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Historical Narrative Andres De Vera

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Historical Narrative Andres De Vera I am a Priest. I traveled with Vasco Nunez De Balboa across the isthmus of Panama. I was the expedition 's chaplain. When we found the South Sea, I Watched, while the men built stone pyramids, and carved crosses on trees with their swords, to mark the place where the discovery of the South Sea was made.

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