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promifed faithfully to perform, and thefe were the firft of the natives of 

 this country who became valTals to the Spanifli monarchy. 



On the next day, (Palm Sunday) with the affiftance of the natives 

 a crofs was made in a large ceiba tree on the fpot where the battle was 

 fought, in order to afford a long memorial thereof, for this tree has the 

 quality of reproducing its bark. The natives attended at the adoration 

 of the holy image and crofs, which we went in proceflion to pay our 

 devotions to, on this feftival. They then at our requifition affifled us 

 to make our preparations to re-embark, our pilots wifhing to get far off 

 that coaft, which the wind at this time blew ftrongly upon ; and all 

 things being prepared, and Cortes having taken leave of the natives, in 

 the evening of this day the troops went on board, and on the enfuing 

 morning failed for St. Juan de Ulua, 



As we proceeded along the coaft, thofe of us who had been there 

 before with Grijalva pointed out to Cortes the different places we faw on 

 the land, faying, here Sir is La Rambia, and there Tonala or St. An- 

 ton : more forward we fliewed him the great river of Guacacualco, the 

 lofty mountains covered with fnow, thofe of St. Martin, and Roca Par- 

 tida. We then fhewed him the rivers of Alvarado, and Vanderas, Ifia 

 Blanca, and Ifla Verde, and clofe to the land Ifla de Los Sacrificios, 

 and early in the evening of holy Thurfday we thus arrived at the port 

 of St. Juan de Ulua. I recoiled: that while we were pointing out thefe 

 places to Cortes, a cavalier named Puertocarrero came up to him and 

 faid, *' It feems to me Sir as if thefe gentlemen who have been here be- 

 ** fore are making their exhibition, as it were, here you fee Montefinos 

 *' of France, and, here you fee the great city of Paris, and here the 

 ** waters of the Duero where they run to the fea. But I fay fee the rich 

 " lands, and look to your meafures!" Cortes very well underffcood the 

 purport to which this was fpoken, and replied, " God give us fortune 

 *• in arms like the Paladin Roldan, and for the reft, having you gentle- 

 •* men for foldiers, 1 lhall know very well how to ad to good effed." 



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