The History of Puerto Rico
The History of Puerto Rico
From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation
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there was no need of a royal schedule of remission of punishment to criminals to obtain crews. The Admiral's residence was besieged all day long by the hidalgos[2] who were anxious to share with him the expected glories and riches. The cessation of hostilities in Granada had left thousands of knights, whose only patrimony was their sword, without occupation--men with iron muscles, inured to hardship and danger, eager for adventure and conquest.
Then there were the monks and priests, whose religious zeal was stimulated by the prospect of converting to Christianity the benighted inhabitants of unknown realms; there were ruined traders, who hoped to mend their fortunes with the gold to be had, as they thought, for picking it up; finally, there were the protégés of royalty and of influential persons at court, who aspired to lucrative places in the new territories; in short, the Admiral counted among the fifteen hundred companions of his second expedition individuals of the bluest blood in Sp
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I had been looking like crazy for information about Puerto Rico in the 16th Century and no site, no book, had given me as much information as this book has. It read like a novel, it transports you back. It helped me a great deal in my research for a novel I am writing. Thank you for publishing this wonderful book.
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