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Title: Robert Ramble's (pseud.) stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution
Year: 1839 (1830s)
Authors: Frost, John, 1800-1859
Subjects: Great Britain -- History
Publisher: Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy

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face of mil- 116 THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO. lions of his people, carried him off as a prisoner.He even went farther than this; for, while Mon-tezuma was in his custody, he, on one occasion,loaded him with chains, (see the engraving on theopposite page.^) The Mexicans soon demanded their king; anda battle ensued between them and the Spaniards.Montezuma was still a prisoner: and, one day,when the Spaniards were hard pressed, Cortezordered him to be brought forward to the battle-ments, arrayed in his royal robes. Flights ofarrows, and volleys of stones, were now pouredupon the ramparts : Montezuma was hit by astone, and fell: in a few days, he died of hiswounds. His brother was elected emperor in his stead;and the war was carried on with obstinate valourby both parties. Many were the battles fought;but the Spaniards were, at length, victorious; forthey were joined by an hundred thousand Indians,who rejoiced in the death of Montezuma, thetyrant. Quetlavaca, the brother of Montezuma, died of
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(117) THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO. 119 the small-pox, which the Spaniards introducedinto America. Guatimozin, the nephew of thelate emperors, was then chosen emperor: but,having been taken prisoner by Cortez, he wascruelly tortured, to compel him to reveal wherehis treasures were hid. With the emperor, hischief minister was also put on the rack; and, un-der the excruciating pain of this torture, he com-plained of his hard fate. Guatimozin reprovedhim thus:— My friend, thinkest thou that I amon a bed of roses? Even the cruel heart ofCortez was touched with this speech; and themonster had the humanity to hang the unfortu-nate Guatimozin, without the formality of a trial!By these and other acts of cruelty, Cortez tar-nished the lustre of his arms, and the glory of theSpanish name. He was both a robber and amurderer; for he took, by violence, the propertyof the Mexicans, and he killed them, by everyand by all methods, till he conquered their coun-try. The gold and silver of the Mexicans were

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