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... tion to explore the Southern ocean . The place appointed for these purposes was the port of Careta , situated to the west of Darien ; whence there was supposed to be the most convenient route across the mountains . A town called Acla ...
... tion to explore the Southern ocean . The place appointed for these purposes was the port of Careta , situated to the west of Darien ; whence there was supposed to be the most convenient route across the mountains . A town called Acla ...
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... tion of solemnizing his marriage with his daughter , being completely under the influ- ence of an Indian paramour ; that he made use of the friendship of Pedrarias merely to further his own selfish views , intending , as soon as his ...
... tion of solemnizing his marriage with his daughter , being completely under the influ- ence of an Indian paramour ; that he made use of the friendship of Pedrarias merely to further his own selfish views , intending , as soon as his ...
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... tion as calculated to promote the glory of God as well as the dominion of the King . * This * In consequence of the eloquent representations made to the Spanish government by the venerable Las Casas , of the cruel wrongs and oppressions ...
... tion as calculated to promote the glory of God as well as the dominion of the King . * This * In consequence of the eloquent representations made to the Spanish government by the venerable Las Casas , of the cruel wrongs and oppressions ...
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... at the unhappy fate of a man whose gallant deeds had excited their admira- tion , and whose generous qualities had won their hearts . Most of them regarded him as the The Companions of Columbus . 39 -Execution of Vasco Nuñez.
... at the unhappy fate of a man whose gallant deeds had excited their admira- tion , and whose generous qualities had won their hearts . Most of them regarded him as the The Companions of Columbus . 39 -Execution of Vasco Nuñez.
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... tion of the squadron of Cortez , and of his hav- ing sent the caravels to wait for them at the point of Cotoche , with a ransom for their de- liverance , inviting them to hasten and join him at Cozumel . The transport of Aguilar on ...
... tion of the squadron of Cortez , and of his hav- ing sent the caravels to wait for them at the point of Cotoche , with a ransom for their de- liverance , inviting them to hasten and join him at Cozumel . The transport of Aguilar on ...
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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...