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CHAP. VII - Which treats of what happened to the governor and his people on their journey, and of the nature of the land

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From this river Yguazu the governor and his people advanced on their discovery; and on the 3rd of December they arrived at a river called by the Indians Tibagi. Its bed is paved with large stones, placed in such order and regularity us though by hand. In crossing to the other side of this river there was great trouble, because the people and the horses slipped on the stones and could not keep their footing, and to remedy this they joined hands. And although the river was not very deep, the water ran with great force. At about two leagues beyond this crossing the Indians came with great delight, and brought the army provisions, so that they were never short of food, and had sometimes even more than they could take, and left it on the road. This caused the governor to give the Indians much, and to be generous, with them, especially with their chief, to whom, besides paying the price of the commodities which they brought, he gave many presents, and did them many favours and treated them so well that the fame went through the land and the province, and all the natives laid aside their fear and came to see and to bring all they had, and they were paid for it as aforesaid.

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Conquest of the River Plate (1535–1555)
Translated for the Hakluyt Society with Notes and an Introduction
, pp. 108 - 111
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1891

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