Cortes received Pizarro and the caziques with every possible kindness, and returned the latter many thanks for their present, assuring them of our friendship, and readiness to serve them at all times, and then dismissed them.
As soon as you find this to be the case, lead both the horses to separate places, that the caziques may neither see the horses, nor hear them neigh, until I shall be in conversation with them.
These delegates communicated with the caziques and papas--the latter having also a voice in their councils,--and they declared that our offer of peace was acceptable to them.
To this end he despatched two of his young nephews, accompanied by four aged men, who were caziques of distinction, to our quarters, sending with them a present consisting in gold and cotton stuffs.
From this town Cortes sent to our friends Xicotencatl, Maxixcatzin, and the othercaziques of Tlascalla, desiring them to send us immediately 4000 of their troops.
The old caziques of Tlascalla finding that we did not arrive in their city, determined to call upon us themselves, and set out, some on foot and some in sedans and a species of hand-barrow.
This body of troops Cortes considered sufficiently strong to venture fearlessly into Mexico with, particularly as the caziques of Tlascalla had furnished us with 2000 of their warriors.
After this victory, Sandoval remained there two days, and despatched one of the Tepeacan chiefs to the caziques of the district to summon them into his presence.
In the midst of this discourse several messengers arrived from Tlascalla, bringing Cortes information that all the old caziques of the country were on their road to pay us a visit, and conduct us into their city.
All the caziques were of opinion that we should sacrifice the prisoners, that they might not return to Mexico and relate what had befallen them.
Before I close this chapter, I have to remark that the caziques on the island of Cozumel, like those on the land of Potonchan, are likewise termed Calachionies.
Our general, seated on horseback, with Dona Marina at his side, then severely upbraided the caziques and papas.
The custom of tattooing, it seems, was practiced to a certain extent, at least so far as to designate, by peculiarities in the marks, the several tribes or caziques .
With the assistance of Dona Marina and Aguilar, Cortes had perfectly comprehended what thesecaziques had said.
As the caziques of the four principal townships happened to stand all together in the presence of Cortes, he took the opportunity of addressing them at some length, which was interpreted to them by Dona Marina.
After the lapse of three days, however, most of the caziques suddenly left, and we had only three guides remaining, with whom we continued our march.
Three of the caziques Sandoval desired should remain with him, and the rest left in our company.
The caziques readily furnished us with the necessary canoes, in which eighty of us, with Mazariegos, set out.
Previous to their being hung, both these unhappy caziques confessed to father Juan, who understood the Mexican language, and they begged of him to commend their souls to God.
The whole of us encamped for the night in this garden, and the caziques of the township came to offer their services to Cortes; for Sandoval, on his visit here, had concluded peace with them.
The caziques of Tlascalla likewise begged he would take along with him three young men of the most distinguished families of their country, one of whom was the son of the old blind Xicotencatl.
It happened that there were three soldiers of the name of Castillo in Sandoval's troops, who all accompanied the caziques on this occasion.
He "beheld with indignation and contempt the abject condition of his uncle; and now set about forming a league with several of the neighboring caziques to break the detested yoke of the Spaniards.
The Aztec monarch and chief caziques easily granted this; and even agreed that a gratuity should be sent by each of them as proof of loyalty.
The other caziques were seized, each in his own city, and brought to Mexico, where Cortes placed them in strict confinement along with Cakama.
Wishing to visit the great Mexican temple, Cortes, with his cavalry and most of his infantry, followed the caziques whom Montezuma had politely sent as guides.
After all the caziques had performed the same formal salutation separately, there was no further delay till they reached a bridge near the gates of the capital.
Presently the caziques of Cholula arrived with a larger body of levies than Cortes had demanded.
The very ones who have had foreign prisoners; those natives who are commanded by the caziques Calfoucoura, Catriel, and Yanchetruz.
Have you heard of any Europeans being retained as prisoners by the caziques of the Pampas?
All her principal caziques had been assembled to do honour to the guests, who, for several days were entertained with banquets, and national games and dances.
Some of the Tlascalan princes andcaziques gave their daughters as wives to the Spaniards, did they not?
That evening, when Cacama was conversing alone with Roger, he said: "My friend, you know that the Tlascalan caziques have given their daughters as wives to some of the Spaniards.
The Tabascans, cowed by the dreadful thunder weapons, and by the astounding armed creatures that had fallen upon them, had no wish for further fighting, and the principal caziques soon came in with offerings to propitiate the Spaniards.
Malinche went out and soon returned, saying that she had spoken to one of the Tezcucan caziques in alliance with the Spaniards.
In the month of May was the great festival of the war god, which was held in his great temple; and the caziques asked permission of Alvarado to use, for the day, that portion which had been handed over to the Spaniards.
Soon after the arrangements were completed the caziques arrived, having with them a body of men even larger than they had agreed to bring.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "caziques" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
