The History of Yucatan: From Its Discovery to the Close of the Seventeenth Century |
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... Mountain of Flints . - Losses and Sufferings of the Troops . - Dangerous Ford . - Scarcity of Provisions . - Cortes reaches the Province of Acuculin . - Tidings of the Bearded Men . " - Capture of Nito by Sandoval . - Close of the March ...
... Mountain of Flints . - Losses and Sufferings of the Troops . - Dangerous Ford . - Scarcity of Provisions . - Cortes reaches the Province of Acuculin . - Tidings of the Bearded Men . " - Capture of Nito by Sandoval . - Close of the March ...
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... mountains . - Intercession of Villalpando and clemency of the Adelantado . - Clerical Autho- rity established . ---- Page 129 CHAPTER X. Bartholomew de las Casas . - His Proposition for converting the Indians . He undertakes a Mission ...
... mountains . - Intercession of Villalpando and clemency of the Adelantado . - Clerical Autho- rity established . ---- Page 129 CHAPTER X. Bartholomew de las Casas . - His Proposition for converting the Indians . He undertakes a Mission ...
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... mountains , but eventually rescued . - Report of the Missionaries 270 CHAPTER XIX . Military Expedition to the Lake of Itza . - Zubiaur appointed to the command . - He reaches the Lake , and meets with a hostile reception . A battle ...
... mountains , but eventually rescued . - Report of the Missionaries 270 CHAPTER XIX . Military Expedition to the Lake of Itza . - Zubiaur appointed to the command . - He reaches the Lake , and meets with a hostile reception . A battle ...
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... mountains , beyond which he trusted to find the long- desired region of Cathay , and , turning his face from the track which , if pursued , would have made him the dis- coverer of Yucatan and Mexico , he bent his course to the continent ...
... mountains , beyond which he trusted to find the long- desired region of Cathay , and , turning his face from the track which , if pursued , would have made him the dis- coverer of Yucatan and Mexico , he bent his course to the continent ...
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... mountains of Caria , turned away to the northward , and discovered a great part of the kingdom of Yucatan1 . " They did not however explore the coast , nor was any landing made by the Spaniards till some years afterwards . To De Solis ...
... mountains of Caria , turned away to the northward , and discovered a great part of the kingdom of Yucatan1 . " They did not however explore the coast , nor was any landing made by the Spaniards till some years afterwards . To De Solis ...
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Acalan Adelantado Alcalde Alonso Amezquita amongst arrived arrows Bacalar baptized Bernal Diaz Bishop cacique called Campeachy Cán Canek canoes Captain Casas Cedula Champoton CHAP Chiapa Christian church coast Cogolludo command Cortes Cozumel Cristoval cross death Delgado despatched dians Diego Velasquez Dolores Don Martin embassy expedition Father Commissary Fcap Francisco Francisco de Montejo Friars Fuensalida gave Governor of Yucatan Grijalva Guatemala Honduras idols Indians inhabitants island Itza Itzaex Itzalans journey Juan King Lacandones lake land leagues letter Mazariegos Merida Mexico mission missionaries Montejo Mopan mountains natives Nohhaa Orbita pacification Paredes party Pedro Peten Portrait Post 8vo President of Guatemala priests prisoners proceeded province Puchutlas reached received river road Royal says Second Edition sent shore Soberanis soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish Tabasco Tayasal tion Tipu took town tribes troops Ursua Velasco vessels Villagutierre Villaquiran Vols Woodcuts Zaclun
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