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Identifier: magazineofamericv19stev (find matches)
Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
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on thecoast, not in consequence of ill health, but to acquire the language, and inorder that the people in general might gradually become reconciled to theirpresence. The Pechs, meanwhile, provided them with the products of theland. After some time had elapsed the lord of Choaca* sent some of his * Said to have been a city of 10,000 houses. THE CONQUEST OF THE MAYAS 329 principal people to visit the Adelantado, who received them with all duecourtesy. But it would seem that one of their number was charged with adifficult undertaking—nothing less than to kill the chief of the white men,for having cautiously approached a black slave, who was in attendance onMontejo, he wrested from his waist a dagger and with it tried to stabthe Adelantado, who defended himself with a similar weapon. Soldiersrushed to the rescue, and the man was immediately put to death. Thiswas but the first of several attempts on the life of Montejo, the peoplebelieving that if he perished his followers would depart.
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MA P of Y U C A T A N The Spaniards now resolved to go to Choaca. On the way they rested a day or two at a place called Coba, and thereso gorged themselves with thedelicious sweet fruit called anona that thevillagers always afterwards spoke of them as the Ahmak opob or anonaeaters. The journey inland was slow and painful, over very rough paths,through dense forests. The adventurers also suffered greatly for want ofwater. Now and again they passed through deserted villages, the inhab-itants having gone to unite themselves with the larger populations of other 330 THE CONQUEST OF THE MAYAS places. Their guide led the invaders to 3onot Ake where a multitude ofIndians lay in ambush. When the Spaniards stopped to rest all suddenlyappeared armed with arrows, clubs charred at the end, lances with sharpflint points, two-handled swords of very hard wood, rattles, whistles, andother rude musical instruments such as turtle shells struck with deerhorns and great conch shells that served as trumpet

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