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How we are attacked by all the caziques of Tabasco, and the whole armed force of this province, and what further took place 74 Chap. XXXV. How Cortes assembles all the caziques of this province, and what further happened 77 Chap. XXXVI. How all the caziques and calachonis of the river Grijalva arrive with presents, and what happened after this 80 Chap. XXXVII. How Doña Marina herself was a caziquess, and the daughter of distinguished personages; also a ruler over a people and several towns; and how she came to Tabasco 84 Chap. XXXVIII. How we arrive with our vessels in San Juan de Ulua, and what we did there 86 Chap. XXXIX. How Teuthlille makes his report to Motecusuma, and gives him our presents; as also what further took place in our camp 90 Chap. XL. How Cortes goes in search of another harbour and a good spot to found a colony, and what further happened 92 Chap. XLI. What happened on account of our bartering for gold, and of other things which took place in our camp 94 Chap. XLII. How we elected Hernando Cortes captain-general and chief justice until we should receive the emperor's commands on this head; and what further happened 97 Chap. XLIII. How the partisans of Diego Velasquez would not acknowledge the power we had conferred upon Cortes, and what further took place 100 Chap. XLIV. How Pedro de Alvarado was ordered to make an excursion into the interior of the country, in order to procure maise and other provisions; and what further happened 101 Chap. XLV. How we marched into Sempoalla, which at that period was a very considerable township, and what we did there 104 Chap. XLVI. How we march into Quiahuitzlan, which was a town with fortifications, and were most friendly received 106 Chap. XLVII. How Cortes ordered the five Mexican tax-gatherers to be rther obedience to be paid Motecusuma, nor tribute to be exacted; and of the rebellion which was now excited against this monarch 109 Chap. XLVIII. How we resolved to found Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, and construct a fortress on the low meadows, in the neighbourhood of some salt springs and the harbour, where our vessels were anchored; and what further happened 111 Chap. XLIX. How the fat cazique and other chief men of the country come and complain to Cortes that a garrison of Mexicans had been thrown into the strong fortress of Tzinpantzinco, committing great depredations; and what further took place 114 Chap. L. How some of Diego Velasquez's adherents refused to take any further part in our proceedings, and declared their determination to return to Cuba, seeing that Cortes was earnestly bent upon founding a colony, and had already commenced to pacify the inhabitants 115 Chap. LI. What happened to us at Tzinpantzinco, and how, on our return to Sempoalla, we destroyed all the idols; likewise of other matters 117 Chap. LII. How Cortes erects an altar, and places thereon the image of the blessed Virgin with a cross; after which mass was said, and the eight Indian females were baptized 121 Chap. LIII. How we arrived in our town of Vera Cruz, and what happened there 123 Chap. LIV.