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Page 142
... Manco Capac first received his divine commission , was formerly a mountain , and was afterwards levelled by the Incas . " Here the first Inca appeared , and here also was a magnificent temple of the sun , containing an immense ...
... Manco Capac first received his divine commission , was formerly a mountain , and was afterwards levelled by the Incas . " Here the first Inca appeared , and here also was a magnificent temple of the sun , containing an immense ...
Page 143
... Manco Capac and Mama Oello , were said to have been placed by the Sun , their parent . When they founded Cuzco , the chief city of their new empire , it is natural to suppose , that its edifices were erected after the fashion of those ...
... Manco Capac and Mama Oello , were said to have been placed by the Sun , their parent . When they founded Cuzco , the chief city of their new empire , it is natural to suppose , that its edifices were erected after the fashion of those ...
Page 193
... Manco Capac and Mama Oello , to instruct them in the arts of humanity and religion , to teach them to cultivate the earth , to build houses , and weave garments . In another tradition it was said , that after the deluge there came from ...
... Manco Capac and Mama Oello , to instruct them in the arts of humanity and religion , to teach them to cultivate the earth , to build houses , and weave garments . In another tradition it was said , that after the deluge there came from ...
Page 208
... , as their ancestors re- port , have always gone clothed , even before they had any commerce with the Europeans . " - Hennepin , vol . ii . p . 79 . of the tradition of Manco Capac , we are told 208 RESEARCHES INTO THE ORIGIN AND.
... , as their ancestors re- port , have always gone clothed , even before they had any commerce with the Europeans . " - Hennepin , vol . ii . p . 79 . of the tradition of Manco Capac , we are told 208 RESEARCHES INTO THE ORIGIN AND.
Page 209
... Manco Capac as an idle invention of later times ? So bold an idea could scarcely be ventured ; but as it has already appear- ed , that the same ancient tradition under other forms was com- mon to many of the aboriginal nations , so ...
... Manco Capac as an idle invention of later times ? So bold an idea could scarcely be ventured ; but as it has already appear- ed , that the same ancient tradition under other forms was com- mon to many of the aboriginal nations , so ...
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