Come and Take It! The Gonzalez Cannon

[fernando]

My focus on de Sousa papers was to eliminate, or confirm, the existence of robust pieces like culverins. I can tell however that arcabuces were very often mentioned in his adventures. These had a limited caliber and were differentiated from proper artillery. If were to speculate on the type of 'small' an 'gross' artilley he had, we coud as well include falconetes and even the 'berços', these also breech loaders and available in various sizes.

... and lowering them they carried some of the weapons, so that there could not be more than five arquebuses, with which they withdrew and left a plaza where they were staying, the Indians leaving with five arquebuses and eleven swords, and nineteen saddles. , and nine pairs of horse weapons, and a lot of clothing, both for clothing and for bedding; seen by the Master of Campo the ravage that ...



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