The Life of Hernando Cortes, Volume 1G. Bell, 1896 |
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... islands : he heard , in a dim way , of Peru . Vasco Nuñez de Balboa . Tidings of discovery reach Spain . The tidings of great discovery near Darien reached the mother - country , and all Spain was excited with the idea of " fishing for ...
... islands : he heard , in a dim way , of Peru . Vasco Nuñez de Balboa . Tidings of discovery reach Spain . The tidings of great discovery near Darien reached the mother - country , and all Spain was excited with the idea of " fishing for ...
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... island of Cuba was already pacified , to use the phrase of that day ) , encomiendas of Indians fell vacant but slowly . The impatient conquerors , * Encomienda is a word which has no equivalent in English . It means a body of men ...
... island of Cuba was already pacified , to use the phrase of that day ) , encomiendas of Indians fell vacant but slowly . The impatient conquerors , * Encomienda is a word which has no equivalent in English . It means a body of men ...
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... islands between Cuba and Honduras , make war , and bring back a number of slaves . The gallant company , however , refused to entertain this suggestion . They said that what Velazquez required was not just , and that neither God nor the ...
... islands between Cuba and Honduras , make war , and bring back a number of slaves . The gallant company , however , refused to entertain this suggestion . They said that what Velazquez required was not just , and that neither God nor the ...
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... island of Cuba lies . Singularly P.Cotoché . enough , they found land at the nearest spot at which they could have ... islands . They saw also a great town , to which they gave the name of Grand Cairo ; and build- ings made of stone and ...
... island of Cuba lies . Singularly P.Cotoché . enough , they found land at the nearest spot at which they could have ... islands . They saw also a great town , to which they gave the name of Grand Cairo ; and build- ings made of stone and ...
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... island of Cozumel , and afterwards resuming the direction which De Córdova's expedition had taken the year before , extended the field of discovery . Summing up the result of what took place in the course of these expeditions , we may ...
... island of Cozumel , and afterwards resuming the direction which De Córdova's expedition had taken the year before , extended the field of discovery . Summing up the result of what took place in the course of these expeditions , we may ...
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