15 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
The Americas (15)
On October 23, a ship was dispatched from the port of Trujillo to send a servant to Spain (the opening of the fifth letter). (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 9453)
Arrived at farms in the Acalan province. Chief Apasapolon did not come, and negotiated through his son. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 10609)
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. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 10827)
Arrived at a village on a hill in the Mazatlan (Quiacho) province; arrow skirmish. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11061)
Arrived at the Tayasal (Petén Itzá) province and visited the lakeside island city by canoe. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11162)
Chief Canek of Tayasal attended mass, and a Franciscan priest preached. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11262)
After crossing mountain passes, arrived at Tenzis on the eve of Easter. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11569)
On learning that the Spanish survivors left behind were at Nito, he fixed his destination. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11757)
Crossed the large river by boat and canoe, reached Nito, and joined more than 70 men left behind under González. (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 11855)
Searching for food, went upriver and discovered, in the mountains, a freshwater bay 30 leagues long (Golfo Dulce). (Cortés, Letters from Mexico Letter 5, MacNutt vol.2 OCR line 12092)