The History of America, Band 2Simon Probasco, 1821 - 306 Seiten |
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... Hispaniola . § XXXI , One of his ships lost . § XXXII . Distress of Columbus - Resolves to leave a part of his erew in the island . § XXXIII . Obtains the consent of the natives . § XXXIV . Builds a fort . § XXXV . His instructions to ...
... Hispaniola . § XXXI , One of his ships lost . § XXXII . Distress of Columbus - Resolves to leave a part of his erew in the island . § XXXIII . Obtains the consent of the natives . § XXXIV . Builds a fort . § XXXV . His instructions to ...
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... Hispaniola . § LXXXI . New regulations established . § LXXXII . The disagreeable situation of Columbus . § LXXXIII . He forms new schemes of discovery . § LXXXIV . His fourth voyage . LXXXV . July 14 , -Searches in vain for a passage to ...
... Hispaniola . § LXXXI . New regulations established . § LXXXII . The disagreeable situation of Columbus . § LXXXIII . He forms new schemes of discovery . § LXXXIV . His fourth voyage . LXXXV . July 14 , -Searches in vain for a passage to ...
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... Hispaniola . When he arrived off Navidad , the station in which he had left the thirty - eight men under the command of Arada , he was astonished that none of them appear- ed , and expected at every moment to see them running with trans ...
... Hispaniola . When he arrived off Navidad , the station in which he had left the thirty - eight men under the command of Arada , he was astonished that none of them appear- ed , and expected at every moment to see them running with trans ...
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... Hispaniola , had al- lured them to quit Spain for a barbarous and uncultivated land , where they must either be cut off by famine , or die of unknown dis- tempers . Several of the officers and persons of note , instead of checking ...
... Hispaniola , had al- lured them to quit Spain for a barbarous and uncultivated land , where they must either be cut off by famine , or die of unknown dis- tempers . Several of the officers and persons of note , instead of checking ...
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... Hispaniola before he reached Spain.- Ferdinand and Isabella received him with the respect due to the nearest kinsman of a person whose merit and services render him so conspicuous ; and as they knew what consolation his presence would ...
... Hispaniola before he reached Spain.- Ferdinand and Isabella received him with the respect due to the nearest kinsman of a person whose merit and services render him so conspicuous ; and as they knew what consolation his presence would ...
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Seite 83 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Seite 54 - Heaven was followed by an act of justice to their commander. They threw themselves at the feet of Columbus, with feelings of selfcondemnation mingled with reverence. They implored him to pardon their ignorance, incredulity, and insolence, which had created him so much unnecessary disquiet, and had so often obstructed the prosecution of his well-concerted plan ; and passing, in the warmth of their admiration, from one extreme to another, they now pronounced the man, whom they had so lately reviled...
Seite 55 - European who set foot on the new world which he had discovered. He landed in a rich dress, and with a naked sword in his hand. His men followed, and, kneeling down, they all kissed the ground which they had so long desired to see. They next erected a crucifix, and prostrating themselves before it, returned thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue.
Seite 54 - Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries, perfectly fresh. The clouds around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild and warm, and, during night, the wind became unequal and variable.
Seite 114 - ... returned thanks to God, who had conducted him to a discovery so beneficial to his country, and so honourable to himself. His followers, observing his transports of joy, rushed forward to join in his wonder, exultation, and gratitude. They held on their course to the shore with great alacrity, when Balboa, advancing up to the middle in the waves with his buckler and sword,, took possession of that ocean in the name of the king his master, and vowed to defend it with these arms, against all his...
Seite 55 - ... not foresee the consequences. The dress of the Spaniards, the whiteness of their skins, their beards, their arms, appeared strange and surprising. The vast machines in which they had traversed the ocean, that seemed to move upon the waters with wings, and uttered a dreadful sound resembling thunder, accompanied with lightning and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect theii new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who...
Seite 277 - Lord, who is one and eternal, created the heaven and the earth, and one man and one woman, of whom you and we, and all the men who have been or shall be in the world, are descended. But as it has come to pass through the...
Seite 120 - God and of man ; that unless they were subjected to the dominion of the Spaniards, and compelled to reside under their inspection, it would be impossible to reclaim them from idolatry, or to instruct them in the principles of the Christian faith ; that no...
Seite 104 - ... the great lake near the centre of the country. After residing there about fifty years, they founded a town, since distinguished by the name of Mexico, which, from humble beginnings, soon grew to be the most considerable city in the New World. The Mexicans, long after they were established in their new possessions, continued, like other martial tribes in America, unacquainted with regal dominion, and were governed in peace, and conducted in war, by such as were entitled to pre-eminence by their...
Seite 53 - As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land seemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion. The birds began to appear in flocks, making towards the south-west. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguese navigators, who had been guided in several of their discoveries by the motion of birds, altered his course from due west towards that quarter whither they pointed their flight.