The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 385 pages |
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... established himself with his court in the neighbouring pro- vince of Attacama , and entrusted the command of the expedition to Sinchiruca , a prince of the blood royal . Preceded , according to the specious custom of the Peruvians , by ...
... established himself with his court in the neighbouring pro- vince of Attacama , and entrusted the command of the expedition to Sinchiruca , a prince of the blood royal . Preceded , according to the specious custom of the Peruvians , by ...
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... established them- selves in large villages , called cara , a name which they at present give to the Spanish cities , or in small ones , which they denominated lov . But these accidental collections had not the form of the present ...
... established them- selves in large villages , called cara , a name which they at present give to the Spanish cities , or in small ones , which they denominated lov . But these accidental collections had not the form of the present ...
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... established by hereditary right , a custom that proves the antiquity of these political assemblages . Among other savage nations , strength , skill in hunting , or martial prowess , were the first steps to au thority , and afterwards ...
... established by hereditary right , a custom that proves the antiquity of these political assemblages . Among other savage nations , strength , skill in hunting , or martial prowess , were the first steps to au thority , and afterwards ...
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... establish himself either by favour or force . His fatal experience of the mountain road , determined him to take that of the sea - coast , by which he reconducted his troops with very little loss . On his return to Peru in 1538 , he ...
... establish himself either by favour or force . His fatal experience of the mountain road , determined him to take that of the sea - coast , by which he reconducted his troops with very little loss . On his return to Peru in 1538 , he ...
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... establish a permanent settlement in the country , set out on his march in the year 1540 , with 200 Spaniards , and a numerous body of Peruvian auxiliaries , accompanied by some monks , several women , and a great number of European ...
... establish a permanent settlement in the country , set out on his march in the year 1540 , with 200 Spaniards , and a numerous body of Peruvian auxiliaries , accompanied by some monks , several women , and a great number of European ...
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admapu Angol ANN RADCLIFFE Antiguenu appeared appointed Arau Araucanians Arauco Archipelago arms arrival attack Author battle besieged Bio-bio Boards Brit called Canete canians Caupolican cavalry CHAP chief Chili Chilian Chiloé civil Colocolo command containing Copiapo Crit Cujo death defeated Don Garcia enemy English Engravings European expedition favour foolscap 8vo fortress garrison give governor Grammar History horse Huilliches hundred illustrated Indians inhabitants island Jago killed language large vols Lautaro LINDLEY MURRAY Lumaco manner Maúle military mountains nation natives neral nians notwithstanding observed occasion officers Osorno particles peace Pedro Pehuenches person Peru Peruvians Plates POEMS possess present Price 12s principal prisoners Promaucians provinces Puelches Puren rendered retired river ROBERT SOUTHEY royal Second Edition sent settlements shore siege soldiers Spain Spaniards tained tenses thousand tion Toqui tribes troops Tucapel Ulmenes Valdivia valiant valour verb Villagran Volume whence
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Page 388 - F., Travels in South America, during the years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804; containing a description of the Captain-Generalship of Caraccas, and an account of the discovery, conquest, topography, legislature, commerce, finance, and natural productions of the country; with a view of the manners and customs of the Spaniards and the native Indians, translated from the French, two volumes, London, 1807.
Page 193 - A detachment of cavalry was immediately sent under the guidance of this spy, and at day break made prisoner of that great man, but not till after a gallant resistance from ten of his most faithful soldiers, who would not abandon him. His wife, who never ceased exhorting him to die rather than surrender, on seeing him taken, indignantly threw towards him his infant son, saying, she would retain nothing that belonged to a coward. The detachment returned to the city amidst the rejoicings of the populace,...
Page 160 - There was one province, the population of which amounted, it is said, "to twelve thousand persons, of which number, not more than one hundred escaped with life." In accordance with the settlement enjoined by Valdivia, two officers of note, Alderete and one Francis Aiguirre, had precedence of Villagran in the government, but their absence at the time of the first viceroy's decease, left him without a rival. The return of Aiguirre to Chili threatened to involve...