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Page 19
... fell in the massacres which followed . Huayna Capac extended the empire beyond the limits of his father's victories . He conquered Tum- bez , and erected in that city a strong fortress , a tem- ple of the sun , and a house for the ...
... fell in the massacres which followed . Huayna Capac extended the empire beyond the limits of his father's victories . He conquered Tum- bez , and erected in that city a strong fortress , a tem- ple of the sun , and a house for the ...
Page 21
... fell in the great square of Cuzco , where he died . The augurs declared that this was a presage of the ruin of the state , and the extinction of their religion . This prodigy was followed , by earthquakes , which threw down high ...
... fell in the great square of Cuzco , where he died . The augurs declared that this was a presage of the ruin of the state , and the extinction of their religion . This prodigy was followed , by earthquakes , which threw down high ...
Page 25
... fell into his hands ; but the narrations of the Spanish historians are to be received with suspicion in these matters , as they were under a strong temptation to blacken the character of a person whom their country- men treated with ...
... fell into his hands ; but the narrations of the Spanish historians are to be received with suspicion in these matters , as they were under a strong temptation to blacken the character of a person whom their country- men treated with ...
Page 35
... fell , nor was any one wounded except Pizarro , who received a trifling hurt in the hand . scene . From bloodshed the conquerors proceeded to pil- lage . Gold , silver , jewels , fine garments , and other valuable commodities lay before ...
... fell , nor was any one wounded except Pizarro , who received a trifling hurt in the hand . scene . From bloodshed the conquerors proceeded to pil- lage . Gold , silver , jewels , fine garments , and other valuable commodities lay before ...
Page 41
... against his murderers ; they all speedily got their deserts . " The robbers quarrelled over their booty , and fell , one after another , by massacre and assassination ! CAUPOLICAN . CAUPOLICAN . CAUPOLICAN , a chief of the ATAHUALPA . 41.
... against his murderers ; they all speedily got their deserts . " The robbers quarrelled over their booty , and fell , one after another , by massacre and assassination ! CAUPOLICAN . CAUPOLICAN . CAUPOLICAN , a chief of the ATAHUALPA . 41.
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