Narratives of the Career of Hernando de Soto in the Conquest of Florida as Told by a Knight of Elvas, and in a Relation by Luys Hernandez de Biedma, Factor of the Expedition, Volume II
Narratives of the Career of Hernando de Soto in the Conquest of Florida as Told by a Knight of Elvas, and in a Relation by Luys Hernandez de Biedma, Factor of the Expedition, Volume II
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...of their majesties; and Ranjel said to him: " My lord, let us not call any one. It may be that there is a precious stone or jewel?" The Governor replied, somewhat angry, and said: " Even if there should be one, are we to steal it? " When Johan de Anasco came they took out this emerald and it was glass, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...of their majesties; and Ranjel said to him: " My lord, let us not call any one. It may be that there is a precious stone or jewel?" The Governor replied, somewhat angry, and said: " Even if there should be one, are we to steal it? " When Johan de Anasco came they took out this emerald and it was glass, and after it many beads of glass and rosaries with their crosses. They also found Biscayan axes of iron from which they recognized that they were in the government or territory where the lawyer Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon came to his ruin. They took away from there some two hundred pounds of pearls; and when the woman chief saw that the Christians set much store by them, she said: " Do you hold that of much account? Go to Talimeco, my village, and you will find so many that your horses cannot carry them." The Governor replied: " Let them stay there; to whom God gives a gift, may St. Peter bless it." And there the matter dropped. It was believed that he planned to take that place for himself, since it was the best that they saw and with the land in the best condition, although there did not appear to be much people or corn, nor did they delay to look for it there. Some things were done there as in Spain, which the Indians must have been taught by the followers of the lawyer Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon; since they make hose and moccasins and leggings with ties of white leather, although the leggings are black, and with fringes or edging of coloured leather as they would have done in Spain. In the mosque, or house of worship, of Talimeco there were breastplates like corselets and head-pieces made of rawhide, the hair stripped off; and also very good shields. This Talimeco was a village holding extensive sway; and this house of worship was on a high mound and...
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