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History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes
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INTRODUCTION-VIEW OF THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION
1.
ANCIENT MEXICO-ITS CLIMATE AND ITS PRODUCTS-ITS PRIMITIVE RACES-AZTEC EMPIRE
2.
SUCCESSION TO THE CROWN-AZTEC NOBILITY-JUDICIAL SYSTEM-LAWS AND REVENUES-MILITARY INSTITUTIONS
3.
MEXICAN MYTHOLOGY-THE SACERDOTAL ORDER-THE TEMPLES-HUMAN SACRIFICES
4.
MEXICAN HIEROGLYPHICS-MANUSCRIPTS-ARITHMETIC-CHRONOLOGY-ASTRONOMY
5.
AZTEC AGRICULTURE-THE MECHANICAL ARTS-MERCHANTS-DOMESTIC MANNERS
6.
THE TEZCUCANS-THEIR GOLDEN AGE-ACCOMPLISHED PRINCES-DECLINE OF THEIR MONARCHY
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DISCOVERY OF MEXICO
3.
MARCH TO MEXICO
4.
RESIDENCE IN MEXICO
5.
EXPULSION FROM MEXICO
6.
SIEGE AND SURRENDER OF MEXICO
7.
CONCLUSION-SUBSEQUENT CAREER OF CORTES
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History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes
History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes