The History of America, Band 3W. Strahan [etc.] and J. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1780 |
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... gold and filver . BUT , notwithstanding those favourable ap- pearances , magnified beyond the truth , both by the vanity of the perfons who brought the report from Tacamez , and by the fond ima- gination of those who liftened to them ...
... gold and filver . BUT , notwithstanding those favourable ap- pearances , magnified beyond the truth , both by the vanity of the perfons who brought the report from Tacamez , and by the fond ima- gination of those who liftened to them ...
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... gold and filver , not only in the ornaments of their perfons and temples , but in feveral veffels and utenfils for common use , formed of the fame precious metals , as left no room to doubt that these abounded with pro- fufion in the ...
... gold and filver , not only in the ornaments of their perfons and temples , but in feveral veffels and utenfils for common use , formed of the fame precious metals , as left no room to doubt that these abounded with pro- fufion in the ...
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... gold and filver , as well as some speci- mens of their other works of ingenuity , and two young men , whom he proposed to inftruct in the Castilian language , that they might serve as interpreters in the expedition which he me ...
... gold and filver , as well as some speci- mens of their other works of ingenuity , and two young men , whom he proposed to inftruct in the Castilian language , that they might serve as interpreters in the expedition which he me ...
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... gold and filver , to the amount of thirty thoufand pefos , with other booty of fuch va- lue , as difpelled all their doubts , and infpired the most defponding with fanguine hopes ' . Herrera , dec . 4. lib . vii . c . 9. lib . ii . c ...
... gold and filver , to the amount of thirty thoufand pefos , with other booty of fuch va- lue , as difpelled all their doubts , and infpired the most defponding with fanguine hopes ' . Herrera , dec . 4. lib . vii . c . 9. lib . ii . c ...
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... gold and filver in which the repast offered to them was ferved up , the mul- titude of utensils of every kind formed of those precious metals , opened profpects far exceed- D 3 ing Book VI . ing any idea of opulence that a HISTORY OF ...
... gold and filver in which the repast offered to them was ferved up , the mul- titude of utensils of every kind formed of those precious metals , opened profpects far exceed- D 3 ing Book VI . ing any idea of opulence that a HISTORY OF ...
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accuſtomed againſt Almagro almoſt America Atahualpa BOOK VIII coaft colonies commerce confequence confiderable confidered conqueft Cortes courſe Cuzco defcription diftrict diſcovered dominions ecclefiaftics empire eſtabliſhed fame fecure feems fent ferved fervice fettled fettlements feveral fhould filver firft firſt fituation fociety foldiers fome foon fovereign fpecies fpirit ftate ftill fubfiftence fubjects fuccefs fuch fuffered fuperior fupply fyftem Galicia Gomara Gonzalo Pizarro greateſt Herrera Hift hiftory himſelf Inca increaſe Indians induſtry inftitutions inhabitants intercourfe intereft iſland jurifdiction Kingdom of Granada labour lefs Manco Capac meaſures ment Mexican Mexican empire Mexico mines moft monarchs moſt muſt narchs NOTE obferved occafion Panama pefos perfons Peru Peruvians Pizarro poffeffed poffeffion prefent progrefs provinces publiſhed purpoſe Quito raiſed refidence refpect ſcheme ſeveral Spain Spaniards Spaniſh ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion trade Ulloa uſe vaft Vega viceroy Villa Segnor whofe Zarate
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Seite 39 - Pizarro, at the head of his chosen band, advanced directly towards the inca; and though his nobles crowded around him with officious zeal, and fell in numbers at his feet, while they vied one with another in sacrificing their own lives, that they might cover the sacred person of their sovereign, the Spaniards soon penetrated to the royal seat; and Pizarro...
Seite 221 - ... appease the wrath of their gods, and the Mexicans never approached their altars without sprinkling them with blood drawn from their own bodies. But, of all offerings, human sacrifices were deemed the most acceptable. This religious belief mingling with the implacable spirit of vengeance, and adding new force to it, every captive taken in war was brought to the temple, was devoted as a victim to the deity, and sacrificed with rites no less solemn than cruel.
Seite 38 - ... rightful possessor, refused to confirm it ; that he had no inclination to renounce the religious institutions established by his ancestors ; nor would he forsake the service of the Sun, the immortal divinity whom he and his people revered, in order to worship the God of the Spaniards, who was subject to death ; that with respect to other matters contained in...
Seite 236 - At the head of all were the children of the Sun, who by their high descent and peculiar privileges, were as much exalted above the Orejones, as these were elevated above the people.
Seite 262 - Spaniards, alarmed at this encroachment, endeavoured by negotiation, remonstrances, and open force, to prevent the English from obtaining any footing on that part of the American continent. But after struggling against it for more than a century, the disasters of last war extorted from the court of Madrid a reluctant consent to tolerate this settlement of foreigners in the heart of its territories".
Seite 192 - They were imposed according to established rules, and each knew what share of the common burden he had to bear. As the use of money was unknown, all the taxes were paid in kind, and thus not only the natural productions of all the different provinces in the empire, but every species of manufacture, and every work of ingenuity and art, were collected in the public storehouses.
Seite 102 - June, at mid-day, the season of tranquillity and repose in all sultry climates, Herrada, at the head of eighteen of the most determined conspirators, sallied out of Almagro's house in complete armour ; and, drawing their swords, as they advanced hastily towards the governor's palace, cried out, " Long live the king, but let the tyrant die !" Their associates, warned of their motions by a signal, were in arms at different stations ready to support them.
Seite 36 - ... almost covered with plates of gold and silver enriched with precious stones, was carried on the shoulders of his principal attendants. Behind him came some chief officers of his court, carried in the same manner. Several bands of singers and dancers accompanied this cavalcade, and the whole plain was covered with troops, amounting to more than thirty thousand men.
Seite 176 - 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 wisdom or their valour. But among them, as in other...
Seite 227 - ... of Manco Capac married their own sisters, and no person was ever admitted to the throne who could not claim it by such a pure descent.