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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



Spaniards in their expedition, having amaffed a large 

 quantity of fpoils, demanded permiflion of Cortes to 

 carry them into their own country, which was readily 

 granted. 



Sandoval, who, in the abfence of Cortes, had taken 

 care of that pod, departed from it two days after the 

 arrival of that general, with twenty horfes, three hun- 

 dred Spaniards, and a great number of allies, to the 

 fuccour of the Chalchefe, who were apprehenfive of a 

 ftrong affault from the Mexicans; but having found a 

 great number of the troops of Huexotzinco and Quauh- 

 quechollan, who were come to their affiftance, and 

 knowing that the greatefl damage was done to that 

 city by the Mexicans, who were in the garrifon of 

 Huaxtepec, a city fituated in the mountains, fifteen 

 miles to the fonthward of Chalco, he proceeded there. 

 On their march they were attacked by two great bo- 

 dies of the enemy, but they quickly defeated them; 

 this was owing in a great meafure to the immenfe mul- 

 titude of allies, whom the Spaniards took with them. 

 They entered into Huaxtepec, and lodged themfelves 

 in fome great houfes of that city, to reft themfelves and 

 cure their wounded ; but immediately they had a new 

 affault from the Mexicans, and were compelled to take 

 up arms again to repulfe them. Having defeated and 

 purfued them upwards of three miles until they were en- 

 tirely routed, they returned to the city, where they 

 halted two days. Huaxtepec was a city at that time 

 famous not only for its excellent manufactures of cotton, 

 but alfo for its wonderful garden, of which we have al- 

 ready made mention. 



From Huaxtepec Sandoval fen£ meffengers to offer 

 peace to the inhabitants of Jacajpichtla, a very ftrong 



place 



