Identifier: youngfolkshistor01ober (find matches)
Title: Young folks' history of Mexico
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion), 1849-1913
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Publisher: Boston : Estes and Lauriat
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ied withstrings of leather ornamented with gems. As they met, Cortez threw upon his neck a string of glassbeads, and would have embraced him had not the lords inattendance interposed. Montezuma made a short speech ofwelcome, and in return for the glass beads gave the auda-cious stranger two necklaces of mother-of-pearl, hung withbeautiful crayfish of gold. Having then given orders tohis brother, Prince Cuiflahuafzin, to conduct Cortez andhis army to the palace provided for them, he returned tothe city with the King of Tezcoco. The entire populacehad been drawn out to observe this extraordinary spectacle.As Montezuma passed, attended by his nobles, they crowdedclose to the walls, not daring even to lift up their eyes. On the western side of the great square, which containedthe holy pyramid and the temples and altars to theirvarious gods, stood the palace of Axayacatl, father ofMontezuma. Into this immense building, which containedample room for them all, not less than seven thousand in
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MEETING OF CORTEZ AND MONTEZUMA, Cortez Visits Montezuma s Palace. 263 number, the Spanish army was conducted. Montezumaand his nobles stood waiting for them at the gate, and,when they had arrived, took Cortez graciously by the handand showed him his apartment, at the same time placing avaluable collar of gold about his neck. The walls werehung with tapestry of cotton with golden fringe, matsof rushes and palm leaves covered the floors, low seats ofwood were provided as chairs, and everything in and aboutthe palace was neat and clean. Then giving orders to hisofficers to prepare provisions and refreshments for hisweary guests, Montezuma said to Cortez, You are nowin your own house, and withdrew, leaving the Spaniardsamazed at the magnificence of their surroundings and-the munificence of the emperor. After the grim and battered warriors had filed in, withtheir Indian allies and attendants, Cortez planted cannonto defend the gate, distributed guards about the parapets,and then, having p

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