Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain: On Montezuma's orders a plot to kill the Spaniards was made at Cholula, and its outcome…
On Montezuma's orders a plot to kill the Spaniards was made at Cholula, and its outcome unfolded (chapter 83 title).
If perchance we had not inflicted that punishment, our lives would have been in great danger on account of the squadrons and companies of Mexican and Cholulan…
Location: Maudslay vol.2 ch.LXXXIII–LXXXIV
Having obtained intelligence of the plot, Cortés imprisoned the chiefs and gave the signal by gunshot to attack first; more than 3,000 died in two hours (the editor treats this massacre as the greatest point of debate).
It was done in this wise, that, after I had taken these lords, and left them bound in the chamber, I mounted a horse, and ordered the musket to be fired, and…
Location: Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9281
When the Spaniards go from Tlaxcala to Cholula and arrive there, they carry out a great massacre of the people of Cholula
hicieron gran matanza en los de Choluíla
Location: t.2 Lib.8 cap.7 (p.284)
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Florentine Codex | a는 2시간에 3,000여 명 사망이라 적음, b는 수를 적지 않음 |
Place: Cholula
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