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CHAPTER II, 



Expedition of P. de Narvaez.. His army defeated by Cortes 

 at Cempoaly May 26th. 1520. — Return of the Spaniards to 

 Mexico. War there. Death of Montezuma. Expulfion of 

 the Spaniards^ July ifl. Battle of Obtumba. Reception of 

 the Spaniards, in Tlafcala, July loth. 



'X HE Bifhop of Burgos who was at this time prefident of the Indies,, 

 bore unhmited fway in that department, during the abfence of the Em- 

 peror in Flanders. He now fent out orders to Vclafquez, to feize, and 

 make us prifoners, at all events : in confequence of which the governor, 

 of Cuba fitted out a- fleet of nineteen fhips, and embarked therein an 

 army of one thoufand four hundred foldiers, and tv/enty pieces of 

 cannon, with all neceffary ammunition and appointments, eighty ca^ 

 valry^ and one hundred and fixty mufkets and crofs-bows, the whole 

 being under the command of Pamphilo de Narvaez. Such were his 

 exertions, and his animolity againfl Cortes and us, that he went for 

 thefe purpofes a. journey of above feventy leagues from the Havannah. 

 "While he was thus occupied, it appears, that the court of royal au- 

 dience of St. Domingo^ and the brethren of the order of Jeronymites, 

 got intelligence thereof\ They, knowing our good intentions, and 

 great exertions . for the fervice of God and his Majefty, and confidering 

 alfo how injurious to the interefls thereof, the meditated expedition of 

 Velafquez, was likely to be, fent the oydor Lucas Vafquez de Aillon 

 to.Cmba, with orders to put a, pofitive ftop to the faihng of it. But 

 whatever orders, oppolition, or rnenaces he could make ufe of for the 

 purpofe were of no avail, Velafquez confident of the fupport of the 

 Bifhop of Burgos, and having alio expended all his property in the 



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