commission respecting, 187;
held in slavery that they may
be Christianised, 187; Las Casas
insists upon the entire freedom
of the, 187; treatment of, at
Cozumel, 226; fight the Span-
iards, at Tabasco, 237; at Ceutla,
241; interview with, at San
Juan de Ulua, 249; aid the
Spaniards, 253; on the civilisa-
tion of, 321; taken by Spaniards,
370; find Spanish new-comers
to be enemies of the old, ii.
195, 201. See Aborigines, Allies,
Christianity, and Repartimientos.
Indies. See Council of the Indies.
Indulgences, papal, for the troops,
iii. 39, 258, n.

Infidelity, on persecution for, ii.
26, n.

Inquisition, Aztec sacrifices com-

pared to the, i. 69, 70; brought
to Mexico, 71.
Intemperance, i. 29, 133.
Intercalation among the Aztecs, i.

93, 94, n., 95, n.; Persian, 93,
n., iii. 322.

Interpreters. See Aguilar, Marina,
and Melchorejo.

Iron not known to the Aztecs, i.

117; iii. 333, 341; substitutes
for, i. 118; iii, 341.
Irrigation, i. 114; on the table-

land in Mexico, 344; the early
use of, 344, See Canals.
Irving, Washington, i. 233, n.; iii.
208. n.

Isabella, suppressed repartimientos,
i. 187.

Isla de los Sacrificios, i. 194, 248.
Israelites, i. 109; ii. 76, n., 133;
iii. 317.

Itzalana, iii. 332.

Itzocan, conquered, ii. 366.
Itztli, tools made of, i. 119; wea-
pons pointed with, 373, 375;
blades of, 375.
Ixtlilxochitl, son of Nezahualpilli,
rival for the Tezeucan crown, i.
263, 411; ii. 161; embassy from,
to Cortés, i. 411.

Ixtlilxochitl, cacique of Tezcuco,
account of, ii. 399; instructed
and watched, iii. 4; procures
allies, 38, 97; efficiency of, 97,
100; kills the Aztec leader,
101; does not desert, 129.
Ixtlilxochitl, the historian, on the
extent of Anahuac, i. 8, n.; on
feudal chiefs, 22, n.; on halls of
justice and judgments in Tez-
cuco, 28; on the cycles, 51, n. ;
on sacrifices at the dedication of
the temple of Huitzilopotchli,
67, n.; on measures for pro-
curing victims, 68, n.; on Mexi-
can hieroglyphical writers, 82,n.;
on the divine book, 89, n.; story
by, 126, n.; notices of, and of
his writings, 137, 175, n.; source
of the materials of his works,
146, n.; translation by, of a
poem of Nezahualcoyotl, 147;
iii. 351; cited, i. 148, n.; on the
population of Tezcuco, 149, n.;
on Nezahualcoyotl's residence,
152, 154; iii. 356; on Indian
antiquities, i. 157, n.; on Neza-
hualcoyotl's advice to his son,
168, n.; his character of Neza-
hualcoyotl, 169; on the Lady of
Tula, 171, n.; on Nezahualpilli's
punishment of his wife, 171, n.;
iii. 358; account of, and of his
writings, i. 175, n.; on Monte-
zuma's conversion, ii. 178, n. ;
on the massacre by Alvarado,
243, n.; on a statue of the
Sun, 331, n.; authority for Te-
cocol, 398, n., 399, n., on head-
quarters at Tezcuco, iii. 3, n.;
on Tangapan's sister and her
vision, 16, n.; termination of his
works, 93, n.; on the rescue of
Cortés by a Tlascalan chief,
118, n.; on the Toltec migra-
tion, 339.

Iztaccihuatl, ii. 8, 38, 39, 41, n.,
42, 391.

Iztaes, destruction of idols by,
iii. 242, n.

Iztapalapan, ii. 45; gardens of, 55;

Jauhtepec, iii. 45.

count of his publication of the
Remains of the Aztec civilisa-
tion, 107; on the Aztec know-
ledge of the Scriptures, iii. 313,
n.; his Aztec and Israelitish
parallelisms, 317, n.; on the
words Mexico and Messiah,
317, n.

Knight-errantry of Cortés, iii. 290.
Knighthood, i. 37, 352; ii. 377;
iii. 371.

Knotted strings, i. 83, n.

L.

LANCES, instructions by Cortés
respecting, i. 243, 361, 372; ii.
334; for the Spaniards, 203, 209,
218; iii. 141.

i. 93, n.

Javelin, the Tlascalan, i. 375.
Jesters, i. 214; ii. 109.

Jewels, i. 173, n.; ii. 110; iii. 200,
267.

Jews. See Israelites.

