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Larios, died at the hands of the Campas on the Péréné River.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Of the Campas and the tribes comprised within the Pano group, about the same may be stated, with the difference that several of the tribes composing it are fierce cannibals, (Cashibos and Canibos).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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To this day, according to reliable testimony, the Indians included under the generic name of Chunchos (properly Campas) claim to the preserve the corpse of santos Atahualpa, hidden from the whites, in the wooden, or willow, casket, as their most precious fetish.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Campas (Chunchos or Antis) represent the Arawak element, together with the Shipibos, Piros, Conibos and other tribes of the extensive
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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There is no doubt that the Campas were practically the same tribe as the Antis, once
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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[Illustration: Campas Family wading across a Stream.] [Illustration: A Farmhouse on the Andes.]
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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The Campas claimed to be the direct descendants of the Incas.
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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Campas or Antis Indians, Vocabulary of language (Appendix), 486-496
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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The lofty mountains so plainly in sight from Port Tucker are the eastern spurs of the Andes, the chosen land of the savage and numerous Campas Indians.
Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker James Henry Rochelle 1857
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Several days before the expedition reached the shoals which terminate the navigation of the Pichis, the tom-toms or drums of the Campas were heard night and day beating the assembly of the warriors.
Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker James Henry Rochelle 1857
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