The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page xiv
PAGE Indian Population of the country lying between the great lakes of
Nicaragua and the Pacific—Discovery and Conquest of Nicaragua by the
Spaniards—Cruelties of the Spaniards—The Indians of Western Central America
all belonged to ...
PAGE Indian Population of the country lying between the great lakes of
Nicaragua and the Pacific—Discovery and Conquest of Nicaragua by the
Spaniards—Cruelties of the Spaniards—The Indians of Western Central America
all belonged to ...
Page 33
Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it, and it
still bears its Aztec name of Ulli, from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it
Ulleros. It is obtained from quite a different tree, and prepared in a different ...
Before the Spanish conquest the Mexicans played with balls made from it, and it
still bears its Aztec name of Ulli, from which the Spaniards call the collectors of it
Ulleros. It is obtained from quite a different tree, and prepared in a different ...
Page 36
On a hill behind the town, and commanding the entrance to the river, are the
ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards, the crumbling walls now green
with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern (Adiantum). The little town consists
of a ...
On a hill behind the town, and commanding the entrance to the river, are the
ruins of a once strong fort built by the Spaniards, the crumbling walls now green
with the delicate fronds of a maidenhair fern (Adiantum). The little town consists
of a ...
Page 37
The banks of its upper waters are inhabited by a race of Indians who have never
been subjected by the Spaniards, and about whom very little is known. They are
called Guatuses, and have been said to have red or light-coloured hair and ...
The banks of its upper waters are inhabited by a race of Indians who have never
been subjected by the Spaniards, and about whom very little is known. They are
called Guatuses, and have been said to have red or light-coloured hair and ...
Page 38
... much nearer home, are fond of giving fanciful explanations of the names of
places and things: thus, I have been assured by an intelligent and educated
Nicaraguan, that GuateImala was so called by the Spaniards because they found
Ch. III.
... much nearer home, are fond of giving fanciful explanations of the names of
places and things: thus, I have been assured by an intelligent and educated
Nicaraguan, that GuateImala was so called by the Spaniards because they found
Ch. III.
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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