The Life of Hernando Cortes, Volume 1G. Bell, 1896 |
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... entering the river Tabasco , which falls into the Gulf of Mexico , discovered New Spain , a name that was first given to that country in the course of this voyage . Grijalva went as far as the province of Pa- nuco , but made no ...
... entering the river Tabasco , which falls into the Gulf of Mexico , discovered New Spain , a name that was first given to that country in the course of this voyage . Grijalva went as far as the province of Pa- nuco , but made no ...
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... entered the town of Tlascala on the 18th of cala , Sept. September , 1520. The word Tlascala signifies bread , or anything made of bread . † 18 . He was received with every demonstration of affection and regard by the Tlascalans . Their ...
... entered the town of Tlascala on the 18th of cala , Sept. September , 1520. The word Tlascala signifies bread , or anything made of bread . † 18 . He was received with every demonstration of affection and regard by the Tlascalans . Their ...
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... entered that city , and beheld such lofty towers glistening in the sun , it seemed like Valla- dolid . " Cortes gives a still more favourable ac- count of Cholula , " It is a more beautiful city from without than any in Spain , for it ...
... entered that city , and beheld such lofty towers glistening in the sun , it seemed like Valla- dolid . " Cortes gives a still more favourable ac- count of Cholula , " It is a more beautiful city from without than any in Spain , for it ...
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... entering further into the great King's territories . They also offered bribes . The resolute Cortes replied with cour- tesy ; alleged his duty to the King of Spain to proceed ; and passed on . There is a tale , which comes from Mexican ...
... entering further into the great King's territories . They also offered bribes . The resolute Cortes replied with cour- tesy ; alleged his duty to the King of Spain to proceed ; and passed on . There is a tale , which comes from Mexican ...
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... era tan apercebido que siempre se hallaba adelante de sus pen- samientos . " — OVIEDO , Hist . Gen. y Nat . , lib . xxxiii . cap . 5 . " No me hartava de mirallo , y ver la diversidad de HE ENTERS MEXICO . The next day Cortes entered ...
... era tan apercebido que siempre se hallaba adelante de sus pen- samientos . " — OVIEDO , Hist . Gen. y Nat . , lib . xxxiii . cap . 5 . " No me hartava de mirallo , y ver la diversidad de HE ENTERS MEXICO . The next day Cortes entered ...
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2nd Edition ambassadors amongst battle beautiful Bernal Diaz Cacamatzin Cacique Captain Casas causeways Cempoala Chalco chief Cholula Christian command conquerors conquest Contained in Bohn's Córdova Cortés Cortes enters Cozumel Crónica Cruz Cuba dicho Diego Velazquez discovery Donna Marina encomienda enemy English Engravings Essays expedition festival fleet Geronimo de Aguilar gods gold Gomara Governor gran Grijalva Hernando Hernando Cortes Hispaniola Hist historian History horses Huitzilopochtli idols Illustrations Indians Iztapalapa Juan de Grijalva Juan de Ulua land las Indias Lord ment messengers Mexican Mexico Monarch Monarquía Indiana Monte Montezuma Narvaez Nueva-España palace Pedro de Alvarado persons Portraits priests received religion resolved sacrifice sail Señor sent Spaniards Spanish soldiers story temple tenia Texcuco Tezcatlipuk thing thought tion Tlas Tlascalans took towers town Trans Translated uttered Vera Cruz vessels Villa Rica vols Voyages words Yucatan zuma zuma's
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