494 WAR IN TEHUANTEPEC. 



LIB. vn. O ften, sheading many teares, seeming to loose in him his 

 father, and the father of his countrie. Tlacaellel did most 

 affectionately recommend his children vnto him, especially 

 the eldest, who had showed himselfe valiant in the former 

 warres. The king promised to have regard vnto him, and the 

 more to comfort the olde man, in his presence he gave him the 

 charge and ensignes of Captaine General!,, with all the pre 

 eminences of his father ; wherewith the old man remained 

 so well satisfied, as with this content he ended his daies. If 

 hee had not passed to another life, they might have held 

 themselves very happy, seeing that of so poore and small a 

 cittie, wherein he was borne, he established, by his valour 

 and magnanimitie, so great, so rich, and so potent a king- 

 dome. The Mexicans made his funerall, as the founder 

 of that Empire, more sumptuous and stately, then they had 

 done to their former kings. And presently after Axayaca, 

 to appease the sorrow which all the people of Mexico 

 shewed for the death of their captaine, resolved to make the 

 expedition necessary for his coronation. Hee therefore led 

 his army with great expedition into the province of Tehuan- 

 tepec, two hundred leagues from Mexico, where he gave 

 battaile to a mighty army and an infinite number of men 

 assembled together, as well out of that province, as from 

 their neighbours, to oppose themselves against the Mexi 

 cans. The first of his campe that advanced himselfe to the 

 cornbate, was the King himselfe, defying his ennemies, from 

 whome hee made shewe to fly when they charged him, 

 viitill he had drawne them into an ambuscadoe, where 

 many souldiers lay hidden vnder straw, who suddenly issued 

 forth, and they which fled, turned head : so as they of 

 Tehuantepec remained in the midst of them, whom they 

 charged furiously, making a great slaughter of them : and 

 following their victory, they razed their citty and temple, 

 punishing all their neighbours rigorously. Then went they 

 on farther, and without any stay, conquered to Guatulco, 



