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Pagina 70
... the French are said to be volatile and frivolous ; the Spaniards proud and cruel
; the English haughty , and evincing too great contempt for strangers ; and we ,
my brethren , of being greedy of gain , and not over scrupulous how we obtain it .
... the French are said to be volatile and frivolous ; the Spaniards proud and cruel
; the English haughty , and evincing too great contempt for strangers ; and we ,
my brethren , of being greedy of gain , and not over scrupulous how we obtain it .
Pagina 129
Among the Spaniards who accompanied me , I discovered some of them to be
the friends or tools of Diego Velasques , * and that envious of my good fortune ,
they were desirous of quitting the country and exciting a revolt against me . Of
these ...
Among the Spaniards who accompanied me , I discovered some of them to be
the friends or tools of Diego Velasques , * and that envious of my good fortune ,
they were desirous of quitting the country and exciting a revolt against me . Of
these ...
Pagina 132
Might not the Mexicans with propriety have asked the Spaniards if they
themselves were less idolatrous ? Bernal Diaz in his account of the expedition of
Cordova , in which he embarked , says that the town of Potonchan in the province
of ...
Might not the Mexicans with propriety have asked the Spaniards if they
themselves were less idolatrous ? Bernal Diaz in his account of the expedition of
Cordova , in which he embarked , says that the town of Potonchan in the province
of ...
Pagina 136
... courage that some of them penetrated into the camp , and fought the Spaniards
hand to hand . We defended ourselves with bravery , and God assisting us , in
four hours we were intrenched and secured from danger in case of a new attack .
... courage that some of them penetrated into the camp , and fought the Spaniards
hand to hand . We defended ourselves with bravery , and God assisting us , in
four hours we were intrenched and secured from danger in case of a new attack .
Pagina 140
Their government is conducted on the principles of justice , and they punish
those who are convicted of crimes ; for on a complaint which I made to
Magiscatzin , the governor , of an Indian having stolen some gold from a
Spaniard , a search ...
Their government is conducted on the principles of justice , and they punish
those who are convicted of crimes ; for on a complaint which I made to
Magiscatzin , the governor , of an Indian having stolen some gold from a
Spaniard , a search ...
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