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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... whole demeanor , tempered by an expression of benignity not to have been anticipated from the reports circulated of his character , was worthy of a great prince . Such is the picture left to us of the celebrated Indian Emperor in this ...
... whole demeanor , tempered by an expression of benignity not to have been anticipated from the reports circulated of his character , was worthy of a great prince . Such is the picture left to us of the celebrated Indian Emperor in this ...
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... whole career , seem to have imparted additional energy , rather than dismay , to the heart of Cortéz , and which prove him to have been , like Nelson , a man who never knew the sensation of fear . Nor must it be imagined that difficulty ...
... whole career , seem to have imparted additional energy , rather than dismay , to the heart of Cortéz , and which prove him to have been , like Nelson , a man who never knew the sensation of fear . Nor must it be imagined that difficulty ...
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... whole of this march the fainting and dis- pirited band was , ever and anon , assailed by detached squadrons of the enemy , who threw stones and rolled rocks on the men as they passed beneath precipices , or assaulted them with arrows ...
... whole of this march the fainting and dis- pirited band was , ever and anon , assailed by detached squadrons of the enemy , who threw stones and rolled rocks on the men as they passed beneath precipices , or assaulted them with arrows ...
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... whole reliance consisted in adroitly playing off one part of the Indian popula- tion against another . If he lost the aid , alliance , or neutrality of the Tlascalans , his cause was lost , and all hope of reconquest , or perhaps even ...
... whole reliance consisted in adroitly playing off one part of the Indian popula- tion against another . If he lost the aid , alliance , or neutrality of the Tlascalans , his cause was lost , and all hope of reconquest , or perhaps even ...
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... whole body . He had also much defensive armor of quilted cotton , ornamented with feathers in different devices , and casques for the head , made of wood and bone , with plumes of feathers , and many other articles too tedious to ...
... whole body . He had also much defensive armor of quilted cotton , ornamented with feathers in different devices , and casques for the head , made of wood and bone , with plumes of feathers , and many other articles too tedious to ...
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