Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of PeruFunk & Wagnalls Company, 1931 - 173 pages |
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... valley of Cajamarca . These embassies brought gifts from the Inca , exquisite carvings in gold and emerald , accompanied by a message to the effect that the Inca was encamped at the hot springs near Cajamarca , and that the latter city ...
... valley of Cajamarca . These embassies brought gifts from the Inca , exquisite carvings in gold and emerald , accompanied by a message to the effect that the Inca was encamped at the hot springs near Cajamarca , and that the latter city ...
Page 91
... valley rose the city of Caja- marca . Its principal building , partly sur- rounding a central square , was a huge ... valley ; and in the heart of this valley loomed the tents and pavilions of the Inca's army . Acres were covered by the ...
... valley rose the city of Caja- marca . Its principal building , partly sur- rounding a central square , was a huge ... valley ; and in the heart of this valley loomed the tents and pavilions of the Inca's army . Acres were covered by the ...
Page 92
... valley of sun- shine and inviting verdure , with that sinister multitude of unknown soldiers in its midst , seemed a mad act for the two hundred men- strangers in a strange land - who had toiled up from the coast . But it was too late ...
... valley of sun- shine and inviting verdure , with that sinister multitude of unknown soldiers in its midst , seemed a mad act for the two hundred men- strangers in a strange land - who had toiled up from the coast . But it was too late ...
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CHAPTER | 7 |
IIFROM SWineherd to CaptainGENERAL | 24 |
IIITHE Land of the SUN | 53 |
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