The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 78National Geographic Society, 1940 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 342
... ( called by the Spaniards Montezuma ) , em- peror of the Aztec tribes , who then ruled much of the mainland . " Montezuma was undecided as to how to receive the white strangers . While he vacil- lated , sending messengers and gifts to the ...
... ( called by the Spaniards Montezuma ) , em- peror of the Aztec tribes , who then ruled much of the mainland . " Montezuma was undecided as to how to receive the white strangers . While he vacil- lated , sending messengers and gifts to the ...
Page 507
... called La Popa looms up on the flat horizon . At one time the strongest fortress of the walled city commanded the harbor entrances from atop this hill . Massive ruined ramparts and forts testify that Cartagena of the Indies as it was ...
... called La Popa looms up on the flat horizon . At one time the strongest fortress of the walled city commanded the harbor entrances from atop this hill . Massive ruined ramparts and forts testify that Cartagena of the Indies as it was ...
Page 527
... called " Crown of the Andes , " an emerald- studded crown of gold ( Plate XVI ) . In the home of the Olano family , former possessors of the crown , I was received most graciously . " Fantastic things have been printed about the crown ...
... called " Crown of the Andes , " an emerald- studded crown of gold ( Plate XVI ) . In the home of the Olano family , former possessors of the crown , I was received most graciously . " Fantastic things have been printed about the crown ...
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