Works, Volumes 23-24Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... anchor , but we broke two cables , and one ship began to drag her anchor . Ah ! the danger was terrible , for if SPANIARDS LAND AT CHANPOTON . 21 our last cable had.
... anchor , but we broke two cables , and one ship began to drag her anchor . Ah ! the danger was terrible , for if SPANIARDS LAND AT CHANPOTON . 21 our last cable had.
Page 21
... anchor . On this coast the tide runs out so far that there is danger of the ships being stranded , so for fear of this we dropped anchor at the distance of a league from the shore , and we landed in that bay from the vessel of least ...
... anchor . On this coast the tide runs out so far that there is danger of the ships being stranded , so for fear of this we dropped anchor at the distance of a league from the shore , and we landed in that bay from the vessel of least ...
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... anchors and cables , so that the ships rode in safety for two days and nights . Then we got up anchor and set sail continuing our voyage back to the island of Cuba . The pilot Alaminos then took council with the other two pilots , and ...
... anchors and cables , so that the ships rode in safety for two days and nights . Then we got up anchor and set sail continuing our voyage back to the island of Cuba . The pilot Alaminos then took council with the other two pilots , and ...
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Aguilar Alaminos Alonzo already anchor arrived arrow wound asked attack Ávila barter battle beads Bernal Díaz boats brought Caciques called canoes Cape Catoche Captain carried Cempoala Chanpoton CHAPTER chief coast Coatzacoalcos conquest Cortés ordered Cozumel Cristóbal crossbows Cruz Diego de Ordás Diego Velásquez Doña Marina expedition EXTRACTS FROM INTRODUCTION fat Cacique fleet Francisco de Lugo Francisco de Montejo Francisco Hernández gave gold Gomara Gonzalo Governor Guatemala happened Havana Hernández de Córdova Hernando Cortés horses Idols Indians Isla Island of Cuba Juan de Grijalva killed knew lances land leagues leave Lord maize Majesty March Maya Mexicans Mexico Montezuma Nahua named natives Pedro de Alvarado pilot port Potonchan province Rio de Grijalva river sail Santiago de Cuba sent ships shore soldiers soon Spain Spaniards story sword Tabasco tell things Tlaxcalans told took town TRANSLATOR Trinidad vessels voyage warriors wished Yucatan