The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Volumes 1-2Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819 - America |
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... liberty to engage in new undertakings ; this , as well as the mark of royal favour with which Columbus had lately been honoured , encouraged his friends to appear with greater confi- dence than formerly , in support of his scheme . Of ...
... liberty to engage in new undertakings ; this , as well as the mark of royal favour with which Columbus had lately been honoured , encouraged his friends to appear with greater confi- dence than formerly , in support of his scheme . Of ...
Page 39
... liberty . Columbus employed several months in the year 1495 , in march- ing through the island , and in subjecting it to the Spanish govern- ment , without meeting with any opposition . He imposed a tax upon all the inhabitants above ...
... liberty . Columbus employed several months in the year 1495 , in march- ing through the island , and in subjecting it to the Spanish govern- ment , without meeting with any opposition . He imposed a tax upon all the inhabitants above ...
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... liberty was so grievous , that they had recourse to an expedient to deliver themselves from a yoke , imposed upon them by a handful of strangers , to whom they were under no obligations . Their impatience and despair prompted them to ...
... liberty was so grievous , that they had recourse to an expedient to deliver themselves from a yoke , imposed upon them by a handful of strangers , to whom they were under no obligations . Their impatience and despair prompted them to ...
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... liberty : by this he allured all those that were disgusted with the country , and disappointed in their views . He soothed Roldan's pride , by promising to restore him to his former office ; and by complying with the commands of others ...
... liberty : by this he allured all those that were disgusted with the country , and disappointed in their views . He soothed Roldan's pride , by promising to restore him to his former office ; and by complying with the commands of others ...
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... liberty all the prisoners confined by the admiral ; and summoned him to appear before his tribunal to answer for his conduct , sending him , at the s same time , a copy of the royal mandate , by which Columbus was enjoined to yield ...
... liberty all the prisoners confined by the admiral ; and summoned him to appear before his tribunal to answer for his conduct , sending him , at the s same time , a copy of the royal mandate , by which Columbus was enjoined to yield ...
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