Jomard on the new fire, i. 105, n.
Judges, Aztec, i. 24; in Tezcuco,

24; collusions of, punishable
with death, 26; details respect-
ing, 27; Montezuma tries the
integrity of, 261; twelve, at the
Mexican market, ii. 121.
Jugglers, i. 132, n.; ii. 109, 111;
iii. 257.

Julian, fleet burned by, i. 317, n.
Julian year, i. 95, n.

Juste, Juan, inscriptions by, ii. 348,
n.; iii. 18.

.K.

KINGS, Egyptian, i. 19, n.; use of
the word among the Aztecs, 20.
See Sovereigns.
Kingsborough, Lord, publishes
Sahagun's Universal History,
73; manuscripts in his work,
86, 87, n.; identifies the Teo-
amoxtli and the Pentateuch, 90,
n.; on the scientific instruments

of the Mexicans, 103, n.; ac-

in common, 32, n. ; for the main-
tenance of priests, 59; Cholulan
cultivation of, ii. 11. See Agri-
culture.

Languages in Anahuac, i. 90, 146;

Tlascalan, 353; on coincidences
as to, in the Old and New World,
iii. 322; remarks on the Indian,
323; on the Othomi, 324; on
the Cora, 327, n.
Lares, Amador de, i. 208, 215.
Las Casas, Bartolomé de, on human

sacrifices in Anahuac, i. 66, n. ;
procures a commission to redress
Indian grievances, 187, 320;
protects the natives of Cuba,
189; on the censure of Grijalva,
195, n.; on the father of Cortés,
198, n.; on Cortés and Velas-
quez, 207, n., 217, 221; on pro-
perty acquired by Cortés, 207;
on the etymology of adelantado,
213, n.; his charity and friend-
ship for the Indians, 229, 319;
on forced conversions, 231; iii.
364; on the proclamation at
Tabasco, i. 236, n. ; on Tabasco,
237; on the loss at the battle of
Ceutla, 244, n.; on Indian ges-
tures, 250, n.; on traditions and
Montezuma, 265, n. ; account of,

Mankind, origin of, in America,
iii. 303, 305; two great families
of, in America, 307. See Abo-
rigines.

Mantas, use and description of,
ii. 286.

Mantles of feather-work. See Fea-
ther-work.

Manuscripts, scarcity of, among
the Toltecs, i. 9, n.; materials
of the Mexican, 83; their shape,
83; destruction of, 84, 85; col-
lected at Mexico and perished,
84, 135; Mendoza Codex, 86;
Dresden Codex, 87; with inter-
pretations, 88, n.; no clue to the,
88, 89; report of a key to them,
89, n.; the Teoamoxtli, or di-
vine book, 89, 89 n. ; notice of
the Aztec in Europe, 107; Es-
trella's, 225; collection of, by
Vega, iii. 351. See Hieroglyphics
and Paintings.
Maps, for the revenue, i. 34;
Ebeling collection of, iii. 231, n.;
in Delafield's Antiquities, 325, n.
Marina, or Malinche, a female slave
and interpreter, account of, i.
250; iii. 241; Cortés and, i. 251;
Don Martin Cortés, son of, 251;
iii. 242; Moratin cited on, i.
251, n.; interprets, 291, 295,
305; cheers a Cempoallan chief,
365; value of her services, 383;
discovers Tlascalan spies, 392;
Cortés called Malintzin from,
409; ii. 281; discovers a conspi-
racy at Cholula, 14; interpreter
between Cortés and Montezuma,
70, 74; urges Montezuma to go
to the Spanish camp, 143; finds
out Cuitlahua, 269, n.; inter-
prets Cortés' address to the
Aztecs, 281; in the retreat from
Mexico, 316; at Chalco, iii. 41;
the interview between Cortés
and Guatemozin, 167; meets her
mother, 241; marriage of, 241.
Marineo, Lucio, on gaming, ii. 387, n.
Market, Mexican, ii. 116; closed,
244.

Market-days. See Fairs.
Market-place, ii. 116. See Tlateloloc.
Marquess of Oaxaca, iii. 263.
Marriage among the Aztecs, i. 30,
128; among the Tezcucans, 157;
of Nezahualcoyotl, 159; of Spa-
niards with Tlascalans, 405, 409.
Martin, Benito, chaplain, ii. 187.
Martin of Valencia, iii. 220.
Martyr, Peter, on maps and manu-
scripts, i. 84, n., 108, 120, n.,
311, n.; on cacao as a circulating
medium, 123; on a huge beam,
156, n.; on Flemings in Spain,
183, n.; on Tabasco, 237, n. ; on
a fabric, 270, n.; on the gold and
silver wheels, 272, n.; account
of, ii. 85; on the dwellings in
Mexico, 96, n.; on the calendar-
stone, 100, n.; on Mexican trin-
kets, 117, n., 171, n.; on the
pusillanimity of Montezuma,
149, n.; on the insurrection
against Alvarado, 243, n.; on
firing Mexico, 281, n.; on can-
nibalism, iii. 109, n.; on an eme-
rald, 200, n.

