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... called Acla had been founded at this port ; and the fortress was already erected , of which Lope de Olano was alcalde ; Vasco Nuñez was now empowered to continue the building of the town . Two hundred men were placed under his command ...
... called Acla had been founded at this port ; and the fortress was already erected , of which Lope de Olano was alcalde ; Vasco Nuñez was now empowered to continue the building of the town . Two hundred men were placed under his command ...
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... called the Balsas , and which flowed into the Pacific . Much time and trouble and many lives were expended on this arduous undertaking before they had transported to the river sufficient tim- ber for two brigantines ; while the timber ...
... called the Balsas , and which flowed into the Pacific . Much time and trouble and many lives were expended on this arduous undertaking before they had transported to the river sufficient tim- ber for two brigantines ; while the timber ...
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... called the Vipers , since infamous for many a shipwreck . His vessel soon went to pieces , and Valdivia and his crew , consisting of twenty men , escaped with difficulty in the boat without having time to secure a supply either of water ...
... called the Vipers , since infamous for many a shipwreck . His vessel soon went to pieces , and Valdivia and his crew , consisting of twenty men , escaped with difficulty in the boat without having time to secure a supply either of water ...
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... called Maya . Here they were set upon by the natives , who broke their boat in pieces and carried them off captive to the cacique of the province , by whose orders they were mewed up in a kind of pen . At first their situation appeared ...
... called Maya . Here they were set upon by the natives , who broke their boat in pieces and carried them off captive to the cacique of the province , by whose orders they were mewed up in a kind of pen . At first their situation appeared ...
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... by another called Taxmar . He was a chief of some talent and sagacity , but he continued the same rigorous treatment of the captives . By degrees they sank beneath the hardships of their lot until 46 Voyages and Discoveries of.
... by another called Taxmar . He was a chief of some talent and sagacity , but he continued the same rigorous treatment of the captives . By degrees they sank beneath the hardships of their lot until 46 Voyages and Discoveries of.
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Página 73 - ... same marvellous and inestimable qualities. Juan Ponce de Leon listened to these tales with fond credulity. He was advancing in life, and the ordinary term of existence seemed insufficient for his mighty plans. Could he but plunge into this marvellous fountain or gifted river, and come out with his battered, war-worn body restored to the strength and freshness and suppleness of youth, and his head still retaining the wisdom and knowledge of age, what enterprises might he not accomplish in the...
Página 74 - ... men young again. And here I must make protestation to your holiness not to think this to be said lightly or rashly, for they have so spread this rumor for a truth throughout all the court, that not only all the...
Página 352 - IN the name of the Most Holy Trinity, who inspired me with the idea, and afterwards made it perfectly clear to me, that I could navigate and go to the Indies from Spain, by traversing the ocean westwardly...