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CHAPTER VIII
The First and Unsuccessful Attempt Made by Fray Andrés
de Avendaño y Loyola to Reach the Itzas
of Tayasal, 1695-1699

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Preamble	103
Preparations for the journey	103
The start	105
Indian singers	105
Arrival at Cauich	106
Departure from Cauich	106
Aguada of Hobon Ox; Chunzalam, Vecanxan	106
Nohhalal, Tha Ayn, Sucte	107
Ix Kata-Kal	107
Nohku	108
Nohvecan	108
Hardships suffered by the Padres	109
Oppol; a bridge built across a river	109
Tanche	109
Deserted village of Temchay	110
Nohpek	110
Nohthub	111
Bacechac	111
Buete	112
Lack of supplies	112
Paredes seizes some farms	112
Fifty-one Indians of Buete surrender	113
Avendaño argues with Paredes about his plundering	113
The royal decrees are mentioned by Avendaño	114
Paredes promises to return the plunder	115
Paredes fails to keep his word	115
Tzucthok, once before reduced, had rebelled	115
The Padres endeavor to instruct the Indians	116
The captains promise to give warning before fighting	117
A skirmish	117
The avarice of Paredes	118
Chunpich is reached	118
Zuviaur goes to the Itzas; the Padres return	119
Further troubles	120
The Padres determine to get to the Itzas some other way	121
Letter to the captains	121
Governor Ursua vexed by the captains' letter	121
Return to Merida	122

CHAPTER IX
The Second Entrada of Padre Avendaño

Orders of the Governor	123
Departure of Avendaño	124