Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . new-comers were everywhere looked upon with aweand fear. On meeting Pi/arro the messengerscalled him the son of the Sky God, because theythought he was not a human being like did not tell them they were wroim1. lie +> C2 merelv said that he was a friend of the Inca and • his people. Proceeding on his way, Pizarro arrived, onNovember 15th, at the city of Caxamarca, and en-tered it with his small army. He at once sent DeSoto, a gallant cavalier and trusted captain, withthirty-five horsemen, to invite the Inca to visit hi
Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . new-comers were everywhere looked upon with aweand fear. On meeting Pi/arro the messengerscalled him the son of the Sky God, because theythought he was not a human being like did not tell them they were wroim1. lie +> C2 merelv said that he was a friend of the Inca and • his people. Proceeding on his way, Pizarro arrived, onNovember 15th, at the city of Caxamarca, and en-tered it with his small army. He at once sent DeSoto, a gallant cavalier and trusted captain, withthirty-five horsemen, to invite the Inca to visit him. De Soto found the Inca surrounded by chiefs w and female slaves, all of whom were terrified bythe horses. At this the Inca was so displeased thathe had some of his men put to death because theyshowed signs of great fear. The next day the 78 A m erica 1i Explorers 1 iicu irt m-ned tlic visit of Pizarro. His attendantswore (|iiilted cotton doublets, and carried their\\ capons, which included lances and copper-headeddubs, hows, slings, and .- Jr V ^V-- LX • •*///t(i|iv; *^ » * - > His people .were afraid of the horses \Vlirn Pi/niTo saw the size of the Incas armyIK- IV It that his small body of men was in seriousdanger, He and all his men feared that theirltit>( force might be overwhelmed if the enemy Fr (in cisco 79 sliould attack tlicni. Hrave as lie was, lie probablyslept but little that ni^lil, and it is more thanlikely that the Spaniards believed that the nextdav would he their last. •
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