. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. ed and was eagerly followed by the only half-conqueredQuitans. A most exhaustive civil war ensued, in which Atahualpa was atlength victorious and
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. ed and was eagerly followed by the only half-conqueredQuitans. A most exhaustive civil war ensued, in which Atahualpa was atlength victorious and made his elder brother captive. At that moment Pizarro•entered the land. The crafty Spaniard pretended to seek the friendship of Atahualpa, andso secured an audience. The Spaniards were summoned to t-he city ofCajamarca, where Atahualpa was to pass on his triumphal progress southwardto take possession of Cuzco, the conquered capital. Pizarro waited with onlya few soldiers in the open square of Cajamarca. The Inca emperor approachedm his litter of state surrounded by his court. Suddenly at a word fromPizarro the main body of his men burst from their hiding places and sur-rounded the unarmed Inca. His followers outside the square strove to reachhim, but the Spanish cannon were ready and mowed them down in members of Atahualpas court fought desperately, but were murdered bythe steel-clad Spaniards; so the emperor was made SOUTH AMERICAS EXPLORERS Portraits of the Men Who Traced the Outline of the Southern Continent) Prepared especially for the present work THE story of South America was in its beginnings closely-linked with that of our more northern continent. Co-lumbus, the first great discoverer, never reached theactual mainland of North America; but he did on his thirdvoyage touch the coast of South America not far from theisland of Trinidad. Indeed, he gave this huge island its nameand sailed westward from it along much of the coast nowknown as Venezue
Size: 3158px × 792px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectworldhistory, bookyea
