| Tobias Merton - 1824 - 488 pages
...that Santa Cruz now occupies, and it is presumable that the latter was one of its suburbs ; it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...both of which were so well defended by the castle of Retguardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre of the city was occupied by the royal palace, which... | |
| Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...that Santa Cruz now occupies, and it is presumable that the latter was one of ite suburbs ; it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...leaving' only two very narrow roads as entrances to the ciiy, both of which were so well defended by the castle of Resguardo, as to render it impregnable.... | |
| Henry Dunn - Central America - 1828 - 430 pages
...Guatimala were little if at all inferior to those of Mexico or Peru. He describes the city as being " surrounded by a deep ravine, that formed a natural fosse, leaving only two very narrow roads or entrances to it, both of which were so well defended by the castle, as to render the city impregnable.... | |
| Josiah Conder - Voyages and travels - 1830 - 332 pages
...natural fosse, leaving only two very narrow roada as entrances, which were defended by the castle. The centre of the city was occupied by the royal palace,...surrounded by the houses of the nobility, the extremities being inhabited by the plebeians. The streets were very narrow. The alcazar, or palace, in the opinion... | |
| John L. Stephens - Central America - 1841 - 722 pages
...information, and who gathered his facts partly from the remains and partly from manuscripts, it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...fosse, leaving only two very narrow roads as entrances, both of which were so well defended by the castle of Resguardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre... | |
| Frederick Crowe - Baptists - 1850 - 652 pages
...combatants •wherewith to oppose the Spaniards. It was so strong as to be deemed impregnable, being surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...only two very narrow roads as entrances to the city, which were protected by two forts, called by the Spaniards the Resguardo and the Atalaya. These were,... | |
| John L. Stephens - Central America - 1854 - 638 pages
...formed a natural foss6, leaving otil. two very narrow roads as entrances, both of which were so \n-:. defended by the castle of Resguardo, as to render...the city was occupied by the royal palace, which. w;tsurrounded by the houses of the nobility; the extremities were inhabited by the plebeians; and some... | |
| Hubert Howe Bancroft - Indians - 1875 - 834 pages
...artificially and by the site selected. Juarros thus describes the city of CJtatlan in Guatemala: "it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...both of which were so well defended by the castle of Resgttardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre of the city was occupied by the royal palace, which... | |
| Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1883 - 834 pages
...artificially and by the site selected. Juarros thus describes the city of Utatlan in Guatemala: "it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...both of which were so well defended by the castle of Rt'.-sijuardo, as to render it impregnable. The centre of the city was occupied by the royal palace,... | |
| William Henry Koebel - Central America - 1925 - 438 pages
...that Santa Cruz now occupies, and it is presumable that the latter was one of its suburbs ; it was surrounded by a deep ravine that formed a natural...defended by the castle of Resguardo as to render it impreg nable. The centre of the city was occupied by the royal palace, which was surrounded by the... | |
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