER XXV
No Surrender!	249
CHAPTER XXVI
The Last Stand	257
CHAPTER XXVII
Mexico A Province Of Spain	264
CHAPTER XVIII
Dead Sea Apples	272
INDEX	281

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
Portrait of Cortés	Frontispiece
He fought boldly in the front rank	48
Montezuma	70
"To Mexico! To Mexico!"	99
The whole army knelt in the mud and confessed their sins	170
The army entered Mexico to the sound of martial music	174
Return to your homes. Lay down your arms	182
All sense of order and discipline was lost	194
There is our mark! Follow and support me!	204
Again and again they returned to the attack	238
Cortés and his men at the gap	242
You will deal with me, Malintzin, as you list	260
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