. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . ange mightportend for himself, conceived the idea ofbecoming ruler on the shore of the South Sea, where he hoped to be independent ofthe new governor of Castilla del Oro. ..Withthis object in view he proposed to his ca-bildo or council that the capital should betransferred from its then site to a new oneon the other side of the isthmus. Therewere many reasons why this proposal wasunlikely to find favor, not the least amongthem being the fact that in 1515 metropoli-tan privileges had been granted to Antigua,thus making it the first
. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . ange mightportend for himself, conceived the idea ofbecoming ruler on the shore of the South Sea, where he hoped to be independent ofthe new governor of Castilla del Oro. ..Withthis object in view he proposed to his ca-bildo or council that the capital should betransferred from its then site to a new oneon the other side of the isthmus. Therewere many reasons why this proposal wasunlikely to find favor, not the least amongthem being the fact that in 1515 metropoli-tan privileges had been granted to Antigua,thus making it the first European city onthe American continent, as well as the seatof the first bishopric. To abandon such asettlement and transfer its privileges else-where seemed little short of desecration,as well as being wholly impracticable; andthe proposal was accordingly rejected. Thereupon Pedrarias decided to go toPanama on his own account. With all thevaluables that could be amassed and asmany troops as could be induced to accom-pany them, the governor and his alcalde 28. C H a ?.2.§.z<SuppofedStreigbts to the South and flowing of the Sea.^iy For this caule they haue called all char Ocean the South Sea ,- which Iyeth on the other iide ofthe Ea!t Indies, although a great pare otic be leated to the North, as all the coaft of new Spume,]^Hitraiia,Guatimila and T^nnina. They fay, that he that firlt dilcouered this Sea, was calledBUjcownnesoi Bilbo, the which hedid by thatparc which we now call Maine Land, where icgrowes narrow, and the two Seas approach Co the one to the other, that there isbucfe-uen leagues of diftance : for although they make t he way eighteene from Nambre de Dws to Pa-nama, yet is it with turning to feefce thecomrnodicieof the way, but drawing a direct line, theone Sea (Tullnoc be found more diftanc from the other. Some haue difcourfed and propoundedto cut through this paffage of feuen leagues, aftdtoioyneoneSea to the other, to make the jjafi lofage fr
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