Chapter 2
Stewards of Mexican cities believe they see Quetzalcoatl
They inform the Spanish that the ruler of Mexico is Moctezuma
Moctezuma forbids the stewards to mention this encounter

Chapter 3
Belief in the arrival of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl from the East (the Atlantic)
Moctezuma sends emissaries to meet the arrival of this god.

Chapter 4
Prophecy of the return of Quetzalcoatl "It is said that our lord hath at last come to land. Meet him. Listen well; use your ears well. What he will say you will bring well in your ears. . ."(11).
Gifts including the two different arrays for Quetzalcoatl,
the array of Tezcatlipoca
adornment of the Lord of Tlalocan

Gifts made of turquoise, feathers, shells, gold

Chapter 5
Eating of the earth ritual as sign of respect to Captain Cortes.
The Indians dress cortes in the mask, jacket, etc.
Then Cortes orders for the messengers to be put in irons
Account of the lombard gun firing
Indians are asked to fight the Spanish to demonstrate their bravery
Chapter 6
Moctezuma's messengers return home to Moctezuma with an account of their journey
Moctezuma appears in torment
Moctezuma orders the sacrifice of captives and the blood of his captives to be shed on the messengers

Chapter 7
Indians describe the steel armor as iron.
They take notice of the white skin of the Spanish, and their hair which is both yellow and black.
The Indians also notice the black hair of an African, presumably a slave, who is with the Spanish