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" The whole country is divided into eighteen districts, and in all of them were so many and such stately stone buildings that it was amazing, and the greatest wonder is, that having no use of any metal, they were able to raise such structures, which seem... "
Guatemala: The Land of the Quetzal - Page 394
by William Tufts Brigham - 1887 - 453 lehte
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American History: Comprising Historical Sketches of the Indian Tribes: A ...

Marcius Willson - 1847 - 732 lehte
...greatest wonder is, that having no use of any metal, they were able to raise such structures, which saem to have been temples ; for their houses were always of timber, and thatched." 4. < Another writer, Bernai Diaz, who accompanied the count fftven ... _ _. . I 1 т i. í» i ty iiernai...
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Commercial Review of the South and West: A Monthly Journal of ..., 6. köide

James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1848 - 484 lehte
...stone buildings, that it was amazing. And the greatest wonder was, that, having no use of any metals, they were able to raise such structures, which seem to have been temples, for their houses were all of timber, and thatched.' And again he says, ' for the space of twenty years there was such plenty...
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Debow's Review: Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial Progress and ..., 6. köide

James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Q. Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1848 - 494 lehte
...stone buildings, that it was amazing. And the greatest wonder was, that, having no use of any metals, they were able to raise such structures, which seem to have been temples, for their houses were all of timber, and thatched.' And again he says, ' for the space of twenty years there was such plenty...
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The Industrial Resources, Etc., of the Southern and Western States, 1. köide

James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1852 - 490 lehte
...stone buildings, tbat it was amazing. And the greatest wonder was, that. having no use of any metals, they were able to raise such structures, which seem to have been temples, for their houses were all of timber, and thatched.' And again he says, ' for the space of twenty years there was snch plenty...
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The Home friend, a weekly miscellany of amusement and instruction, 4. köide

Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 652 lehte
...(the district of which we speak) the conquerors found " such stately stone buildings that it was quite amazing, and the greatest wonder is, that having no...for their houses were always of timber and thatched. In these edifices were carved the figures of naked men with earrings after the Indian manner, idols...
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Ancient America: In Notes on American Archaeology

John Denison Baldwin - 1871 - 440 lehte
...There were so many and such stately stone buildings that it was amazing ; and the greatest wonder was that, having no use of any metal, they were able to...seem to have been temples ; for their houses were all of timber, and thatched." .But they had the use of metals, and they had the art of making some...
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Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology

John Denison Baldwin - 1871 - 308 lehte
...There were so many and such stately stone buildings that it was amazing ; and the greatest wonder was that, having no use of any metal, they were able to raise such structures, which eeem to have been temples; for their houses were all of timber, and thatched." But they had the use...
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Houses and House-life of the American Aborigines, 4. köide

Lewis Henry Morgan - 1881 - 378 lehte
...in the Spanish histories. Speaking of its eighteen districts, Herrera remarks that "in all of them were so many, and such stately stone buildings, that...their houses were always of timber and thatched." ' This last statement is not only at variance with a previous one quoted above, but is another of the...
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Houses and House-life of the American Aborigines, 4. köide

Lewis Henry Morgan - 1881 - 372 lehte
...in the Spanish histories. Speaking of its eighteen districts, Herrera remarks that "in all of them were so many, and such stately stone buildings, that...temples, for their houses were always of timber and thatched."1 This last statement is not only at variance with a previous one quoted above, but is another...
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Guatemala: the Land of the Quetzal: A Sketch

William Tufts Brigham - 1887 - 534 lehte
...rechristened ; and Santos Juan, Jose", Tomas, and Marcos, and Santas Maria, Lucia, Ana, and Cntarina are the favorites, although Pedro, Esteban, Jago,...or religious edifices. At the present time there is man}' a village in Guatemala where the church is the only building of masonry, all the houses being...
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