Cortés, Letters from Mexico: a Chronicle / record source. Covers AD 1517 – 1526, with 150 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.
| Type | Chronicle / record |
|---|---|
| Viewpoint | Outsider account |
| Years covered | AD 1517 – 1526 |
| Events | 150 events, 105 placed on the map |
| Author | Hernán Cortés |
| Original title | Cartas de relación de Hernán Cortés (MacNutt 영역 1908) |
Regions: The Americas 150
| Year | Place | Event | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1517 | Champoton | Córdoba's expedition was ambushed at dawn at Champotón (Potonchán/Champoton); 26 Spaniards were killed, and Córdoba, wounded in over 30 places, withdrew to Cuba. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 5401 |
| AD 1518 | Campeche | Grijalva's expedition (1518) fought the natives at Cape Campeche while drawing water; one Spaniard was killed and Grijalva was wounded. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 5714 |
| AD 1519 | Cuba (섬 전체; 출항 항구는 원문에 없음) | Cortés sailed from Cuba (Fernandina Island) with ten ships, 400 men and 16 horses (the port of departure is not named in the source). | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 5917 |
| AD 1519 | Cozumel | Cortés's fleet made its first landing on Cozumel (Santa Cruz Island), quartered troops in an abandoned village, and negotiated with the native chiefs. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 5929 |
| AD 1519 | Cozumel | Jerónimo de Aguilar, a Spaniard who had been held captive, came to join them by canoe from Cozumel and became their interpreter. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6137 |
| AD 1519 | Tabasco 강변 마을(포톤찬), 정확한 지점 불명 | Cortés went up the Grijalva River of Tabasco by boat and reached a village where armed natives stood in ranks (Potonchán; exact spot unknown). | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6261 |
| AD 1519 | Tabasco 강변 마을(포톤찬), 정확한 지점 불명 | Landing at the Tabasco village: after reading the demands, they fired on the village to get ashore and took it. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6320 |
| AD 1519 | Tabasco 강변 마을 인근 들판 | Cortés, leading the cavalry, joined the fight on the field near the Tabasco village and defeated the large native army; 20 Spaniards wounded, none killed. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6471 |
| AD 1519 | Tabasco 강변 마을 | After defeating the coalition of eight regions, which by native count numbered 40,000, the Tabasco chiefs agreed to become vassals of the King of Spain and made peace. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6513 |
| AD 1519 | Veracruz | The fleet reached the harbor of San Juan (Ulúa) off Veracruz; the next day they landed and demanded gifts and submission from the chiefs. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6587 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | In San Juan Bay, at the officers' demand, Cortés halted trade and began building a town, named Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz (first site near Quiahuiztlan, assumed; no location in the source). | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6730 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | The new town council elected Cortés chief justice and Captain General. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6829 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | The town council chose Puertocarrero and Montejo as representatives to send gold, silver and letters to the king. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 6871 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | The first letter (in the name of the Villa Rica town council) was dated July 10. | Letter 1, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 7368 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | Opening of the second letter: on July 16 the representatives Puertocarrero and Montejo sailed with the first report. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 7740 |
| AD 1519 | Zempoala | 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. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 7858 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | Four men with ties to Velázquez confessed to a plot to seize a ship and warn Cuba; Cortés punished them (editor's note: two were hanged, feet cut off, and whipped). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 7990 |
| AD 1519 | 빌라리카 첫 터(퀴아우이츨란 부근 추정), 원문에 위치 없음 | To prevent a revolt Cortés had the ships hauled up on the beach so they could not be sunk (the editor disputes who decided to break the ships). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8027 |
| AD 1519 | Nautla | Along the coast he met three ships sent by Garay (governor of Jamaica), took four prisoners, and heard about the Pánuco River. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8123 |
| AD 1519 | Xico | Four days after leaving Cempoala he reached the fortified village of Xico (Cienchimalen, per the editor's note: today's Xico), where Montezuma's vassals welcomed him. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8214 |
| AD 1519 | 칼타미(Caltanmi; 편집자: Xocotla) | Caltanmi (editor: Xocotla): the chief Olintetl of the Caltanmi valley answered, 'who are you, that you are not vassals of Montezuma?' Cortés explained the power of the King of Spain. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8307 |
