Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.
Hernando CortesI and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.
Hernando CortesFor I assure Your Majesty that if God had not mysteriously assisted us and the victory had gone to Narvรกez, it would have been the greatest harm that Spaniards had done to each other for a long time past.
Hernando Cortes