Note XIX-17 — Chapter XIX · CORTÉS IN HONDURAS. 1525-1526.
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'Martin Dorantes su lacayo.' Gomara, Hist. Mex., 271. On October 23, 1525, it seems from a letter of Cortés. Cartas, 395. Bernal Diaz intimates that a fear of being seized by his enemies had to do with Cortés' disinclination to go in person. Hist. Verdad., 212.