Letters on South America: Comprising Travels on the Banks of the Paraná and Rio de la Plata, Volume 2J. Murray, 1843 |
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... troops of carts , which were laden with it , and marshalled behind him . He rendered us a faithful account of his ope- rations , and seemed much to regret that his stirring campaign was at an end . We shall by and bye give some account ...
... troops of carts , which were laden with it , and marshalled behind him . He rendered us a faithful account of his ope- rations , and seemed much to regret that his stirring campaign was at an end . We shall by and bye give some account ...
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... troops on either side of the river , and although the freebooters had been dispersed and were mostly working as peons on the different estates , we had suffered too much from irregular , unlawful , or violent aggression , willingly ...
... troops on either side of the river , and although the freebooters had been dispersed and were mostly working as peons on the different estates , we had suffered too much from irregular , unlawful , or violent aggression , willingly ...
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... troops . It was during the absence of the viceroy from the capital , and with a knowledge of his pusillanimous conduct and total want of either military or political capacity , that Alzaga , staunch royalist as he was , determined to ...
... troops . It was during the absence of the viceroy from the capital , and with a knowledge of his pusillanimous conduct and total want of either military or political capacity , that Alzaga , staunch royalist as he was , determined to ...
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... troops and the leading creoles or patricians of the colony ; the pretensions of the latter , founded on their staunch adhesion to the juntas of the mother country , were seconded by all the Spaniards in Buenos Ayres . By both parties ...
... troops and the leading creoles or patricians of the colony ; the pretensions of the latter , founded on their staunch adhesion to the juntas of the mother country , were seconded by all the Spaniards in Buenos Ayres . By both parties ...
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... troops , who had all He could not trust loved his pre- decessor ; and he could the less count on their services that he was unable to pay them . His treasury was exhausted ; and having in vain ap- pealed to the Spanish merchants for aid ...
... troops , who had all He could not trust loved his pre- decessor ; and he could the less count on their services that he was unable to pay them . His treasury was exhausted ; and having in vain ap- pealed to the Spanish merchants for aid ...
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Página 81 - Coleccion de Arengas en el foro y Escritos del Dr. Don Mariano Moreno.
Página 263 - Clay, of the house of representatives of the United States, by stating that, " The Republic of the United Provinces of South America comprehends, with some exceptions, the same territory as the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, which was established in 1778 ; it extends from the 16th to the 45th degree of south latitude, [nearly ten degrees north of Magellan's Strait,] from the left margin of the Lake Titicaca on the north, to the coast of Patagonia on the south.
Página 264 - Peru comprehends the provinces of Potosi, Charcas or La Plata, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra or Puno, Moxos, and Chiquitos ; and the...
Página 291 - Ayres than the carts and carters. The former are vehicles with large wooden axles, and most enormous wheels, so high that the spokes are about eight feet in diameter, towering above both horses and driver ; he rides one of the animals.
Página 291 - The first sight you have of these clumsy vehicles is on your landing. They drive off like so many bathing-machines to your hotel, a dozen carters, just like a dozen porters here, struggling in rude contention for the preference in carrying ashore passengers and their luggage.
Página 264 - ... America, comprehends, with some exceptions, the same territory as the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, which was established in 1778. It extends from the 16th to the 45th degree of south latitude; from the left margin of the lake Titicaca, which lies between the two cordilleras of Peru, on the north, and to the coast of Patagonia on the south.
Página 251 - Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates : ' Sate sanguine divom, 125 Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hie labor est.