Martyrs, Mexican idea respecting,
i. 36; Mahometan belief, 52, n.
Masks in the Aztec plays, i. 91.
Massacre at Cholula, ii. 20; by
Alvarado, 240; at Iztapalapan,
iii. 7.
Matadero, fortress in the, iii. 212.
Matanzas, i. 190, n.
Maundeville, Sir John, i. 119, n.
Maximilian, poverty of, ii. 175, n.
Maxixca, cacique of Tlascala, i.381;
ii. 234; welcomes Cortés from
Mexico, 345; Cortés quartered
in his palace, 346; present to,
347; averse to an alliance with
Aztecs, 356; dies of small-pox,
368; Olmedo with, 370; Spa-
niards in mourning for, 377;
son of, confirmed in the succes-
sion, 377; son of, goes to Spain,
iii. 257.
Maxtla, Tepanec empire bequeath-
ed to, i. 139; his treatment and
jealousy of Nezahualcoyotl, 189,

con-

140; oppressions, 142;
quered and sacrificed, 142.
M'Culloch, i. 50, n., 83, n., 99, n.

notice of his work, iii, 320, n.
Meals, i. 129; Montezuma's, ii. 107.
Mechanical arts, Aztec, i. 117,
120, 121.

Mechoacan, iii. 195; Coliman in,

founded, 214; tradition there,
connected with the Deluge, 310.
Medellin, iii. 214, 250.
Medicinal plants in Mexico, ii. 103.
Melancholy night; ii. 306, 322;
iii. 76.

Melchorejo, interpreter, i. 227, 238.
Menagerie at Mexico, ii. 102.
Mendicity not tolerated, i. 162.
Mendoza Codex, i. 37, n.; history

of the, 86; with an interpreta-
tion, 86, n.; examined by the
Marquess Spineto, 108; the ar-
rangement of, 108.

Mendoza, Don Antonio, viceroy of
New Spain, iii. 277; interferes
with Cortés, 279.
Merchandise, sale and transporta-
tion of, i. 123, 125.
Merchants, Aztec, i. 124.

Merida, Cozumel cross at, iii. 314, n.
Mesa, commander ofartillery, i.240.
Messiah, the words Mexico and,
iii. 317.

Metals in Ithaca and Mexico, i. 129,

n.; early exportations of, from
the Spanish colonies, 187. See
Gold, Mines, and Silver.
Mexia charges Leon with purloin-
ing plate, ii. 176.

Mexican Gulf, i. 186; explored,
ii. 166.

Mexicans. See Aztecs.
Mexico, interest and importance
of, i. 1; ancient and modern
extent of, 2; climate and pro-
ducts of, 3, 4; primitive races
of, 8; iii. 328; legislative power
in, i. 23; predictions and prodi-
gies connected with the downfall
of, 172, 265, 266, 267, 394, 296;
ii. 30, 31, n., 168, 170, 399; on
the colonisation of, by the Israel-

ites, i. 109; apathy of, respecting
antiquities, 157, n.; hostility to
Montezuma in, 291; languages
of, iii. 322.

Mexico, Tezcuco, and Tlacopan,
league of, i. 14, 143; extend
their territory, 16.

Mexico, city, situation of, i. 7;
called Tenochtitlan, 12; settle-
ment of the Aztecs at, 12, 13,
n.; derivation of the name, 12;
map of, referred to, 15; images
spread throughout, 119; terror
there, at the landing of Cortés,
267; the cacique of Cocotlan's
account of, 340; Spanish route
to, ii. 36; first view of, by the
Spaniards, 37; seen from Izta-
palapan, 56; entrance of the
Spaniards into, 59-67; environs
of, 59; streets in, 66, 95; popu-
lation of, 66, 97; comparison of
ancient and modern, 91, 98, n.;
description of, 94, 116; view of,
from the great temple, 125; Al-
varado takes command of, 203,
204; insurrection in, 232, 237,
239, 248; Cortés re-enters, 237;
massacre there by Alvarado,
240; assault on the Spanish
quarters at, 258; sally of the
Spaniards, 264; fired, 265, 280;
storming of the great temple at,
275, 279; evacuation of, by the
Spaniards, 288, 302, 305; Cuit-
lahua's acts there after the
evacuation, 354; Guatemozin's
measures for defending, 382;
second expedition to, 390; re-
connoitred, iii. 23, 40, 63; siege
of, 75, 76, 83; assaults on the
causeways of, 91; famine in,
106, 111, 131, 137, 142, 143,
153; general assault on, 121;
measures for securing retreat
there, 113, 135; destruction of
buildings at, 135, 136, 140; want
of water in, 143; seven eighths
of, in ruins, 149; pestilence in,
155; murderous assault there,
160; last assault on, 163; tem-