| AD 1519 | Ixtacamaxtitlan | He stayed three days at Ixtacamaxtitlan (editor: Ixtacmaxtitlan) waiting for the Tlaxcala reply carried by the Cempoala envoys; eight days in the valley in all. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8357 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 변경 성벽(위치 불명) | Inside Tlaxcalan territory he checked the boundary wall (about 2.7 m high, 6 m thick, with a bent entrance) and, on the advice of the people of Cempoala, took the Tlaxcala road. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8434 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내 첫 교전지(위치 불명) | While reconnoitering in Tlaxcala he fought 4,000 to 5,000 natives: two horses were killed, three horses wounded, and 50 to 60 enemies killed. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8482 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내 작은 마을(위치 불명) | In a small village, from dawn to dusk he was surrounded in a great battle by what he counted as 100,000 warriors (the figure is the source's own). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8561 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내(위치 불명) | Night raids and charges burned more than 100 villages (3,000 houses in one of them). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8638 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내 진영(위치 불명) | Fifty Tlaxcalan men sent to scout had their hands cut off and were sent back. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8677 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내 진영(위치 불명) | Xicoténcatl, commander-in-chief of Tlaxcala, and 50 chiefs came to make peace and promised to become vassals of the King of Spain. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8826 |
| AD 1519 | Tlaxcala | Cortés left camp and entered the city of Tlaxcala, six leagues away. The market drew 30,000 people a day; the province's perimeter was 90 leagues (as stated in the source). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8911 |
| AD 1519 | 틀락스칼라 영내 진영(위치 불명) | Six envoys of Montezuma (with 200 attendants) came from a camp inside Tlaxcala, promised tribute, asked him not to come, and brought 1,000 pesos in gold and other gifts. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 8996 |
| AD 1519 | Tlaxcala | The Tlaxcalan chiefs warned that Montezuma's 50,000 troops had ambushes and traps set at Cholula, but Cortés decided to go. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9062 |
| AD 1519 | Cholula | Cortés entered Cholula with part of the Tlaxcalan force (5,000 to 6,000); the residents welcomed him, but traces of blocked roads and traps were found. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9213 |
| AD 1519 | Cholula | 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). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9281 |
| AD 1519 | 포포카테페틀 사면(산악; 지명 사전 없음) | On the slopes of Popocatépetl, to learn the cause of the volcano's smoke, he sent ten companions, who climbed almost to the summit and brought back snow and ice (editor: Diego de Ordaz). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9545 |
| AD 1519 | Huejotzingo | Leaving Cholula, he moved four leagues to the village of Huejotzingo (Guasucingo) and received gifts. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9633 |
| AD 1519 | Chalco | Crossing the pass between two mountains he reached Chalco, Montezuma's territory, lodged in new quarters, and Montezuma's brothers brought 3,000 castellanos of gold. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9645 |
| AD 1519 | Amecameca | He stayed two days at Amecaluca (editor: Amecameca), where the chief gave him 40 enslaved women and 3,000 castellanos of gold. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9719 |
| AD 1519 | Tlahuac | He crossed the causeway into the lake city of Tlahuac (editor: Cuitlahuac, today Tlahua), was welcomed, and had lunch. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9805 |
| AD 1519 | Iztapalapa | Arrived at Iztapalapa, where the chief (Montezuma's brother) and the chief of Coyoacán greeted him, bringing gifts of 3,000 to 4,000 castellanos. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9821 |
| AD 1519 | Mexico City | From Iztapalapa along a two-league causeway he entered Tenochtitlan; Montezuma greeted him with 200 nobles and they exchanged necklaces. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 9948 |
| AD 1519 | Mexico City | Montezuma said in a speech that, according to the records of his ancestors, they were not natives of this land and had been waiting for a lord who would come from the east; he accepted Cortés as envoy of the King of Spain. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10006 |
| AD 1519 | Nautla | While at Cholula, Cortés received the report of the Veracruz captain that some Spaniards had been killed at Almería (Nautla) by Montezuma's vassals. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10093 |
| AD 1519 | Mexico City | Cortés asked Montezuma to summon the killer Quauhpopoca and persuaded him to move to the Spanish quarters (the start of the detention). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10203 |
