Author : Alfred Joseph Deberle
Release : 2012-01
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Book Synopsis The History of South America from Its Discovery to the Present Time by : Alfred Joseph Deberle
Download or read book The History of South America from Its Discovery to the Present Time written by Alfred Joseph Deberle. This book was released on 2012-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE CONQUEST OP SOUTH AMERICA, CONTINUED. Peru being now conquered, the Spaniards, led by their enterprising and adventurous character, were soon to extend their raids to the neighbouring territories and make themselves masters of them, employing the same or analogous methods to those they had hitherto put in practice. Let us see how and when this happened. Of the three extraordinary men who had associated together for the conquest of Peru, Luque had died before gathering the fruits of his sacrifices, and Almagro and Pizarro, who in adversity, when they were mere soldiers of fortune, were united by a truly fraternal love, were to hate each other mortally, through the bad faith and perfidy by which the latter had obtained for himself alone the honours and advantages that, according to their compact, should have been shared with the former. As soon as Almagro knew that he had obtained an independent government for himself from Charles V., he asserted that Cuzco was included between the territory conceded to him and that assigned to Pizarro, and made preparations to seize this important city. Juan and Gonzalo Pizarro endeavoured to repel him, and the dispute was about to be decided by arms when Francisco Pizarro arrived, and by ability, united to firmness, was able to prevent a rupture; they were again reconciled, it being agreed that Almagro should attempt the conquest of Chili, and in case he should not be able to find an establishment worthy of him in that country, Pizarro, to indemnify him, would cede to him a part of Peru. In consequence of this agreement, Almagro set out on his march to Chili, in 1535, with a body of troops whose number amounted to 570 men. He chose the shortest route, crossingthe mountains and suffering the rigours of a climate so sever...