Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain: The night of the retreat: the guns and crossbows had been left on the bridges, so they…
The night of the retreat: the guns and crossbows had been left on the bridges, so they charged with swords in a chaotic melee (chapter 128).
Moreover the muskets and crossbows were all left behind at the bridge, and as it was night time, what could we do beyond what we accomplished ? which was to…
Location: Maudslay vol.2 ch.CXXVIII
The escape ('Sad Night'): crossing on a temporary wooden bridge laid over the bridge the natives had removed, they were badly defeated.
When we reached the bridges which the Indians had removed we laid down the bridge which I carried with little trouble at the first crossing, for there was none…
Location: Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12701
After a long battle the Spaniards flee Mexico at night, and many are killed; they lose their Indian allies and baggage (Tezozomoc: 450 Spaniards, 4,000 allies and 46 horses died at Alvarado's leap, the Toltec canal; two of Moctezuma's sons and others also died)
saliéronse estos de México huyendo de noche, donde mataron los mas de ellos
Location: t.2 Lib.8 cap.7 (p.285); 병기 t.2 Tezozomoc 인용 (p.XLI)
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain | Florentine Codex | a는 총·석궁을 다리에 두고 와 칼로 돌격했다고 적음, b는 밤에 달아나 다수가 죽었다고 적음 |
| Place | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Florentine Codex | a 임시 목교 / b 알바라도의 도약 지점(톨테카 수로) |
| Numbers | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Florentine Codex | a 수치 없음 / b 스페인 450·동맹 4천·말 46 사망(Tezozomoc 인용) |
Place: Mexico City (Tenochtitlan)
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