The herald., 1895-05-05

Mexicans were not very beiicose. sent
some prisoners to call the Caciques OF the
town to come and make peace. but they
did not dare to come through fear of the
Mexicans. At the same time he sent
other messengers to the town of Acapis'
tia TO come and make peace; pointed out
to them that the MeXicans could not
protect them. but that If they did not
come he would go and chastise them.
And they replied that he was welcome to
come. for they wanted sacrifices for their
idols and that they would feast on the
flesh of himself and his soldiers.
As Sandoval himself was wounded and
q great many of his soldiers and horses
also he was about to return to Chalco.
not caring to take on himself the respon-
sibility of attacking place as strong and
well garrisoned as Acapistla without di-
rect orders from Cortes, lest some disaster
should happen. And many OF those of
Narvaez advised him strongly to return
to TeZcuco. But Captain Louis Marin
was of the opposite opinion, and the Ca
ciQues of Chalco said that if he returned
without driving the Mexicans from Aca-
pistla they would Immediately attack
Chalco.
After considering the matter carefully,
Acapista being only two leagues from
where he was, Gonzao de Sandoval finally
ordered his soldiers to make ready to
march against that place. When he ar
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there came forth great bodies of warriors
to fight, and from their rocky heights and
defenses they poured such rain of ar
rows and rocks and balls of burnt earth.
which they threw with slings, upon San
doyal and his men that they wounded
great many men and three horses. But
presently Sandoval and his men COM
menced tosclimb the rocks to attack them
leaving the morse on the plain to protect
the rear
And when he saw that the Chalcans
held back, he said to them, What are
you doing? Why do you not fight? Are
we not here to defend you?''
And they replied that they did not dare
to, because it was such strong place, and
that 1t was because of this that they had
asked Sandoval and his brother Teules TO
drive the Mexicans out. Sandoval and
his men then commenced to climb over
the rocks and defenses, and although
they received many wounds and San
doval himself received severe wound
on the head, they gradually drove the
enemy back and entered the town. where
he did them great damage, but most of the
injury was done by the Chalcans and
Tlascalans. our soldiers devoting them-
selves to seeking for spois and pretty In
dian women and protecting the people of
the town from the cruelty of our allies.
Many of the wounded Mexlcans hid them :
selves in an arroyo through which ran a
stream, SO that the water came down
tinted with blood. but it only lasted for
a short time. And here il is that the
chronicler Gomara saws that they suffer
Ell great thirst because they would not
drink the water of the stream becInse
OF the blood. but | say there was no neces-
sity for drinking that water, as there
were several springs in the town. After
this Sandoval marched back to Tezcuco
with a great spoil.
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OF Mexico, felt very badly when he learn
ed of this defeat but particularly because
the people of Chalco had dared to take
arms against him. And he determined
to punish them Immediately. so that San
dovai had scarcely arrived ut Tezcuco
when there arrived messengers from
Chalco asking for aid and saying that
over 2o00 canoes carrying 20. 900 warriors,
had left Mexico to go against them.
Cortes, believing that GonZalo de Sando-
val. through caIelessness, had not accom-
plshed his mission WELL would not listen
to him, bat told him sharply to leave his
wounded men in Tezcuco and return at
once with the rest to succor the Chalcans.
This reception by Cortes deeply wounded
Gonalzo de Sandoval, for he felt the in
Justice of it very keenly. but without
more ado he took up his march to Chalco.
Now it seems that as soon as the Chal-
cans found that the Mexcans We're COM
ing uSdlnoI tHcll IutN ScIlG W ldsCdld
aid Gllaxocingo for aid, and the people
of those places came in arms that very
night to assist them. so that united with
their al les the Chalcans had over 20. 600
men, and having already lost their dread
of the Mexicans. they gallantly assailed
them in the open field, and after desper-
ate battle completely defeated them, TAX
ing fifteen Mexican Captains and great
number OF warriors prisoners. And when
GOnzalo de Sandoval arrived he found
that they did not need him and that
there was no danger of the MeXicans
coming back. So he returned to Tezcuco,
taking the Mexican prisoners of the Chal-
cans with him. whereat Cortes was great
ly pleased, but GonZalo de Sandoval was
so angry ABOUT what had occurred that he
did not go TO see Cortes nor did he
speak to him; and Cortes then sent to
HIM to say that he had misunderstood the
affair and thought that Sandoval had re-
turned with out defeating the Mexica ms.
aud presently they became friends again.
and there was nothing that Cortes could
do to please Sandoval that he did not do.