Excerpt from The Despatches of Hernando Cortes: The Conqueror of Mexico, Addressed to the Emperor Charles V The First Letter appears not to have been printed at least, no trace of it has been found, either in print, or manuscript, in Spain, or'in Germany; and we are therefore compelled to begin with the Second, and to give the previous events in an Introduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...en el encargo el feroz, sanguinario y codicioso Nuno, y los no menores culpables Delgadillo y Matienzo, entregandose a vituperables injusticias, especialmente contra Cortes, cuyos bienes mandaron vender, favoreciendo asus intrigantes emulos. Quien vino tambien por aquellos dias? El Illmo. Sr. Dr. Fr. Juan de Zumarraga', religioso franciscano y primer arzobispo de Mexico, trayendo consigo a los primeros religiosos dominicos. Que fue de Cortes Llamado por el Emperador tuvo que regresar, a la peninsula y lejos de que triunfaran de el por entonces sus adversarios, Carlos V lo recibio muy bien, le dio mas titulos y mercedes: hizole Marques del Valle de Oaxaca, diole veintitres ciudades y derecho a la duodecima parte de las islas que descubriera y la decima de todos los frutos de los terrenos conquistados. Se logro ademas, en tal ocasion, que Carlos V destituyese a la primera audiencia. Quienes fueron nombrados para la segunda? D. Sebastian Ramirez de Fuenleal, presidente: 'ministros, los Lies. D. Vasco de Quiroga y Alonso Maldonado, y fiscal el Lic. Francisco Zainos, con encargo de castigar a sus antecesores, especialmente al cruel y depravado Guzman, y de ejecutar las leyes y providencias que debian mejorar la condicion de los indios. Cortes, en perfecto acuerdo con la nueva audiencia, volveria a Mexico. LECCION II. Aparicion de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. Que acontecimiento religioso tuvo lugar en los primeros tiempos de la conquista? La aparicion de la Santisima Yirgeimaria De Guadalupe, cuyas circunstancias se hallan fiel...