class="continue">Padre Fray Diego Delgado's offer to christianize the Itzas

Delgado travels to the convent of Xecchacan

He is well provided with guides and other Indians

Zaclun

The proposal of Mirones

Mirones and the Governor make an agreement

Mirones raises an army for his entrada

Mirones arrives at Zaclun

The wanton and foolish oppression caused by Mirones

Delgado opposes Mirones

Delgado determines to anticipate Mirones

Delgado's message to Canek

Delgado receives permission from Canek to come to Tayasal

The treachery of the Itzas

Delgado and others are put to death

Mirones sends Ek after Delgado

Revolt of the Indians

An epidemic of apostasy; the third phase of the conquest of the Itzas begins

CHAPTER VII

THE EARLY HISTORY OF GUATEMALA AND THE ENTRADA
FROM THAT COUNTRY, 1694-1695

The Indian tribes of Guatemala

Account of the Cakchiquel and of the Quiché

The government and the cities of the Cakchiquel and of the Quiché

Spanish conquest

Gallegos and Delgado

The Indians are friendly to them

The route taken by the two Padres

Several villages founded

The Dominicans and the Franciscans

Struggles between the Dominicans and the Indians

The inception of the plan to subdue the Itzas, 1689

Soberanis ordered to coöperate

Ursua to succeed Soberanis in office

A letter from Ursua y Arizmendi to the King of the Spains

The King grants all that Ursua asks

President Barrios aids in the undertaking

Arrangements for the entrada; supplies, etc.

The voluntary contributions

Quarrels between Soberanis and the Bishop of Yucatan

President Barrios decides to join the entrada in person

The expedition sets out from Guatemala City

Events at Huehuetenango

Ursua's activities

An army sets out from Yucatan for the Montaña

Padres Cano and Avendaño y Loyola

Cano's account of the entrada from Guatemala

The route followed by Cano

The Chols and the Mopanes

From Mopan to the lake

Cano advises return

Explanations of their withdrawal sent to Guatemala

The decree of the General Assembly

Quarrels among the soldiers and the officials

The writers of the decree punished

CHAPTER VIII

THE FIRST AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT MADE BY FRAY ANDRÉS
DE AVENDAÑO Y LOYOLA TO REACH THE ITZAS
OF TAYASAL, 1695-1699

Preamble

Preparations for the journey

The start

Indian singers

Arrival at Cauich

Departure from Cauich

Aguada of Hobon Ox; Chunzalam, Vecanxan

Nohhalal, Th[=a] Ayn, Sucte

Ix Kata-Kal

Nohku

Nohvecan

Hardships suffered by the Padres

Oppol; a bridge built across a river

Tanche

Deserted village of Temchay

Nohpek

Nohthub

Bacechac

Buete

Lack of supplies

Paredes seizes some farms

Fifty-one Indians of Buete surrender

Avendaño argues with Paredes about his plundering

The royal decrees are mentioned by Avendaño

Paredes promises to return the plunder

Paredes fails to keep his word

Tzucthok, once before reduced, had rebelled

The Padres endeavor to instruct the Indians

The captains promise to give warning before fighting

A skirmish

The avarice of Paredes

Chunpich is reached

Zuviaur goes to the Itzas; the Padres return

Further troubles

The Padres determine to get to the Itzas some other way

Letter to the captains

Governor Ursua vexed by the captains' letter

Return to Merida

CHAPTER IX

THE SECOND ENTRADA OF PADRE AVENDAÑO

Orders of the Governor

Departure of Avendaño

The same route followed as before; Batcab is reached

Chuntucí

The hardships of the journey

Approaching the Itzas

Tan Xuluc Mul; temples on a great height

Chakan Itza

The Chakan Itzas

Treatment of the natives

The Padres please other Indians by means of little gifts

The Padres renew their march

Nich

Indians arrive from Tayasal

Bravery of Avendaño

The landing at Tayasal; the idol

At the temple

The Padres read the letters

The curiosity of the Itzas

A baptism performed

Other Caciques arrive

The Caciques in war paint

Avendaño makes inquiries as to their manner of reckoning time

Avendaño explains the prophecies

Objection of Covoh

Discussion with Canek and others

Friendliness of Canek

Demonstrations against Canek

Leniency promised by the Padres

Avendaño takes steps to protect the Itzas from further molestation

The letter of counsel

Before leaving Tayasal, Avendaño shames Covoh

The hatred of the Chakan Itzas for the Padres increases

Canek helps the Padres to escape

Paredes' stupidity; the plot of the Chakan Itzas

The Chakan Itzas are foiled by God

The departure of the Padres from Tayasal

Avendaño goes eastward to Yalain