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CHAPTER IV. 



Arrival of the Armament commanded by H. Cortes ^ at St. Juan de 

 Ulua, Tranf anions and Occurrences there. 



On Holy Thurfday of the year 1519, we arrived at the port of St. 

 Juan de Ulua, and Cortes hoifted the royal ftandard. In about half an 

 hour, two large canoes called piraguas full of Mexicans fet off from the 

 fhore to vifit the fhip which bore the flag. When thefe people came 

 on board, they enquired for the lord, or as they exprefs it TIatoan, 

 who was pointed out to them by Donna Marina. They then advanced 

 to Cortes with great refped:, and informed him that a fervant of their 

 fovereign Montezuma had fent them to wait upon him, to know who 

 we were, what our bufinefs was, and if we were in want of any thin^, 

 in which cafe they had orders to fupply us. Cortes thanked them, and 

 having made them a prefent of fome cut glafs, ordered an entertainment 

 to be ferved up, after which he declared that the objed: of his vifit was, 

 to fee and treat with the people of thofe countries ; that no one fhould 

 fuftain any injury by him, and that he hoped they would have caufe to 

 be fatisfied with his arrival there. 



On Good Friday we difembarked the cavalry, infantry, and artil- 

 lery, on the fand hills of which that coaft is compofed j and having 

 pofted our artillery, and raifed an] altar, we conftrudled temporary bar- 

 racks. On the enfuing day we were vifited by many of the natives, 

 who brought hatchets wherewith they proceeded to work in making 

 the huts, that of Cortes efpecially, more convenient ; they alfo brought 

 mantles to guard us from the fun, and a prefent of gold, fowls, bread, 

 and plumbs. Thofe who brought them informed Cortes, that on the 

 next day the governor of the province intended to wait upon hira. 



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