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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Page 10
... secure the patronage of some of the considerable powers in Europe , capable of under- taking such an enterprise , His affection for his native country not extinguished by absence , he wished should reap the fruits of his labours and ...
... secure the patronage of some of the considerable powers in Europe , capable of under- taking such an enterprise , His affection for his native country not extinguished by absence , he wished should reap the fruits of his labours and ...
Page 27
... secure those advantages which it was reasonable to expect from his discoveries . To this proposal all his men as- sented , and many offered voluntarily to remain behind . Guaca- nahari was pleased with the proposition , as he conceived ...
... secure those advantages which it was reasonable to expect from his discoveries . To this proposal all his men as- sented , and many offered voluntarily to remain behind . Guaca- nahari was pleased with the proposition , as he conceived ...
Page 28
... secure the colony , he left Navidad on the fourth day of January , 1493 , and steering to- wards the east , on the sixth he discovered La Pinta , after a sepa ration of more than six weeks . Pinzon endeavoured to justify his conduct ...
... secure the colony , he left Navidad on the fourth day of January , 1493 , and steering to- wards the east , on the sixth he discovered La Pinta , after a sepa ration of more than six weeks . Pinzon endeavoured to justify his conduct ...
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... secure the friendship of some potentate of the country , in or- der to facilitate the settlement which he intended . Therefore , in order to prevent any future injury , he made choice of a more healthy situation than that of Navidad ...
... secure the friendship of some potentate of the country , in or- der to facilitate the settlement which he intended . Therefore , in order to prevent any future injury , he made choice of a more healthy situation than that of Navidad ...
Page 53
... secure them a gracious re- ception at the Spanish court . One of the ships that escaped had on board all the effects of Columbus , which had been recovered from the wreck of his for- tune . Historians , universally attribute this event ...
... secure them a gracious re- ception at the Spanish court . One of the ships that escaped had on board all the effects of Columbus , which had been recovered from the wreck of his for- tune . Historians , universally attribute this event ...
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