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... neral principles , Dr. Robertson has therefore been led into an error in placing them in the class of hunters , an occupation which they pro- bably never pursued , except on their first esta- blishment . Becoming soon weary of the fa ...
... neral principles , Dr. Robertson has therefore been led into an error in placing them in the class of hunters , an occupation which they pro- bably never pursued , except on their first esta- blishment . Becoming soon weary of the fa ...
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... power that constitutes it , is vested in the great body of the nobility , who decide every important question ;. in the manner of the ancient Germans , in a ge- neral diet , which is called Butacoyog or Auca- coyog 3 62.
... power that constitutes it , is vested in the great body of the nobility , who decide every important question ;. in the manner of the ancient Germans , in a ge- neral diet , which is called Butacoyog or Auca- coyog 3 62.
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Giovanni Ignazio Molina. neral diet , which is called Butacoyog or Auca- coyog , the great council , or council of the Arau- canians . This assembly is usually held in some large plain , where they combine the pleasures of the table with ...
Giovanni Ignazio Molina. neral diet , which is called Butacoyog or Auca- coyog , the great council , or council of the Arau- canians . This assembly is usually held in some large plain , where they combine the pleasures of the table with ...
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... . On accepting his appointment , the new ge- neral assumes the title of Toqui , and the stone hatchet in token of supreme command , at which time 68 -Military System of the Araucanians; Their PAGE Arms and Mode of making War,
... . On accepting his appointment , the new ge- neral assumes the title of Toqui , and the stone hatchet in token of supreme command , at which time 68 -Military System of the Araucanians; Their PAGE Arms and Mode of making War,
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... listen to their proposal . Before setting out on his expedition , the ge- neral assigns three days for consultation , in order to consider anew the plans of the campaign , and to adopt the best expedients . Upon this occasion , every 73.
... listen to their proposal . Before setting out on his expedition , the ge- neral assigns three days for consultation , in order to consider anew the plans of the campaign , and to adopt the best expedients . Upon this occasion , every 73.
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admapu Angol ANN RADCLIFFE Antiguenu appeared appointed Arau Araucanians Arauco Archipelago arms arrival attack Author battle besieged Bio-bio Boards Brit called Canete canians Caupolican cavalry CHAP chief Chili Chilian Chiloé civil Colocolo command containing Copiapo Crit Cujo death defeated Don Garcia enemy English Engravings European expedition favour foolscap 8vo fortress garrison give governor Grammar History horse Huilliches hundred illustrated Indians inhabitants island Jago killed language large vols Lautaro LINDLEY MURRAY Lumaco manner Maúle military mountains nation natives neral nians notwithstanding observed occasion officers Osorno particles peace Pedro Pehuenches person Peru Peruvians Plates POEMS possess present Price 12s principal prisoners Promaucians provinces Puelches Puren rendered retired river ROBERT SOUTHEY royal Second Edition sent settlements shore siege soldiers Spain Spaniards tained tenses thousand tion Toqui tribes troops Tucapel Ulmenes Valdivia valiant valour verb Villagran Volume whence
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Page 388 - F., Travels in South America, during the years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804; containing a description of the Captain-Generalship of Caraccas, and an account of the discovery, conquest, topography, legislature, commerce, finance, and natural productions of the country; with a view of the manners and customs of the Spaniards and the native Indians, translated from the French, two volumes, London, 1807.
Page 193 - A detachment of cavalry was immediately sent under the guidance of this spy, and at day break made prisoner of that great man, but not till after a gallant resistance from ten of his most faithful soldiers, who would not abandon him. His wife, who never ceased exhorting him to die rather than surrender, on seeing him taken, indignantly threw towards him his infant son, saying, she would retain nothing that belonged to a coward. The detachment returned to the city amidst the rejoicings of the populace,...
Page 160 - There was one province, the population of which amounted, it is said, "to twelve thousand persons, of which number, not more than one hundred escaped with life." In accordance with the settlement enjoined by Valdivia, two officers of note, Alderete and one Francis Aiguirre, had precedence of Villagran in the government, but their absence at the time of the first viceroy's decease, left him without a rival. The return of Aiguirre to Chili threatened to involve...