The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 385 pages |
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... given me . The wars of the natives with the Spaniards being , however , the only proper sub- ject of Chilian History , and but two having occurred since the above period , the first in 1722 , and the second in 1767 , I have been enabled ...
... given me . The wars of the natives with the Spaniards being , however , the only proper sub- ject of Chilian History , and but two having occurred since the above period , the first in 1722 , and the second in 1767 , I have been enabled ...
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... given an account of this unfortunate expedition concur in saying , that of all this army not one would have escaped with life , had not Almagro , resolutely pushing forward with a few horse , sent them timely suc- cours and provisions ...
... given an account of this unfortunate expedition concur in saying , that of all this army not one would have escaped with life , had not Almagro , resolutely pushing forward with a few horse , sent them timely suc- cours and provisions ...
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... given its name to the whole nation , either from its having been the first to unite with the neighbouring provinces , or from having at some remote period reduced them under its dominion . This people , ever enthusi- astically attached ...
... given its name to the whole nation , either from its having been the first to unite with the neighbouring provinces , or from having at some remote period reduced them under its dominion . This people , ever enthusi- astically attached ...
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... a name of reproach , given them by the Spaniards , and signifying rebels or wild - men - aucani is to rebel , to make a riot - auca - cahual ( cevallo ) is a wild horse . - E . E. some mouth , even and white teeth , muscular and 54.
... a name of reproach , given them by the Spaniards , and signifying rebels or wild - men - aucani is to rebel , to make a riot - auca - cahual ( cevallo ) is a wild horse . - E . E. some mouth , even and white teeth , muscular and 54.
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... given some account of the dwellings of the ancient Chilians ; the Arauca- nians , tenacious , as are all nations not corrupted by luxury , of the customs of their country , have made no change in their mode of building . But , as they ...
... given some account of the dwellings of the ancient Chilians ; the Arauca- nians , tenacious , as are all nations not corrupted by luxury , of the customs of their country , have made no change in their mode of building . But , as they ...
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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...