Ferdinand De Soto And the Invasion of Florida
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In the old town were many sepulchres, filled, the natives told the Spaniards, with treasures of various sorts, such as skins of fur -bearing animals and pearls. Despite the pestilence, of which many of the inmates of these sep- ulchres had died, they were ravaged by the soldiers, who secured vast quantities of pearls, which they later threw away or lost on the march.
"The cacica, " says one of her guests, "observing that the Christians valued pearls, told the governor that, if he cared to order... those sepulchres searched that were in her town, he would find many ; and if he chose to send to those that were in the abandoned towns, he might load all his horses with them. They examined those that were in the town, and found three hundred and fifty pounds' weight of pearls, and figures of babies and birds made of them. " There were found, also, breastplates, glass beads, and armor. When the governor ex- claimed at the sight of so many pearls, the cacica simply said : " Do you consider that of 180 THE PRINCESS AND HER PEARLS much account?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the old town were many sepulchres, filled, the natives told the Spaniards, with treasures of various sorts, such as skins of fur -bearing animals and pearls. Despite the pestilence, of which many of the inmates of these sep- ulchres had died, they were ravaged by the soldiers, who secured vast quantities of pearls, which they later threw away or lost on the march.
"The cacica, " says one of her guests, "observing that the Christians valued pearls, told the governor that, if he cared to order... those sepulchres searched that were in her town, he would find many ; and if he chose to send to those that were in the abandoned towns, he might load all his horses with them. They examined those that were in the town, and found three hundred and fifty pounds' weight of pearls, and figures of babies and birds made of them. " There were found, also, breastplates, glass beads, and armor. When the governor ex- claimed at the sight of so many pearls, the cacica simply said : " Do you consider that of 180 THE PRINCESS AND HER PEARLS much account?
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ober Frederick Albion to read onlineMoreLess
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