The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus: To which are Added Those of His Companions, Volumen 3

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G. P. Putnam and Son, 1849
 

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Página 410 - It was recorded in an ancient legend that at the time of the conquest of Spain and Portugal by the Moors, when the inhabitants fled in every direction to escape from slavery, seven Bishops, followed by a great number of their people, took shipping and abandoned themselves to their fate, on the high seas.
Página 123 - Papa debiera estar borracho cuando lo hizo, pues daba lo que no era suyo, y que el Rey que pedía y tomaba tal merced debía ser algún loco, pues pedía lo que era de otros...
Página 176 - ... and if other prince or captain, Christian or infidel, or of any law, sect, or condition whatsoever, shall pretend any right to these lands and seas, I am ready and prepared to maintain and defend them, in the name of the Castilian sovereigns present and future, whose is the empire and dominion over these Indian...
Página 147 - I will tell you of a region where you may gratify your wishes to the utmost. Behold those lofty mountains," continued he, pointing to the south. " Beyond these lies a mighty sea, which may be discerned from their summit. It is navigated by people who have vessels almost as large as yours, and furnished, like them, with sails and oars. All the streams which flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound in gold, and the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden...

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