of the Indies, lib. 7. 



the charge and enfignes of Captaine Generall,with all 

 the preheminences of his father wherewith the olde 

 man remained fo \vell ft tisfied, as with this content he 

 ended his daies, If hee had not paffed to another life, 

 they might have held themfelves very happy, feeing 

 that of id pool e and ftnall acittie, wherein hee was 

 bornc,he eftablifhed by his valour and magnanknitie, 

 fb great, fo rich,and ib potent a kingdome. The Mex 

 icans madehisfunerallas the founder of that Empire, 

 morefumptuous and ftately, then they had done to a- 

 ny of their former kings. And prefcntly after Axayaca, 

 (to appeafe the for row which all the people of Mcxic* 

 (hewed for the death of their captaine,) ho refolved to 

 make the voyage neceflary for his coronation. Hee 

 therefore led his army with great expedition into the 

 province of T^uantepec, two hundred leagues from 

 Mexico, where he gaveT>a ttaile to a mighty army and 

 an infinite number of men afTembled together, as well 

 out of that province, as from their neighbours, to op, 

 p6fe themfelves againft the Mexicans. Thefirft of his 

 Campe that advanced himfelfe, to the combate, was 

 the King himfelfe , defying his cnnemies ', from 

 whome hee made fliewe to fly when they charged 

 him, vntill he had drawne them into an ambufcadoe, 

 where many fouldiers lay hidden vnder ftravv, who 

 fuddenly iflued forth , and they which fled , turned 

 head : fb as they QTiq**#&fee remained in the midft 

 of them,whoni they charged furioufly,making a great 

 (laughter of them: and following their vidory, they 

 razed their citty and temple, puniifhingall their neigh 

 bours rigoroufly.Then went they on farther,ahd with 

 out any ftay , conquered to Guatulce, the which is a port 

 at this day well knowne in the South fea. Jxayaca re 

 turned 



