. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. THE EXPLOITS OF ALVARADO. 1523—1541. he defeat of the southern races of the New World does notseem to us who now read of it, like the story of the defeatof men by men. It seems as though it was the destructionof men by giants, or destroying demons of superior very presence of these invaders inspired terror, andthe accounts of their conquests paralyzed the inhabitantsof adjoining countries, so that no power of resistanceseemed to be left them. When Cortez had conquered Mexico, we may suppose that thenews of the citys fal
. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. THE EXPLOITS OF ALVARADO. 1523—1541. he defeat of the southern races of the New World does notseem to us who now read of it, like the story of the defeatof men by men. It seems as though it was the destructionof men by giants, or destroying demons of superior very presence of these invaders inspired terror, andthe accounts of their conquests paralyzed the inhabitantsof adjoining countries, so that no power of resistanceseemed to be left them. When Cortez had conquered Mexico, we may suppose that thenews of the citys fall was not slow in reaching the people of theother provinces of Central America. Along the rivers, through themountain passes, the terrible tale travelled. The people of theseprovinces must have received the news with mixed feelings, for asMexico was cruel and tyrannical, and endeavored to subdue allneighboring nations to her rule, offering the captives taken in waras sacrifices to her gods, after the barbarous plan of the Aztecs, theymight have felt some rel
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