| AD 1519 | Mexico City | Quauhpopoca and his men were brought in and questioned; the text says that, asked whether Montezuma had ordered it, he denied it (his execution is outside the passage read). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10286 |
| AD 1519 | Texcoco | Montezuma, working with his people, had the rebellious king of Texcoco, Cacama, summoned to Texcoco, where he was arrested. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10708 |
| AD 1520 | Coatzacoalcos | Chief Tochtecla of the Coatzacoalcos region (Guazacualco) welcomed the Spanish scouting party; they confirmed a large river and a harbor. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10488 |
| AD 1520 | Texcoco | On Montezuma's advice, instead of Cacama his son Cuicuscacin was installed as lord of Texcoco. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10726 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | Montezuma addressed the lords, tears in his eyes, urging them to submit to the King of Spain. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 10743 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | The main idols of the great temple were rolled down the stairs, and a statue of the Virgin Mary and statues of saints were installed. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 11161 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | While things were calm, news came from the coast of ships (Narváez's fleet approaching). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 11522 |
| AD 1520 | 나르바에스 상륙지(원문 미명시) | The Narváez fleet sent by Velázquez (80 horses and many cannons) landed, and word came that Narváez had proclaimed Cortés a traitor. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 11636 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | To face Narváez, Cortés left Tenochtitlan and entrusted Montezuma and the city to Alvarado's side. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 11876 |
| AD 1520 | Cholula | At Cholula Cortés met the troops of Juan Velázquez (de León), returning from Coatzacoalcos, and joined them. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 11897 |
| AD 1520 | Zempoala | Under cover of night Cortés entered the courtyard of Narváez's quarters in Cempoala, arrested Narváez, and absorbed his army. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12113 |
| AD 1520 | Texcoco | Hearing that the Tenochtitlan garrison was besieged, he rushed there with his troops and arrived at Tesnacan (editor: Texcoco). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12227 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | On the feast of Saint John (June 24) Cortés joined the Tenochtitlan garrison, and from the next day launched the assault of the siege. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12285 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | Montezuma died three days later after being struck on the head by stones thrown by his own subjects. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12404 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | Cortés climbed the tower of the great temple and swept away the enemy who had taken it. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12490 |
| AD 1520 | Mexico City | The escape ('Sad Night'): crossing on a temporary wooden bridge laid over the bridge the natives had removed, they were badly defeated. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12701 |
| AD 1520 | Tacuba | The retreating troops reached Tacuba and regrouped the panicked forces in the square. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12746 |
| AD 1520 | 퇴각 길 평원(오툼바 전투로 통설; 이 구간에 지명 없음) | On the plain along the retreat route (generally known as the battle of Otumba; no place name in this passage), they fought a large pursuing army, and many of the enemy's leading men died tangled together. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12911 |
| AD 1520 | Tlaxcala | On arriving at Tlaxcala, the chiefs visited to console them; the chiefs of Huejotzingo also joined. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 12954 |
| AD 1520 | Tlaxcala | They stayed in Tlaxcala for 20 days, tending their wounds. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13035 |
| AD 1520 | Tepeaca | A punitive campaign against the Tepeaca region, which had killed 10 to 12 Spaniards. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13090 |
| AD 1520 | Tepeaca | At Tepeaca he founded the Spanish settlement Segura de la Frontera (the place the second letter was sent from). | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13205 |
| AD 1520 | Huaquechula | He entered Huaquechula taking prisoners from the garrison of Montezuma's successor's forces, and reinforcements fought. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13331 |
| AD 1520 | Izucar de Matamoros | After resting three days at Huaquechula, he moved four leagues to Izúcar (Izucar de Matamoros), where he received surrender. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13461 |
| AD 1520 | Huaquechula | From prisoners at Huaquechula he learned that after Montezuma's death his brother Cuitlahuac (Cuetravaxin) succeeded and was preparing defenses. | Letter 2, MacNutt vol.1 OCR line 13598 |
