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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cortez , Hernando 1485 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), El Molino del Rey , capture of. (search)
El Molino del Rey, capture of.
Almost within cannon-shot distance of the city of Mexico is Chapultepec, a hill composed of porphyritic rock, and known in the Aztec language as Grasshoppers' Hill.
It rises from the ancient shore of Lake Tezcuco, and was the favorite resort of the Aztec princes.
It was also the site of the palace and gardens of Montezuma.
That hill was crowned with a strong castle and military college, supported by numerous outworks, which, with the steepness of the ascent to it, seemed to make it impregnable.
Only the slope towards the city was easily ascended, and that was covered with a thick forest.
At the foot of the hill was a stone building, with thick high walls, and towers at the end, known as El
Battle of El Molino Del Rey. Molino del Rey— The King's Mill.
About 400 yards from this was another massive stone building, known as Casa de Mata.
The former was used (1847) as a cannon foundry by the Mexicans, and the latter was a depository of gunpo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grijalva , Juan de 1518 - (search)
Grijalva, Juan de 1518-
Adventurer; born in Cuellar, Spain, near the close of the fifteenth century.
His uncle, Diego Velasquez (q. v.), the first governor of Cuba, sent him in command of four vessels, to complete the discoveries of Cordova.
He sailed from Santiago, Cuba, in the spring of 1518.
He cruised along the peninsula of Yucatan as far as the region of the Panuco, where he held friendly communication with the Aztecs, the subjects of Montezuma.
From them he obtained gold, jewels, and other treasures, with which he freighted one of his ships.
Grijalva afterwards settled in Nicaragua, where he was killed by the natives, Jan. 21, 1527.
He was the discoverer of Mexico.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Seelye , Elizabeth Eggleston 1858 - (search)
Seelye, Elizabeth Eggleston 1858-
Author; born in St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 15, 1858; daughter of Edward Eggleston (q. v. ); received a private school education; was married to Elwyn Seelye in 1877, and settled near Lake George.
She is the author of Tecumseh, Montezuma, Pocahontas (with Edward Eggleston) ; The story of Columbus; The story of Washington; Lake George in history; Saratoga and Lake Champlain in history, etc.