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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. 1843. Excerpt: ... hundred and twenty thousand castellanos, or pieces of eight, as an indemnification for his outlay and losses. This he did, as he affirmed, to avoid injury to his sovereign, and the evils of civil warfare. Pizarro came up with an additional force, but being informed of what had taken place, the affair ended with lively rejoicings, and Alvarado departed with valuable presents. His renown spreading throughout the Spanish possessions, he was called to Honduras to help the settlers out of some difficulties. He was received with great joy, and the government was resigned into his hands. He founded there a town, which he called " Gracias a Dios," because his men, having suffered much in travelling over barren mountains, exclaimed, when they reached that place, " Thanks to God, we are come into a good land." He also formed another settlement, which he called San Juan de Puerto de Caballos, in the bay of Honduras. Ferdinand Pizarro having, in 1534, gone to Spain with a great amount of treasure from Peru, and represented among other things the circumstances of Alvarado's expedition to Quito, the emperor had declared it an entire contravention of his orders, and expressed great indignation. He had sent out orders for Alvarado's arrest, and it was on this account, it is said, that he so readily answered the call to go to Honduras. The affairs of that district being brought into good order, Alvarado resolved to visit Spain a second time. He embarked with his wife at the port of Truxillo in Honduras Bay, on board a caravel bound for Havanna, and from thence proceeded to his destination. He found means, by his arguments, or by the influence of his friends, so to soften the emperor, that, not only his disobedience was overlooked, but his government was enlarged with the ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235619366
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 410
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1235619362
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 730 gr


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