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Zingalas. He saw in their chiefs the greatest promptitude 

 to rebel on the slightest opportunity ; for they looked upon 

 our dominion as a very heavy yoke to bear, and manifestly 

 wished to break it. After careful consideration he saw it 

 was necessary to use tact rather than force, and did after the 

 example of Sertorius, who, in Guesca, in the kingdom of 

 Aragon, gathered round him the sons of Lusitanian nobles 

 (of whom he was chief), under the pretext of teaching 

 them the liberal arts and sciences which Rome alone 

 possessed, in order that he might insure their father's 

 obedience and fidelity. 



Constantino de Sa built two towns in the environs of 

 Golumbo, with the privilege of cities, and containing all the 

 conveniences and necessaries for the support of life ; so that 

 they might serve as places of refuge for the wives and 

 families of the Modeliares and Arachas, who were exposed 

 to rapine and murder in time of war. The General held 

 them in these garrisons as hostages for the good faith and 

 loyalty of their husbands ; in which manner he took and 

 secured them under the impression that he was serving them 

 — a most useful method to keep down rebellion and public 

 disturbances. It was a sure way as well as profitable. For 

 he followed very nearly in everything the example of Ser- 

 torius ; introducing schools for the Zingala youth, where 

 they were trained and brought up in the softer pursuits 

 of learning and in the doctrines which their careful and 

 religious masters taught them, curbing their natural warlike 

 spirit and opening their hearts to fidelity and truth, as 

 far as good education can do for the young. Correcting in 

 early age their first impulses by love and the softening 

 influences of knowledge, they more easily managed to quiet 

 down their fierce uncontrollable temper than those brought 

 up to arms, who were untameable in their customs and dis- 

 position. In the most warlike provinces where rebellion was 

 common, it was always the opinion of the wise and learned 

 men to try and domesticate by teaching, and to induce them 

 by the love of study, to be weaned from the noise and clamour 



