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Identifier: travelsamongstam00brin (find matches)
Title: Travels amongst American Indians : their ancient earthworks and temples : including a journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a visit to the ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906
Subjects: Indians -- Antiquities Guatemala -- Antiquities Mexico -- Antiquities North America -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston & Company
Contributing Library: Brown University Library
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xico.—Burning of theQuiche Caciques at Utatlan.—Worship of idols by the Quiches.—Sierras.—Gueguetenango. The journey from San Tomas to Santa Cruz delQuiche was made unexpectedly fatiguing, in con-sequence of the difficulties placed across our trackby the numerous barrancas which traversed theplains. Several of these ravines were of consider-able depth, and their slopes were abrupt. It wassatisfactory to realize that we were travelling in thedry season, and the footing for the mules was there-fore fairly secure. Upon our arrival at the village, I rode onwardsto the convent steps where I was met by PadreAndres Guicola, who was unfeignedly delighted tosee me. He said that he was glad to welcome me,and talk to somebody who was not an Indian, andwas particularly pleased to hear that I was anEnglishman, for he was a Biscayan, and had beenborn and bred near San Sebastian, and had listenedto the traditions concerning the great Duke ofWellington, and memories, on the part of the ladies
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Quiche Indian,(holdino the office of alguazil.) SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE. 217 of the brave officers of his army. It added much tothe pleasure he felt in receiving me, to know that hisguest was the son of one of those officers, who hadnot only been 23resent at the operations in Biscay andon the French frontier, but was also severely^Aounded at Albuera, a battle held in great respectby all patriotic Spaniaids. His isolation amongst these secluded mountains,must have been repugnant to the nature of this kindhearted and genial padre. He told me that he hadbeen living in his parish twenty-one years, havingbeen appointed in 1849, and during that long timeregularly fulfilled his duties amongst his Indians.He declared, in answer to some questions that Iasked with reference to the adjacent ruins of Utat-lan, that he knew but little except from what hehad read in the history of Juarros. The friars ofthe convent wrote some observations about them,and also possessed some documents relating to theanc

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