Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain: In mid-August 1519, Cortés's army formed up and, sending scouts ahead, left Cempoala for…
In mid-August 1519, Cortés's army formed up and, sending scouts ahead, left Cempoala for Mexico.
In the middle of August, 1519, we set out from Cempoala, keeping always in good formation, with scouts and some of the most active soldiers in advance.
Location: Maudslay vol.1 ch.LXI
On August 16 Cortés set out from Zempoala with 15 horsemen and 300 foot soldiers, marching inland to find Montezuma; he left two horses and 150 men at Veracruz to build a fort.
With this purpose and determination, I left the city of Cempoal, * which I had named Seville, on the sixteenth Cortes Be- '-*^ August, with fifteen horsemen…
Location: Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 7858
Place: Zempoala
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