History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800

History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800 - The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7

Other archaic letter substitutions include "b" for "v" and "i" for "y" and vice versa. These have been left as printed. Origin and Character of the ConquerorThe Triumvirate Copartnership of Pizarro, Friar Luque, and Diego de Almagro for Continuing the Discovery of AndagoyaDepartureAttitude of PedrariasSlow Development of their PlansReturn and RembarkationPersistence of PizarroSufferings on Gallo IslandFate DefiedDiscovery of Tumbez and the Coast BeyondReturn to PanamPizarro Visits SpainA New ExpeditionAboriginal History of PeruThe Rival IncasEstablishment of the Spaniards at San MiguelAtahualpa at CaxamalcaThe Spaniards Visit him ThereSeizure of the IncaPacification of PeruArrival of AlmagroDeath of Father LuqueJudicial Murder of the IncaA King's RansomDownfall of the Peruvian MonarchyDisputes and Violent Deaths of the Almagros and Pizarros. In a society like that of Panam, where politics were so unjust and morality so diabolical, we could expect nothing else than that the worst men should prove the most successful. Among those who came early to Darien, and whom we have frequently encountered in the wars upon the natives, was one who now enters the arena as the conqueror of Peru. His origin was of the lowest. Born in bastardy, he was laid by his mother on the church steps, whence he 2 was taken by a swine-herd to be suckled by a sow. Escaping this master he fled to Seville and lived no one knows how, until he took ship to Santo Domingo, no one knows when. Thenceforward to the day of his assassination, his merciless courage found congenial occupation; neither his ignorance nor his beastly instincts nor his infamous cruelty and treachery standing in the way of fame and fortune. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 58669
Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Release Date: Jan 11, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English