CHAPTER II

HERNANDO CORTÉS--HIS EARLY LIFE--VISITS THE NEW WORLD--HIS RESIDENCE IN CUBA--DIFFICULTIES WITH VELASQUEZ--ARMADA INTRUSTED TO CORTÉS

Hernando Cortés 297 His Education 298 Choice of a Profession 299 Departure for America 300 Arrival at Hispaniola 301 His Mode of Life 302 Enlists under Velasquez 303 Habits of Gallantry 304 Disaffected towards Velasquez 304 Cortés in Confinement 305 Flies into a Sanctuary 306 Again put in Irons 307 His perilous Escape 307 His Marriage 308 Reconciled with the Governor 308 Retires to his Plantation 309 Armada intrusted to Cortés 311 Preparations for the Voyage 313 Instructions to Cortés 314

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