Lives of Celebrated American IndiansRand and Mann, 1849 - 315 páginas |
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... whole army , accompanied with droves of domestic animals , passed over it in safety . Bridges of this kind are at this day common in South America . When he captured the town of Tiahuanaca , near the lake Chucuytu , he found there a ...
... whole army , accompanied with droves of domestic animals , passed over it in safety . Bridges of this kind are at this day common in South America . When he captured the town of Tiahuanaca , near the lake Chucuytu , he found there a ...
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... whole extent . During the wars with the Spaniards , this road was in a great measure destroyed , in order to render the passes as difficult as possible . " We found , " says Humboldt , " at heights surpassing that of the Peak of ...
... whole extent . During the wars with the Spaniards , this road was in a great measure destroyed , in order to render the passes as difficult as possible . " We found , " says Humboldt , " at heights surpassing that of the Peak of ...
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... whole empire , and was crowned at Tomebamba . Huascar , in the meantime , had recruited his shattered forces , and now advanced to meet his rival . Each army consisted of about eighty thousand men . the province of Paltas , a general ...
... whole empire , and was crowned at Tomebamba . Huascar , in the meantime , had recruited his shattered forces , and now advanced to meet his rival . Each army consisted of about eighty thousand men . the province of Paltas , a general ...
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... whole force were ordered to keep within the square and await the pre- concerted signals . With the dawn of day , the Peruvian camp was perceived to be in motion ; but as the Inca was desir- ous of appearing with the greatest possible ...
... whole force were ordered to keep within the square and await the pre- concerted signals . With the dawn of day , the Peruvian camp was perceived to be in motion ; but as the Inca was desir- ous of appearing with the greatest possible ...
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... whole plain was covered with troops to the number of thirty thousand men . The Spanish historian , Herrera , in order to palliate the atrocious conduct of Pizarro , affects to believe that Atahualpa meditated a treacherous attack upon ...
... whole plain was covered with troops to the number of thirty thousand men . The Spanish historian , Herrera , in order to palliate the atrocious conduct of Pizarro , affects to believe that Atahualpa meditated a treacherous attack upon ...
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Abipones alarm Americans appears Araucanians arms army arrived arrows Atahualpa attack battle began Black Hawk body Brant British brother cacique canoes Caupolican chief Cofachiqui commander Cortez council countrymen courage Cuzco death despatched emperor empire enemy English escaped expedition father fell fight fire fled followed force frontier garrison gave gold hands head honor horses hostile Huascar Huayna Capac hundred iards Ietan immediately Inca Indians inhabitants instantly invaders Itzcoatl Jamestown killed king lake land Lautaro Manco Manco Capac manner Mayta Capac Mexicans Mexico Montezuma nation natives neighborhood noble Opechancanough ordered party peace person Peru Peruvians Philip Pizarro Pocahontas Pontiac possession Powhatan prisoner quarters Quetzalcoatl received replied retreat river rushed sagacity savage sent Shawanese Smith Soto Spaniards Spanish spirit sword Tascaluza Tecumseh Tepanecan territory tion told took tories town treachery tribes troops Tucapel Tupac Amaru visited Vitachuco warriors whole wigwam Xolotl