| AD 1520 | Tepeaca | In mid-December Cortés left Segura de la Frontera (Tepeaca) for Tlaxcala, sending the infantry ahead. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 257 |
| AD 1520 | Tlaxcala | On arriving at Tlaxcala he confirmed that the carpenters had hurriedly assembled the hulls and planks of the brigantines. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 305 |
| AD 1520 | Tlaxcala | Two days after Christmas, a review at Tlaxcala: 40 cavalry, 550 infantry, and so on. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 343 |
| AD 1520 | Tlaxcala | On December 28, the feast of the Holy Innocents, he left Tlaxcala with the entire army, marching six leagues. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 416 |
| AD 1520 | Texcoco | Entered Texcoco; Ixtlilxochitl arranged lodgings. For the next three days they got through safely and repaired the fortifications. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 650 |
| AD 1521 | Iztapalapa | On the seventh or eighth day at Texcoco, Cortés advanced to Iztapalapa with 200 Spaniards (18 horsemen); the houses by the lake where residents had taken refuge were attacked and set on fire. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 778 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | Cortés sent the alguacil mayor Sandoval to Tlaxcala to escort the transport of the brigantines. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 947 |
| AD 1521 | Chalco | When Sandoval's party reached Chalco, the residents welcomed them and asked for joint defense and support. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1017 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | The 13 brigantines were carried overland from Tlaxcala to Texcoco and entered the port of Texcoco. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1328 |
| AD 1521 | Tacuba | During the six days in Tacuba, Cortés had small skirmishes with the enemy every single day. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1485 |
| AD 1521 | 아카피치틀라(Acapichtla, 현 위치 불명) | Sandoval advanced to bring the enemy gathered at Acapichtla (location unknown) to a peaceful surrender. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1627 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | On Holy Wednesday (March 27) Cortés had the Tenochtitlan chiefs who had been brought in summoned before him (only the first part checked). | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1764 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | On April 5 Cortés left Texcoco with 30 horsemen and others, and with Sandoval's force began a tour expedition around the lake. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1814 |
| AD 1521 | 호수 동쪽 산성(위치 불명) | After reconnoitering the second fortified mountain (rock), attacked it. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 1838 |
| AD 1521 | Cuernavaca | After crossing, took the fortress of Cuauhnahuac (Cuernavaca), which was blocked by a ravine. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2000 |
| AD 1521 | Xochimilco | Arrived at Xochimilco, where a fierce battle with a large army took place on the lake. Editor's note: April 15 to 20. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2109 |
| AD 1521 | Xochimilco | His horse fell and Cortés nearly became a prisoner, but Tlaxcalans and servants rescued him. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2199 |
| AD 1521 | Coyoacan | Arrived at Coyoacán, two leagues from Xochimilco. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2328 |
| AD 1521 | Tacuba | At Tacuba, killed more than 100 nobles and confirmed the intentions of the people of Tenochtitlan. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2410 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | Over 50 days, more than 8,000 people dug daily to complete the canal (the route for launching the brigantines). | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2537 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | On April 28, launched the brigantines onto the canal and reviewed the entire army. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2547 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | Before the siege, divided the army into three; assigned Alvarado 30 cavalry, archers and musketeers (18), and others. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2623 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | On May 10, the forces of Alvarado and Olid left Texcoco to take up their posts at Tacuba and Coyoacán. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2721 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | The two captains cut the aqueducts that supplied water to Tenochtitlan. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2789 |
