Lives of Celebrated American IndiansThomas, Cowperthwait, 1846 - 315 páginas |
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... expeditions , and placed his army in garrisons in different parts of the empire . Being on a visit to Quito , he indulged himself in bathing in the lake ; but he had scarcely come out of the water , when he was seized with a violent fit ...
... expeditions , and placed his army in garrisons in different parts of the empire . Being on a visit to Quito , he indulged himself in bathing in the lake ; but he had scarcely come out of the water , when he was seized with a violent fit ...
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... expedition , and the event showed that avarice can prompt mankind to deeds of bravery not surpassed by those which spring from love of country , the desire for fame , and other motives equally honor- able to human nature . The capital ...
... expedition , and the event showed that avarice can prompt mankind to deeds of bravery not surpassed by those which spring from love of country , the desire for fame , and other motives equally honor- able to human nature . The capital ...
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... an introduction to their work of treachery . As soon as the Inca had taken his post in the square , a friar , named Valverde , chaplain to the expedition , advanced to the throne , with a crucifix and a 32 ATAHUALPA .
... an introduction to their work of treachery . As soon as the Inca had taken his post in the square , a friar , named Valverde , chaplain to the expedition , advanced to the throne , with a crucifix and a 32 ATAHUALPA .
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... expedition . The conversion of the Peruvians to Christianity , ap- peared to him little more than a pretence . It was not long before the sagacity of the Inca discovered that the love of gold was the ruling passion of the con- querors ...
... expedition . The conversion of the Peruvians to Christianity , ap- peared to him little more than a pretence . It was not long before the sagacity of the Inca discovered that the love of gold was the ruling passion of the con- querors ...
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... expeditions against hostile tribes of Indians who attacked the missionary stations and the frontier towns . The preservation of many of these places is ascribed solely to his exertions . He was evidently a man of superior abilities ...
... expeditions against hostile tribes of Indians who attacked the missionary stations and the frontier towns . The preservation of many of these places is ascribed solely to his exertions . He was evidently a man of superior abilities ...
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abandoned Abipones alarm Americans appears Araucanians arms army arrived Atahualpa attack battle began Black Hawk body Brant British brother cacique canoes Caupolican chief Cofachiqui commander Cortez council countrymen courage Cuzco death declared despatched emperor empire enemy English escaped expedition father fell fight fire fled followed force frontier garrison gave gold hands head honor horses hostile Huascar Huayna Capac hundred iards Ietan immediately Inca Indians inhabitants instantly invaders Itzcoatl Jamestown killed king lake land Lautaro Manco Capac manner Mayta Capac Mexicans Mexico militia Montezuma nation natives neighborhood Opechancanough ordered party peace Peru Peruvians Philip Pizarro Pocahontas Pontiac possession Powhatan prisoner quarters Quetzalcoatl received replied retreat river rushed sagacity savage sent Smith Soto Spaniards Spanish spirit strong sword Tascaluza Tecumseh Tepanecan territory tion told tomahawk took town treachery treaty tribes troops Tucapel Tupac Amaru visited Vitachuco warriors whole wigwam Xolotl