Parley's Cabinet Library: Manners, customs, and antiquities of the Indians of North and South AmericaBradbury, Soden & Company, 1843 |
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... Mexico had its foundation laid from these statues . The entrances and angles of the edifices of Mexico , were profusely ornamented with carved images of animals and fantastic deities . Sculptured images were exceedingly numerous , and a ...
... Mexico had its foundation laid from these statues . The entrances and angles of the edifices of Mexico , were profusely ornamented with carved images of animals and fantastic deities . Sculptured images were exceedingly numerous , and a ...
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... MEXICO . - In the preceding pages we have not noticed several tribes occupying the northern border of Mexico , which in the time of Cortés lived a wandering life , and main- tained their wild independence . Many of these were never ...
... MEXICO . - In the preceding pages we have not noticed several tribes occupying the northern border of Mexico , which in the time of Cortés lived a wandering life , and main- tained their wild independence . Many of these were never ...
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... Mexico , as is well known , was totally destroyed by Cortés . The other cities of Mexico and Guatimala were in process of time de- populated , fell into decay , and their ruins became so overgrown with trees that all knowledge of them ...
... Mexico , as is well known , was totally destroyed by Cortés . The other cities of Mexico and Guatimala were in process of time de- populated , fell into decay , and their ruins became so overgrown with trees that all knowledge of them ...
Contents
THE MEXICAN INDIANS | 7 |
ANTIQUITIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA | 89 |
INDIANS OF PERU | 105 |
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Abipones America Anahuac ancient animals antiquities appear Araucanians arrows Atahualpa Aztec beautiful birds body caciques called Camanchees ceremony character chief Cholula civilization cloth colors conquest corn Cortés cotton covered cultivated customs Cuzco dance death dress dwellings earth enemies fastened feast feathers feet high fish flesh flowers gold ground hair head horses houses Huascar Huayna Capac human hundred hunting idol Incas Indians inhabitants kind lake language live lodge maize Manco Capac manner Mexicans Mexico miles Montezuma mounds mountains nation noble ornaments Osage painting palace Palenque party Pawnees person Peru Peruvians possessed present priests pulque Quito race remains resembling river ruins sacrifice savage scalps sculptured seen side silver skins sometimes songs Spaniards Spanish Spirit square stone temple terrace Tezcuco tion Toltecs trees tribes tumuli village warriors whole wigwam wild women woods yanaconas