| AD 1521 | Iztapalapa | When the people of Iztapalapa raised smoke signals, Sandoval and Cortés attacked the city. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2917 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | The brigantines chased a canoe fleet 3 leagues across the lake, securing control of the lake. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 2991 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | With Sandoval joining, Tenochtitlan was surrounded on all sides. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 3148 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | Cortés advanced along the causeways, repeatedly taking barricades and bridges, and tried to enter the city. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 3178 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | Having penetrated deep into the city, he was ambushed and suffered a severe defeat, and Cortés himself was in danger. Editor's note: 7 horses and 70 Spaniards taken prisoner. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 4092 |
| AD 1521 | Cuernavaca | Two days after the defeat, the people of Cuernavaca asked for help against Marinalco and others. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 4346 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | A victory from an ambush at the plaza made the enemy fear entering the plaza. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 4813 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | On St. James's Day (July 25), the conquest of the city advanced. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 4897 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | Lacking gunpowder, they discussed building catapults and installed them in the market square. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 5037 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | Just before the fall, the chiefs asked for peace, but Cortés replied that the king must come in person. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 5119 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | Captain Garci Holguín of the brigantine captured the king (Cuauhtémoc), who was fleeing by canoe, and brought him to Cortés; the city surrendered. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 5494 |
| AD 1521 | Coyoacan | After handling the prisoners, he returned to Coyoacán and stayed there afterwards. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 5592 |
| AD 1521 | Veracruz | Cristóbal de Tapia, sent by the governor of Cuba, arrived at the port of Veracruz and asserted his authority to take office (year and month judged). | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 5929 |
| AD 1521 | Texcoco | Before the siege, a plot by Velázquez's men at Texcoco to assassinate Cortés was revealed through an informer. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 6208 |
| AD 1521 | Coyoacan | After the fall, Don Fernando, lord of Texcoco, died at Coyoacán. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 6280 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | After the fall, Cortés decided to rebuild Tenochtitlan. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 8411 |
| AD 1521 | Mexico City | A fortress (shipyard) for storing the brigantines was built on the water. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 8465 |
| AD 1522 | Coyoacan | At the end of January, Alvarado set out with his army for Tututepec on the south coast. | Letter 3, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 6139 |
| AD 1522 | Coatzacoalcos | Sandoval was dispatched to conquer and settle the Guazacualco region along the coast. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 6651 |
| AD 1522 | Tututepec | After the death of the Tututepec chief, the surrounding provinces revolted, and Alvarado set out again. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 6859 |
| AD 1522 | Mexico City | Cortés led an expedition to Pánuco with 120 cavalry, 300 infantry and 40,000 natives, and suppressed the rebellious provinces. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 7149 |
| AD 1522 | 산테스테반 델 푸에르토(파누코 강가; 위치 사전 없음) | After pacifying Pánuco, he founded San Esteban del Puerto and settled those who remained. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 7296 |
| AD 1523 | Panuco | Francisco de Garay, governor of Jamaica, landed at Pánuco with 120 horses and many troops. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 7525 |
| AD 1523 | Mexico City | When Garay came to Tenochtitlan, Cortés welcomed him, and they reached an agreement under oath. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 7894 |
| AD 1523 | 파누코 강 지방(위치 불명) | News came that 210 of Garay's men at Pánuco had been wiped out in a night attack. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 8073 |
| AD 1524 | Tehuantepec | Alvarado's expedition reached Tehuantepec on January 12. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 8235 |
| AD 1524 | Mexico City | The fourth letter was sent from Tenochtitlan on October 15, 1524. | Letter 4, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9249 |
| AD 1524 | Mexico City | Having dealt with the Olid affair, Cortés resolved to lead the exploration to Honduras himself before his arm wound had healed. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9494 |
| AD 1524 | Coatzacoalcos | Before arriving at Espíritu Santo (Coatzacoalcos), he received a letter reporting discord among the officials of the capital. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9603 |
| AD 1524 | Coatzacoalcos | Muster result: 93 cavalry and about 30 infantry, etc., 230 men in all. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9657 |
