Crossword-Solution: BRAZA 5 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 16

FRAGOSO AT WORK “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.

The rivers come, one from the east-northeast (this is the largest, about two hundred and fifty yards wide), the other, which has many branches, comes from the northeast through tulares and swamps in very low land, the channels not over two brazas with sandy bars at their mouths, where I found in sounding the water not more than a half braza.

Before all these people go six Sangleys, two of whom carry two iron chains, which are said to be to put on those whom they are ordered to arrest; two others carry two cords tied to sticks upon their shoulders, which are said to be to tie those whom they are ordered to flog; the other two, who are called _upos_, which is the same as executioners in España, bear two half-canes four dedos wide and a braza long, with which they flog the delinquents, whom if they wished they could kill with a few strokes.

The animal measured, from its shoulders to the tip of its tail, five brazas, [29] and from the shoulders to the mouth one braza--making its total length six brazas; and across the breast alone measured a full braza.

When they are thirsty, the Indians cut off a braza, and a quartillo of fluid runs out of it, which is good and healthful.