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NEW POWERS
The Spaniards found a tyrannical despotism in the conquered provinces, and a faith the accessories of which were so fiendish that it cast a gloom over the entire national life. These they replaced by a milder vassalage and the earnest ministrations of a more enlightened priesthood.
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Combat between Mexican and Bilimec
Warriors
From the Aubin-Goupil MS.
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