founded, 22, _note_; 24, 27, 28, 35;
distance from Santa Catalina, 36; 38, 39, 51, 57, 59, 61;
latitude of, 74;
besieged, 79; 81, 86;
always Ascension in the _Commentaries_, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109,
115, 118, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 132, 134, 135, 137, 138,
149, 156, 157, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166;
fire at, _ib._;
rebuilt, 167; 173, 177, 179, 180, 181;
return of expedition to, 237 _seq._, 239, 260, 263
Atabare, or Tabaré, Indian chief, his hostility to the Spaniards, 170
_seq._, 180;
offers to accompany the expedition, 181
Ave Maria, 142
Aygais. _See_ Agazes
Ayolas (Eyollas), Juan de, xxvi, xxvii, 6;
placed in command, 12; 13, 14;
sails up Paraná, _ib._;
takes Lambaré, 21, 22; 23, 24, 26;
death of, 27, 62;
sick Spaniards left by, 70, 102, 103, 109, 123, 124, 182, 185, 186,
187
Azara, Don Felix de, his opinion of Schmidt's voyage, xxxv, 4
B.
Bachacheis. _See_ Mbaiás
Bachereos. _See_ Xarayos
Bachkeku or wacheku. _See_ Bananas
Bagenberg, 25
Bananas, 63
Barba, Don Diego de, 146
_Barbacoas_ or _parrillas_ for roasting meat, 154
Barchkonis, 66, 68
Barcia, de, his translation referred to, xxiii, 6, 35, 37, 65
Barco Centenera, the pseudo-poet, 10
Bareia, 81
Barter trade, 15
Batates. _See_ Guatatas
Bats, vampire, 199 _seq._
Beni, River, 73
Bermejo, Rio (Red River), 19
Bigg-Wither, referred to, 108
Black River, the lagoon, 195
Blood of wild beasts drank by Indians, 7
Blue stone worn in lip, 72
Boa, the, 84
Boar, wild, 15, 19, 118, 135
_Bodelle._ _See_ _Rodela_
Bonas Aeieres. _See_ Buenos Ayres
Bone Speranso. _See_ Buena Esperanza
Brabant, 91
Bravo, Anton, bastinadoed, 252
Brazil, xiv, xviii;
the name, xxii, 32, 35, 175, 176, 190, 250
Brazilian (Brazil) wood, xxii, xxviii, 85, 86
Breastplates on horses, 146
Bresa, Baron de la, xxiv
Brigantines (Parchkadienes), xxvi, 10, 12, 13, 21, 28, 34, 37, 39, 40,
49, 51, 59, 62, 162
Buena Esperanza, or Corpus Christi, founded by Mendoza, 15, _note_, 22
Buenos Ayres (Bonas Aeires), Santa Maria de, foundation of, xxvi, 7;
besieged, 11; 31, 32, 33, 34, 36;
province of, 81; 101, 102, 103, 104, 106;
abandoned, xvi, 123, 124, 125;
relief sent to, 127, _seq._; 164, 165,
measures to re-establish, 165
Bull, Papal, xxi
Bullets, stone, 8
Burton, Sir Richard, his edition of Hans Stade referred to, xviii
C.
Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nuñez, his parentage, xiii, xvi;
opposed by Irala, _ib._;
judgment and acquittal of, xvii;
Commentaries of, _ib._; xviii, xx, xxvii;
route opened by, xviii, xx, xxx;
referred to, 27, 35 _seq._;
Schmidt's opinion of, 35, _note_, 41, 49, 51, 52;
arrest and imprisonment of, 52 _seq._;
is sent to Spain, 53;
honesty and capacity of, _ib._, _note_;
horrible treatment suffered by, _ib._;
his captivity in Florida, 95;
returns to Spain, _ib._;
offers to lead a relief expedition, _ib._;
appointed Adelantado, 96;
equips at his own cost an expedition, _ib._;
vessels bought by, _ib._;
is detained in Cadiz, _ib._;
sets sail, _ib._;
arrives at La Palma, _ib._;
sails towards Cape Verd, _ib._;
takes possession of Cananea, 99;
arrives at Santa Catalina, _ib._;
disembarks his people, 100;
treats Indians kindly, _ib._, 107;
protects monks, 101;
clothes Spanish refugees, 103 _seq._;
hastens to Asuncion, 104;
opens route overland, _ib._;
leaves Santa Catalina, 106;
begins his march, _ib._;
enters the interior, 107;
discovers Indian settlements, _ib._;
takes possession of territory for king, 107;
his name, 108;
his generosity to Indians, 109;
protects natives, 109 _seq._;
writes to Asuncion, 118;
descends the Yguazú, 120;
orders rafts to be made, 121;
arrives at Asuncion, 125;
shows his credentials, _ib._;
recognised as governor, _ib._;
his orders to rebuild Buenos Ayres, 128;
summons meeting of clergy, 128;
assembles native vassals, 129;
makes peace with Agazes, 132;
clothes needy Spaniards, 134;
reduces taxation, _ib._;
arrests officers, _ib._;
consults clergy, 136 _seq._;
leads expedition against Guaycurús, 139;
narrow escape of, 143;
restores order in his troops, _ib._;
his dispositions for attack, 146;
inquires into the acts of the Agazes, 151;
receives the submission of Guaycurús, 154;
sends further relief to Buenos Ayres, 159;
prepares to explore province, 159 _seq._;
orders vessels to be built, 162;
returns thanks for safety of Spaniards, 166;
supplies destitute Spaniards, 167;
assembles clergy and officers, 168;
orders brigantines to be equipped, 169;
supports friendly Indians, 170;
writes to Irala, 173;
animosity against, 175;
orders depositions to be taken, 176;
starts on voyage of discovery, 177;
builds a church, _ib._;
reaches Tapua, 178;
stays at Itapuan, 183;
treats with Payaguás, 186 _seq._;
orders soundings to be taken, 191;
speaks with Guaxarapos, 192;
takes possession of Los Reyes, 198;
cautions Spaniards and Guaranís, 198;
bitten by a vampire bat, 199 _seq._;
holds a council, 205;
decides on an advance, 215;
arrives at Rio Caliente, 216;
is advised to return, 220;
sends Ribera to Tapuá, 221;
summons chiefs of Los Reyes, 222;
sends for provisions, 223;
sends Hernando Ribera to the Xarayes, 225;
recalls Mendoza, 233;
falls sick with fever, 236;
remains at Los Reyes, 237;
orders Indian girls to be restored, 237;
returns to Asuncion, 238;
conspiracy against, 239 _seq._;
his property seized, 242;
his life threatened, 245;
his imprisonment, 247;
corresponds with his friends, 247 _seq._;
asks for a confessor, 251, 253;
appoints a deputy, 257;
is chained on the brigantine, 257;
poison administered to, 259;
his chains filed asunder, 260;
arrives at the Azores, 261;
in Spain, _ib._;
is arrested and kept a prisoner eight years, 262;
acquitted and released, _ib._;
losses sustained by, _ib._
Cabeza de Vaca, Pedro Estopiñan, nephew of Alvar Nuñez, sent by sea to
Buenos Ayres, 36, 106, 107;
arrives at Asuncion, 164;
his report, _ib._;
seized and put in irons, 258;
sent to Spain, _ib._
Cabot, Sebastian, expedition under, xiv, xxv;
fort of, 15;
referred to, 202
Cabrera (Gabrero), Alonso, arrives from Spain, 14, 32, 33, 52, 125;
