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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



fays Cortes, " was one of the moft fignal victories, in 

 " which the Spaniards gave the ftrongeft proofs of their 

 " courage and conftancy." This day coft the life of 

 Gonzalo Dominguez, one of the braveft foldiers Cortes 

 had, and whofe lofs was moft fenfibly felt by them all. 



The Mexicans were fo enraged at the flaughter com- 

 mitted at Jacapichtla, that they fent twenty thoufand 

 armed men in two thoufand veflels, againft Chalco. 

 The Chalchefe implored as before the afliftance of the 

 Spaniards, and their meflengers arrived jufl as Sandoval 

 returned from Jacapichtla, with his army fatigued, ex- 

 haufted, and wounded. Cortes afcribing too inconfider- 

 ately thofe repeated hoftilities of the Mexicans againft 

 the Chalchefe to fome neglect of that unparalleled com- 

 mander, without firft enquiring into his conduct, hearing, 

 or allowing him a moment of repofe, commanded him to 

 march immediately to Chalco with the foldiers who were 

 leaft wounded, to the afliftance of thofe allies. Sando- 

 val was extremely difgufted with the flight offered him 

 by his general, at the time he ought rather to have ex- 

 pected the greateft praifes; but he had as much pru- 

 dence in diflembling his fenfe of this injury, and as much 

 readinefs to obey, as he had fhewn courage in that ar- 

 duous enterprife. He fet out without delay for Chalco; 

 but when he arrived there he found the battle over, in 

 which the Chalchefe remained victorious, with the aflift- 

 ance of their new allies of Huexotzinco and Quauhque- 

 chollan ; and although they fuftained a conflderable lofs, 

 they killed a number of the enemy and made forty 

 prifoners, among whom were a general of the army 

 and two perfons of the firft nobility, who were confign- 

 ed by the Chalchefe to Sandoval, and by him fent to 

 Cortes. This general having difcovered his error, and 



being 



