cat le c ▁soldiers ▁in ▁great ▁detail ▁with ▁shield s ▁made ▁of ▁color ful ▁ex otic ▁fe athers , ▁a ▁vest - like ▁arm or ▁made ▁of ▁three ▁in ch ▁cot ton ▁which ▁ar rows ▁could ▁not ▁pen et rate ▁and ▁large ▁spe ars . ▁The ▁C uz cat le c ▁soldiers ▁were ▁so ▁fully ▁armed , ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁wounded ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁guns ▁and ▁s words , ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁get ▁up ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁w ounds ▁and ▁heavy ▁arm or . ▁Both ▁arm ies ▁suffered ▁great ▁cas ual ties , ▁a ▁wounded ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁retre ated ▁losing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁men ▁especially ▁close ▁Mexican ▁Indian ▁auxili aries . ▁Once ▁his ▁army ▁had ▁gathered ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁decided ▁to ▁head ▁to ▁the ▁C uz cat lan ▁metropol is ▁capital ; ▁however , ▁half ▁way ▁the ▁same ▁C uz cat lan ▁army ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁W ounded , ▁unable ▁to ▁fight ▁and ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁cl iffs , ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁sent ▁his ▁Spanish ▁men ▁on ▁their ▁horses ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁C uz cat le c ▁pl ato ons ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁fear ▁the ▁horses , ▁however ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁war riors ▁stood ▁their ▁ground ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁move ▁an ▁in ch , ▁as ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁rec alls ▁in ▁his ▁letters ▁to ▁Hern an ▁Cor te z . ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁was ▁so ▁st unn ed ▁and ▁im print ed ▁with ▁their