Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican: A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time : with a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization, a Historical Sketch of the Late War, and Notices of New Mexico and California, Volumen1S. Drake, 1853 |
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... five hundred and fifty - three soldiers , including thirty - two crossbow- men and thirteen arquebusiers , besides two hundred Indians of the island and a few native women , for menial offices . The ordnance consisted of ten , heavy ...
... five hundred and fifty - three soldiers , including thirty - two crossbow- men and thirteen arquebusiers , besides two hundred Indians of the island and a few native women , for menial offices . The ordnance consisted of ten , heavy ...
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... five miles in length , con- structed of huge stones , which passed along the narrow strait of sand that separated the waters of Chalco from those of Tezcoco . The lakes were covered with boats filled with natives . Floating LAKE OF ...
... five miles in length , con- structed of huge stones , which passed along the narrow strait of sand that separated the waters of Chalco from those of Tezcoco . The lakes were covered with boats filled with natives . Floating LAKE OF ...
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... five stairways . Within the enclosure , built of stone and crowned with battlements , a village of five hundred houses might have been built . Its area was paved with smooth and polished stones , and the pyramid that rose in its centre ...
... five stairways . Within the enclosure , built of stone and crowned with battlements , a village of five hundred houses might have been built . Its area was paved with smooth and polished stones , and the pyramid that rose in its centre ...
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... five human hearts ; and , in these dens of inhu- manity , Bernal Diaz tells us , that the " stench was more intolerable than in the slaughter houses of Castile ! " Such is a brief summary of the observations made by the Spaniards during ...
... five human hearts ; and , in these dens of inhu- manity , Bernal Diaz tells us , that the " stench was more intolerable than in the slaughter houses of Castile ! " Such is a brief summary of the observations made by the Spaniards during ...
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... five or six hundred Mexicans , began to throw their missiles into the Spanish garrison , whilst the natives , under the shelter of the sanctuaries , were screened from the fire of the besieged . It was necessary to dislodge this ...
... five or six hundred Mexicans , began to throw their missiles into the Spanish garrison , whilst the natives , under the shelter of the sanctuaries , were screened from the fire of the besieged . It was necessary to dislodge this ...
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