Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican, Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time.

CHAPTER I.--Discoveries of Cordova and Grijalva--Cortéz appointed

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by Velasquez--Biographical notice of Cortéz--Cortéz Captain General of the Armada--Equipment of the Expedition--Quarrel of Velasquez--Firmness of Cortéz--Expedition departs under Cortéz, 13