The Great Antilles. Porto Rico. Guam. HawaiiJ. C. Winston Company, 1906 |
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... population of a million natives on this island lost their lives . ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPARTIMIENTO SYSTEM . Spain in 1496 , leav- Columbus had returned to ing his brother in command . During the absence • THE REPARTIMIENTO SYSTEM . 21 ...
... population of a million natives on this island lost their lives . ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPARTIMIENTO SYSTEM . Spain in 1496 , leav- Columbus had returned to ing his brother in command . During the absence • THE REPARTIMIENTO SYSTEM . 21 ...
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... population of the islands by Span- iards . The new possessions had begun to pour im- mense wealth into the coffers of the mother coun- try , but it was at the expense of the lives of millions of those gentle souls who , Columbus had ...
... population of the islands by Span- iards . The new possessions had begun to pour im- mense wealth into the coffers of the mother coun- try , but it was at the expense of the lives of millions of those gentle souls who , Columbus had ...
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... POPULATION HAS DIMINISHED AND ENTIRELY CHANGED SINCE THE DISCOVERY . The total population of the Great Antilles is somewhat less than four millions . This number probably falls short of the population of the islands at the time of their ...
... POPULATION HAS DIMINISHED AND ENTIRELY CHANGED SINCE THE DISCOVERY . The total population of the Great Antilles is somewhat less than four millions . This number probably falls short of the population of the islands at the time of their ...
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... for long past a dense population has been supported by the tillage of the soil , a large proportion of which is under cultivation ; hence very little indigenous vegetation remains . The flora of the island is notable for the beauty.
... for long past a dense population has been supported by the tillage of the soil , a large proportion of which is under cultivation ; hence very little indigenous vegetation remains . The flora of the island is notable for the beauty.
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... population of Porto Rico increased rapidly . In 1800 it was treble what it had been in 1765 ; and in 1832 it had reached one third of a million ; in 1860 , five hundred thousand , and at the close of the century had passed the mil- lion ...
... population of Porto Rico increased rapidly . In 1800 it was treble what it had been in 1765 ; and in 1832 it had reached one third of a million ; in 1860 , five hundred thousand , and at the close of the century had passed the mil- lion ...
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Página 535 - The Canal, when constructed, and the entrances thereto shall be neutral in perpetuity, and shall be opened upon the terms provided for by Section I of Article three of, and in conformity with all the stipulations of, the treaty entered into by the Governments of the United States and Great Britain on November 18, 1901.
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