The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... Central America there never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been ... Central America . Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for which they do not ...
... Central America there never were many black slaves ; since the States threw off the yoke of Spain there have been ... Central America . Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for which they do not ...
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... Central America declared its independence of Spain in 1823 , and constituted itself a republic , under the name of the United States of Central America . The confederacy , which consisted of Guatemala , San Salvador , Honduras ...
... Central America declared its independence of Spain in 1823 , and constituted itself a republic , under the name of the United States of Central America . The confederacy , which consisted of Guatemala , San Salvador , Honduras ...
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... American will bound to the Isthmus of Panama , and Central America will be filled with cattle estates , and with coffee , sugar , indigo , cotton , and cacao plantations . Railways will then keep up a healthful and continuous ...
... American will bound to the Isthmus of Panama , and Central America will be filled with cattle estates , and with coffee , sugar , indigo , cotton , and cacao plantations . Railways will then keep up a healthful and continuous ...
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