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How the licentiate commences the investigation against Cortes, and all those persons who had filled judicial offices; and how he fell ill shortly after, and died 309 Chap. CXCIII. How, after the death of Ponce de Leon, Marcos de Aguilar assumes the government; the disputes which arose in consequence, and of other matters 311 Chap. CXCIV. Marcos de Aguilar dies, and in his will appoints the treasurer Alonso de Estrada governor; and of other matters 318 Chap. CXCV. How Cortes receives letters from the Cardinal de Siguenza, then president of the council of the Indies, and from several other cavaliers, advising him to repair to Spain without delay; the death of his father Martin Cortes; and of other matters 326 Chap. CXCVI. How the royal court of audience arrive in Mexico during Cortes' stay in Spain, and what their first occupations were 336 Chap. CXCVII. How Nuño de Guzman, on the intelligence that the emperor had cashiered the royal court of audience, determines to subdue the province of Xalisco, at present called New Galicia 343 Chap. CXCVIII. The arrival of the new members of the royal court of audience in Mexico 344 Chap. CXCIX. Cortes returns to New Spain as marquis del Valle Oaxaca, and captain-general of New Spain and of the South Sea, accompanied by his wife Doña Maria de Zuniga, and father Leguizamo and other monks 348 Chap. CC. Of the vast expenses to which the marquis Hernando Cortes put himself in fitting out the expeditions to the South Sea, and of their unfortunate termination 349 Chap. CCI. Of the great festivities which took place in Mexico on account of the peace which was concluded between our emperor and the king of France; and of Cortes' second journey to Spain 355 Chap. CCII. How the viceroy sends out a squadron of three vessels into the South Sea to the assistance of Francisco Vasquez Coronado, in the conquest of Cibola 357 Chap. CCIII. Of a very extensive armament which was fitted out by Alvarado in the year 1537 ib. Chap. CCIV. What befel the marquis del Valle on his second visit to Spain 363 Chap. CCV. Of the brave officers and soldiers who sailed from the island of Cuba with the fortunate and spirited captain Hernando Cortes, afterwards marquis del Valle 370 Chap. CCVI. Of the stature and outward person of several brave officers and soldiers, and of their age when they first joined Cortes 383 Chap. CCVII. Of the great merit which is due to us, the true Conquistadores 387 Chap. CCVIII. Of the human sacrifices and abominations practised by the inhabitants of New Spain; how we abolished these, and introduced the holy Christian faith into the country 388 Chap. CCIX. How we introduced the Christian religion among the Indians; of their conversion and baptism; and of the different trades we taught them 390 Chap. CCX. Of other advantages which arose from our glorious conquests 393 Chap. CCXI. The deliberations which took place at Valladolid in the year 1550, in the royal council of the Indies, respecting the distribution of Indians in perpetuity 398