Note 682 — Chapter XXI · THE COUP DE MAÎTRE OF CORTÉS. May, 1520.
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Implying that since Narvaez would not listen to reason, Cortés or he should die. ‘Velazquez dixo al ... Cortés que adonde yva que yva a la carnesceria.’ Testimonio, in Cortés, Residencia, i. 249; ii. 9, 50, 185-6. On the way to Rio de Canoas, where they arrived the day after leaving camp, two hogs, with navel on the back, were killed, an incident which many interpreted as a sign of victory. Velazquez having arrived with the messenger who carried the ultimatum, the army proceeded. Bernal Diaz, Hist. Verdad., 95. ‘Anduvimos aquel dia casi diez leguas.’ Tapia, in Icazbalceta, Col. Doc., ii. 588.