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Page 53
... Indians . came slowly in pursuit of him . Our people then arranged an ambuscade , by which they killed three or four Indians , and the rest fled ; after which we returned towards the boats , and embarked and came to the ships . And from ...
... Indians . came slowly in pursuit of him . Our people then arranged an ambuscade , by which they killed three or four Indians , and the rest fled ; after which we returned towards the boats , and embarked and came to the ships . And from ...
Page 120
... Indians remained where they were . When our men had passed , the Indians went round by another way to guard their huts , and stood in fours at the entrances , crying to our men : " afuera ! afuera ! " and , that they might not think ...
... Indians remained where they were . When our men had passed , the Indians went round by another way to guard their huts , and stood in fours at the entrances , crying to our men : " afuera ! afuera ! " and , that they might not think ...
Page 181
... Indians , more than 100,000 ; and as many from that of San Christoval , which has a circumference of more than 100 leagues . The Indians we took as interpreters , who are natives of that island , say that the king thereof is called Guan ...
... Indians , more than 100,000 ; and as many from that of San Christoval , which has a circumference of more than 100 leagues . The Indians we took as interpreters , who are natives of that island , say that the king thereof is called Guan ...
Contents
PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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