| AD 1524 | 타바스코 지방 늪 마을(이름 읽은 구간 밖) | After staying 20 days in the village, built a bridge 300 paces long over the swamp. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9892 |
| AD 1524 | 이스타판(Iztapan; 타바스코, 지명 사전 없음) | Arrived at Iztapan, stayed eight days, and prepared roads and canoes. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 10033 |
| AD 1525 | Trujillo | On October 23, a ship was dispatched from the port of Trujillo to send a servant to Spain (the opening of the fifth letter). | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9453 |
| AD 1525 | 아칼란 지방(이차므칸 추정; 지명 사전 없음) | Arrived at farms in the Acalan province. Chief Apasapolon did not come, and negotiated through his son. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 10609 |
| AD 1525 | 아칼란 지방(이차므칸 추정; 지명 사전 없음) | Cortés, informed by an informer of Cuauhtémoc's plot to rebel, hanged two men (their names fall outside the section read). Editor's note: Cuauhtémoc and others were executed. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 10827 |
| AD 1525 | 마사틀란 지방(키아초; 지명 사전 없음) | Arrived at a village on a hill in the Mazatlan (Quiacho) province; arrow skirmish. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11061 |
| AD 1525 | Flores | Arrived at the Tayasal (Petén Itzá) province and visited the lakeside island city by canoe. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11162 |
| AD 1525 | Flores | Chief Canek of Tayasal attended mass, and a Franciscan priest preached. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11262 |
| AD 1525 | 텐시스(Tenciz; 지명 사전 없음) | After crossing mountain passes, arrived at Tenzis on the eve of Easter. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11569 |
| AD 1525 | 니토(Nito; 이사발 호 인근, 지명 사전 없음) | On learning that the Spanish survivors left behind were at Nito, he fixed his destination. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11757 |
| AD 1525 | 니토(Nito; 이사발 호 인근, 지명 사전 없음) | Crossed the large river by boat and canoe, reached Nito, and joined more than 70 men left behind under González. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11855 |
| AD 1525 | 골포 둘세(Golfo Dulce; 지명 사전 없음) | Searching for food, went upriver and discovered, in the mountains, a freshwater bay 30 leagues long (Golfo Dulce). | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12092 |
| AD 1525 | 골포 둘세 하구(지명 사전 없음) | Floated down the river on rafts, covering 20 leagues in a day and night, and reached the bay where the brigantines were waiting. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12511 |
| AD 1525 | 나티비다드(Natividad; 푸에르토 카바요스 근처, 지명 사전 없음) | On the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, founded the town of Natividad de Nuestra Señora, where 50 men settled. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12626 |
| AD 1525 | Trujillo | When he landed at Trujillo, the residents waited for him in the plaza and carried Cortés aloft. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12751 |
| AD 1525 | Naco | Francisco de las Casas, who had been taken prisoner and later freed, surprised Olid, arrested him, and had him executed. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12874 |
| AD 1525 | Trujillo | Granted amnesty to the Trujillo settlers for their past under Olid. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 13088 |
| AD 1526 | Trujillo | Although the weather was good, he set sail three times and turned back each time; he decided to remain to pacify Honduras. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 13487 |
| AD 1526 | Islas de la Bahia(호두라스 앞 섬들; 지명 사전 없음) | The island chiefs thanked him for the letter banning slave hunting and swore oaths as his vassals. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 13865 |
| AD 1526 | Havana | Arrived at Havana, Cuba, anchored five days, heard news of New Spain, and confirmed that all was calm. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 13925 |
| AD 1526 | Mexico City | Returned to Mexico City, where Spaniards and natives welcomed him like a father. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 13981 |
| AD 1526 | Mexico City | During a bullfight on St. John's Day (June 24), he received a letter announcing the arrival of the inquisitor Luis Ponce. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14050 |
| AD 1526 | Mexico City | Inquisitor Ponce entered the city, and the city officials held a ceremony of handing over their authority. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14134 |
| AD 1526 | Mexico City | Immediately after Ponce's death a funeral was held, and the city council asked Cortés to take up governance. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14156 |
| AD 1526 | Tehuantepec | Ships of the Loaysa fleet arrived at Tehuantepec on the southern coast. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14527 |
| AD 1526 | 사포텍 지방(오악사카; 지명 사전 없음) | Three detachments were sent to pacify the Zapotec region. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14627 |
| AD 1526 | Colima | Sent a captain to Colima on the south coast to explore 150 to 200 leagues along the shore. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14741 |
| AD 1526 | Mexico City | The fifth letter was written at Tenochtitlan on September 3, 1526. | Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 14782 |