Note 1103 — Chapter XXXI · PRELIMINARY CAMPAIGNS. March-May, 1521.
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Bernal Diaz states that Cortés was preparing an ambuscade with ten horse and four equerries when he fell into one himself and lost the two, whom he names. Alarmed at his delay, Alvarado went back to look for him. loc. cit. This is less likely than the version of Cortés.