Note 292 — Chapter XII · MARCH TOWARD MEXICO. August-September, 1519.
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Herrera, dec. ii. lib. vi. cap. v. A pious conquistador who was present, says Duran, told me that many wept, wishing they had never been born, and cursing the marquis for having led them into such danger. Hist. Ind., MS., ii. 417.