. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ooden swords with flint-edgedblades were of Aztec origin; no others were usedby the warriors of that nation.^^ As to the in-cense employed as a mark of respect, no traceof it was afterwards found among the Indiansof Costa Rica, and it is permissible to concludefrom this that the Cariay Indians got this alsofrom the Anahuac (Mexican) traders. Theirbarter with these traders also explains the send-ing aboard ship of the gaily adorned youths andyoung girls, if one may judge by the licentiouscustoms of the Mexicans, especially those whoinhabit
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ooden swords with flint-edgedblades were of Aztec origin; no others were usedby the warriors of that nation.^^ As to the in-cense employed as a mark of respect, no traceof it was afterwards found among the Indiansof Costa Rica, and it is permissible to concludefrom this that the Cariay Indians got this alsofrom the Anahuac (Mexican) traders. Theirbarter with these traders also explains the send-ing aboard ship of the gaily adorned youths andyoung girls, if one may judge by the licentiouscustoms of the Mexicans, especially those whoinhabited the Atlantic coast of that country.^* When I sailed upon that sea, worn out by fatigue, manywere convinced that we were bewitched, and even to this daythe belief possesses them. Brasseur de Bourbourg—Histoire des Nations civiliséesdu Mexique et de VAmérique Céntrale, Vol. Ill, p, ón Fernández—ihid, \o\. V, p. 243. Bernal Díaz del Castillo—i&id. Vol. I, pp. 180, 282. ^*Ibid., Vol. II, p. 476. In 1540 Hernán Sánchez de Badajoz. ( J)isK Ornament. Similar to llmMe giviMi ((ilunilms by the Indians of tariay. In National ^^ll.■eunlof Costa Itica. (Photo. Gómez.) CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA 39 After having remained seventeen days at Car-iay, the Admiral weighed anchor, on the 5th ofOctober, and set out in quest of Zorobaro, one ofthe places mentioned by the old man seized atGuanaja as being rich in gold. The followingday he discovered the splendid bay that bears hisname.^^ From the briefness of the sail, it maybe remarked in passing, it is self-evident thatCariay lay within Costa Rican territory, aboveall when it is taken into consideration that dur-ing this part of his fourth voyage, Columbusnever journeyed at night for fear of passing thestrait without seeing it.^^ The ships entered through channels that sep-arated the islands as by streets, some so narrowthat the rigging touched the branches of thetrees— a very refreshing and beautiful sight,says the P
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