The conquest of PeruSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1849 - 90 pages |
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adventurers Almagro anchor army arrived Atahuallpa Balboa brother brought called Caxa Caxamalca Chimborazo coast Columbus command comrades confederates conquer conquest of Peru Cordilleras coun countrymen crown Cuzco Darien dear boy death discoveries dominions Emperor expedition favourable force FRANCISCO PIZARRO friends gave gold and silver Gorgona governor heard Henry Hernando de Soto Hernando Pizarro hope Huascar Huayna Capac Inca noble Inca's Indians island of Gallo Isthmus Isthmus of Darien Juan leave Lucque malca Manco Miguel monarch mother mountains named natives Nombre de Dios obtained once Pacific Ocean Pedrarias perils Peruvians Pizarro found possession prepared prince prison PRODUCTS OF PERU Puerto de Pinas Puná Quemada Quito reached received reigned rejoice remained return to Panama rich land Ruiz sailed seen sent shore soldiers soon southwards Spain Spaniards Spanish steer direct Tafur tained tell thought tion told Tumbez vessel voyage whence Zaran zarro
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Page 31 - It was conducted over pathless sierras buried, in snow; galleries were cut for leagues through the living rock ; rivers were crossed by means of bridges that swung suspended in the air ; precipices were scaled by stairways hewn out of the native bed ; ravines of hideous depth were filled up with solid masonry ; in short, all the difficulties that beset a wild and mountainous region, and which might appal the most courageous engineer of modern times, were encountered and successfully overcome.
Page 77 - ... and the guards, together with those in immediate attendance on the prince, were distinguished by a rich azure livery, and a profusion of gay ornaments, while the large pendants attached to the ears indicated the Peruvian noble. Elevated high above his vassals came the Inca Atahuallpa, borne on a sedan or open litter, on which was a sort of throne made of massive gold of inestimable value.
Page 81 - Pizarro that if he would set him free he would engage to cover the floor of the apartment on which they stood with gold. Those present listened with an incredulous smile ; and, as the Inca received no answer, he said, with some emphasis, that " he would not merely cover the floor, but would fill the room with gold as high as he could reach;" and, standing on tiptoe, he stretched out his hand against the wall.
Page 77 - Tell your comrades that they shall give me an account of their doings in my land. I will not go from here till they have made me full satisfaction for all the wrongs they have committed.
Page 28 - The topographical aspect of the country is very remarkable. A strip of land rarely exceeding twenty leagues in width, runs along the coast, and is hemmed in through its whole extent by a colossal range of mountains, which, advancing from the Straits of Magellan, reaches its highest elevation...
Page 31 - Cordillera; and, as the different elevations had the effect of difference of latitude, they exhibited in regular gradation every variety of vegetable form, from the stimulated growth of the tropics to the temperate products of a northern clime; while flocks of llamas — the Peruvian sheep — wandered with their shepherds over the broad, snow-covered wastes on the crests of the sierra, which rose beyond the limits of cultivation. An industrious...
Page 6 - Balboa achieved the formidable adventure of scaling the mountain-rampart of the isthmus which divides the two mighty oceans from each other ; when, armed with sword and buckler, he rushed into the waters of the Pacific, and cried out, in the true chivalrous vein, that "he claimed this unknown sea, with all that it contained, for the King of Castile, and that he would make good the claim against all, Christian or infidel, who dared to gainsay it...
Page 29 - The face of the country would appear to be peculiarly unfavourable to the purposes both of agriculture and of internal communication. The sandy strip along the coast, where rain rarely falls, is fed only by a few scanty streams, that furnish a remarkable contrast to the vast volumes of water which roll down the eastern sides of the Cordilleras into the Atlantic.
Page 9 - THE territory now occupied or claimed by the American Union spreads from the shores of the Atlantic to those of the Pacific Ocean. On the East and West its limits are those of the continent itself. On the South it advances nearly to the...
Page 31 - Peruvian sheep— wandered with their shepherds over the broad, snow-covered wastes on the crests of the sierra, which rose beyond the limits of cultivation. An industrious population settled along the lofty regions of the plateaus, and towns and hamlets, clustering amidst orchards and widespreading gardens, seemed suspended in the air far above the ordinary elevation of the clouds.