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Identifier: storiesofamerica00gord (find matches)
Title: Stories of American explorers : a historical reader
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Gordy, Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk), 1854-1929
Subjects: Explorers America -- Discovery and exploration
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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r/iima. They brought gifts of great value—shields, helmets, and various ornaments of gold.They said that Montezuma thought Cortez shouldnot try to march to Mexico, because the journeywas full of danger. CORTEZ MARCHES TO THE CITY OF MEXICO But Cortez could not be turned from his pur-pose. His army was small, as he had but fourhundred and fifty men, six small cannon, and fif- f teen horses. Yet he was determined to carry outhis plans, no matter how great might be the dangerin his way. Before setting out he ordered the vessels inwhich he had come to be sunk, and in this way hetook away from his soldiers the means of return-ing to their homes. For he did not feel sure that hismen would be willing to press forward should thenatives defeat them in battle. The soldiers were ingreat fear, but Cortez said: As for me, I havechosen my part. I will remain while there is one tobear me company. These bold words pleased the Ilcniftndo C .V.) soldiers. Mud they shouted: ()u to Mexico! Onto Mexico!
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On to Mexico At the beginning of his march, Cortcz founda lar<»e trihe of natives who were enemies of A/tecs,MS Monte/uniM and his people called themselves. no American Explorers This tribe also was at first unfriendly to Cortez.ISut like the other natives, they feared the horses,and had the feeling that Cortez was the Sky God,who had returned to rule over the country. Nevertheless they made ready to fight him, andsoon began an attack upon his forces. For twodays a bloody battle raged. When the dead bodiesof the natives covered the ground, other warriorsjust as brave pressed forward to take the placesof their fallen comrades. It was hard for the smallband of Spaniards to stand up against such largenumbers, but they did, and at last won a completevictory. Then the natives decided to attack the Span-iards by night, because they thought that the Span-iards, if children of the sun, must get their strengthfrom the sun. But the night attack failed. Cortezwon another victory, and a littl

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