... at Cape Catoche, the eastern point of Yucatan, an Aztec name for the great peninsula. He landed at several places, but was driven off by the naked barbarians, who used bows and arrows skilfully. Cordova was afterwards mortally wounded by some of the natives north of Campeche, who killed forty-seven of the Spanish intruders, allowing only one man to escape. On his return from Yucatan, Cordova's ves...