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THE CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER HL 

 Armament of Francifco de Garay. 340 



C H A P T E R IV. 

 Expeditions under various ojictrs. 351 



C H A P T E R V. 



Tranfa^ions in Old Spain. 370 



C H A P T E R VL 

 Tranfaclions and occurrences in Old and New Spain. Ex^ 

 pedition againft the Zapotecans. 379 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Expedition of Cortes to Higueras, 590 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Return of Cortes to Mexico; occurrences there. Return of 

 the author to Mexico. 436 



CHAPTER IX. 



Cortes goes to Europe; is created Marquis of the Valley of 

 Guaxaca. Account of various tranfaclions and occurrences in 

 Old and New Spain. Death and character of the Marquis of 

 the Valley. 453 



CHAPTER X. 

 Enumeration and account of the valiant companions who 

 pa/fed over to the conquefl of New Spain with the moft adventu- 

 rous and magnanimous Don Hernando Cortes Marquis of the 

 Valley. Advantages refulting from the conquefl — TranfaElions at 

 court. Concluding obfervations of the author. 483 



