The History of North and South America: From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Томове 1–2Jacob Johnson, 1806 |
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... native country , not extinguished by absence , he wished should reap the fruits of his labours and invention . With this view , he laid his scheme before the senate of Genoa , and offered to sail under the banners of the republic , in ...
... native country , not extinguished by absence , he wished should reap the fruits of his labours and invention . With this view , he laid his scheme before the senate of Genoa , and offered to sail under the banners of the republic , in ...
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... natives , who , in silent admiration , gazed upon actions , the meaning of which they could not comprehend , or foresee the con- sequences . The dress of the Spaniards , the whiteness of their skin , their beards , arms and ...
... natives , who , in silent admiration , gazed upon actions , the meaning of which they could not comprehend , or foresee the con- sequences . The dress of the Spaniards , the whiteness of their skin , their beards , arms and ...
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... natives gave to it , and is one of the Bahama isles . It is situ- ated above three thousand miles to the west of Gomera , from which the squadron took its departure , and only four degrees south of it . Columbus employed the next day in ...
... natives gave to it , and is one of the Bahama isles . It is situ- ated above three thousand miles to the west of Gomera , from which the squadron took its departure , and only four degrees south of it . Columbus employed the next day in ...
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... natives accompanied these messengers ; they informed Columbus as the others had done , that the gold he was so anxiously solicitous about , was to be found to the southward ; often mentioning the word Cubanacan by which they meant the ...
... natives accompanied these messengers ; they informed Columbus as the others had done , that the gold he was so anxiously solicitous about , was to be found to the southward ; often mentioning the word Cubanacan by which they meant the ...
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... natives they had already seen , naked , ignorant , and sim- ple , credulous and timid to a degree , which made it ... nativės he met with concerning their situation ..... All his interrogatives were answered by their pointing to a ...
... natives they had already seen , naked , ignorant , and sim- ple , credulous and timid to a degree , which made it ... nativės he met with concerning their situation ..... All his interrogatives were answered by their pointing to a ...
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Almagro Americans appeared appointed arms army arrived artillery assembly Atahualpa attack attempt body Boston brigantines Britain brother carried cazique colonel colonies Columbus command conduct Congress considered continued Cortes countrymen courage court crown of Castile Cuba Cuzco danger declared defence discovered discovery empire endeavoured enemy engaged enterprize execution expedition favour Ferdinand fire fleet force gold governor harbour Hispaniola honour hopes Huascar hundred Inca Indians inhabitants instantly island killed land liberty lord lord Cornwallis Lord Dunmore Manco Capac ment Mexican empire Mexicans miles military monarch Montezuma nation natives North notwithstanding obliged officers Panama party persons Peru Pizarro possession prisoners proceeded province provisions Quito received refused respect retreat river royal sail seized sent ships soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit success suffered Sullivan's island surprize thousand tion Tlascalans took town utmost valour vessels viceroy victory violent voyage wounded
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