Travels in Peru and Mexico, Volume 2Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 - Chile |
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... known to entertain . During his protecto- rate , he abolished the municipalities , and made public meetings and petitions illegal ; but appointed officers whom the state still retains , whose duties remind us 6 TRAVELS IN PERU AND MEXICO .
... known to entertain . During his protecto- rate , he abolished the municipalities , and made public meetings and petitions illegal ; but appointed officers whom the state still retains , whose duties remind us 6 TRAVELS IN PERU AND MEXICO .
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... known at all times to be as chaste as the most refined of their sex in Europe ; and the reserve of which we have been speaking , when con- sidered in connection with the other features of their character seems a decided proof of their ...
... known at all times to be as chaste as the most refined of their sex in Europe ; and the reserve of which we have been speaking , when con- sidered in connection with the other features of their character seems a decided proof of their ...
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... known to be very unsocial in their domestic relations ; and in spite of the modesty of their women , are said to enter- tain no such respect for their wives as appears to us to be due to them ; while the parents and children have but ...
... known to be very unsocial in their domestic relations ; and in spite of the modesty of their women , are said to enter- tain no such respect for their wives as appears to us to be due to them ; while the parents and children have but ...
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... known to both parties , and we could obtain no aid in this particular , prevented any thing like a conversation . We were able to learn from them , however , not only that they were themselves Christians , but that the whole tribe to ...
... known to both parties , and we could obtain no aid in this particular , prevented any thing like a conversation . We were able to learn from them , however , not only that they were themselves Christians , but that the whole tribe to ...
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... known in the country long before the arrival of the Europeans , and had , at some remote time , been taken and examined . Whether these accounts , however , are the sole source of the impression concerning it is not very well known . It ...
... known in the country long before the arrival of the Europeans , and had , at some remote time , been taken and examined . Whether these accounts , however , are the sole source of the impression concerning it is not very well known . It ...
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