Narrative of some things of New Spain and of the great city of Temestitan, Mexico

1' —DOCUMENTS AND NARRATIVE..AND NARRATIVESDOCUMENTSCONCERNING THEDISCOVERY AND CONQUESTOF LATIN AMERICAPUBLISHED BYTHE CORTES SOCIETYNEW YORKNUMBER ONEto 250 copiesEdition limitedKelmscott paperwhich ten are onqfNumberThis copy is5THINGSNARRATIVE OF SOMEOFSPAINNEWTUB GREAT CITY OFAND OFTEMESTITAN MEXICOWRITTEN BYCONQUERORTHE ANONYMOUSCOMPANION OFAHERNÁN CORTESANNOTATEDINTO ENGLISH ANDTRANSLATEDBYSAVILLEMARSHALL H.SOCIETYTHE CORTESYORKNEW1917DG3COCKAYNE, BOSTONCONTENTSCHAPTEB PAGKIntroduction 7I. The Land of New Spain 15n. Of the Animals 17III. Of the Soldiers 19IV. Of their Offensive and Defensive Arms 21V. Dress of the Men 29VI. Dress of the Women 31Vn. Of the Thread which they Work . . 33Vin. Of the Foods which they have and use 35IX. Op the Drinks that they use .... 39X. How they make Cacao 41XI. Of other kinds of Wine which they have 43XII. Of the order of Government .... 45andXIII. Of their Religion, Worship Temples 47XIV. What these Towers were like .... 49XV. Of the Sacrifices 51CitiesXVI. Of the of this Land and Descrip-tion OF SOME OF Them 55Lake of MexicoXVII. The 57XVIII. Of the great City of Temistitan,Mexico 61XIX. Of the Streets 635LCX'^^'^CONTENTS6Market-Places . . 65XX. Op the Plazas andTemples and Mosques that itXXI. Of theHELD 69XXII. Of the Habitations 73XXin. Marriage 77XXIV. Of the Burials 79NOTES 83INTRODUCTIONthe fouroccursthe year 1917Duringdiscovery ofof ...