letter signed by, 165; 240, 243, 256, 259;
files the governor's chains asunder, 260;
loses his reason and kills his wife, 262
----, Antonio, 37
Caceres, Felipe de, 52;
sent to the La Plata, 101, 104, 125;
accompanies expedition, 177; 240
_Cacocies Chaneses._ _See_ Xarayes
Cactus hedge round Indian village, 67
Cadiz (Calles), 1, 88, 90, 98
Caguazú, Indian settlement, 136, 137
Calderon, 31
Calles. _See_ Cadiz
Camire, Indian chief, 211, 212, 265
_Camoati_, Guaraní word for beehives, 77
_Campo, el_ (the plain), 104, 107
Camus, M., his collection of voyages referred to, xxxiv
Cananea, 36, 99, 100
Canaria, 96
Canary Islands, their distance from San Lucar, 2; 4
Candelaria, port of, 102, 185;
latitude of, 186;
now Corumbá, _ib._
Candirées, Indian tribe, 203, 232
Cannibalism, remarks on, xxxvi _seq._;
denied by the editor of this book, xxxviii;
Schmidt's notices of, 20;
C. de Vaca's notices of, 129, 234, 254
Canoes, 13;
swiftness of, 193;
large, 194
Cape Verde, 96, 261;
islands, 4, 97, 98
_Capibara_, or _Capincho_, water-hog, 184;
chase of, _ib._
_Capitana_, name of ship, 96, 124, 127
Captives in war, treatment of, 20, 129 _seq._
Caracas, province of, xxiv
Caravels (Karabella), 32, 35
_Carcaraes_, Indian tribe, 203, 232
Carch Karaisch. _See_ Guaycurus
_Cardas_, a kind of teasel, 155
_Cardos_ (Cardes), Spanish for thistle, 69
Carendies. _See_ Quirandis
_Carib_ and _Caniba_, name given by Indians of Hayti to their enemies,
xxxvii
Carieba, 57;
taken by treachery, 58
Carios, name by which Schmidt calls the Guaranís, 14, 15, 19;
extent of their country, 19;
their superiority for work, _ib._;
their customs, 20;
their cannibalism, _ib._;
their treatment of prisoners, _ib._;
their war, _ib._;
their town, _ib._;
their forts, 21;
pits dug by, _ib._;
their fight with the Spaniards, _ib._;
their submission, 22;
build a town for the Spaniards, _ib._; 27, 28, 37, 38, 40, 41;
their insurrection, 54;
expedition against, 55 _seq._;
their fortifications, 56, 57, 59;
defeat of, 59;
join Irala's expedition, 62; 64, 70, 71, 76, 81, 82, 83, 102
Carob bean (_Prosopis dulcis mimosa_), 18, 135;
flour and wine made of, _ib._
Casas, Bartolomé, de las, xxv;
abridges Columbus' Journal, xxxvii
Casca, de. _See_ La Gasca
Cassia trees, 189;
fruit of, _ib._
Castellano, gold coin, value of, 242
Castille, 258
Centenera. _See_ Barco
Ceuti, lemon of, 189
Chaco, Indians of the, xiv; xvi
Chanés (Chameses, Chaneses), Indian tribe, 65, 66, 102, 103, 191, 197,
202, 203, 231, 232
Charles V, King of Spain, xiii, xxiii;
his partiality for Flemings, xxiv _seq._;
abdication of, xxix
Charúas, tribe of Indians, xxxvi, 6 _seq._; 11
Chaves, Nuflo de, sent to Peru, 75, 76; 244
Cheriguanos, now named Moxos and Chiquitos, their country, xxvii, 37
_Chimencos_, Indian tribe, 203, 232
Chiquitos, xxvii
Chunchos, territory of, 73
Cipoyay, Indian chief, 107
Cock, crow of, saves a ship, 98
Coligny protects Villegaignon, xxix
Columbus, Christopher, alteration of his words _carne viva_ regarding
the natives of Hayti, xxxvi _seq._
Compans, Ternaux, his Collection of Voyages referred to, xxxiv;
his erroneous identifications, xxxiv, 19, 85
Cordova, or Cordoba, 100, 270
Corpus Christi, fort, 15, 29
Correa, Antonio, 207, 209
Corumbá, 186
Cotton, 19, 212
Crocodile, legend concerning, 42 _seq._
Crossbowmen, 107
Cuenca, Bishop of, 262
Ciudad Real de Guaira, 118
Curitiba, city of, 108
Cuyaba, river, 190
Cuzco (called by Schmidt, Ruessken), 76
D.
Dabere. _See_ Tabaré
_Dantas._ _See_ Sheep
Danube, river, 60
Darts, tipped with flint, 8, 54, 67
De Bry, his collection referred to, xxii;
publishes Schmidt's voyage, xxx
Deer, 44, 45, 66, 68, 118, 148, 149
Demerieff. _See_ Teneriffe
Desumsion. _See_ Asuncion
Diaz, Ruy, 62
Diembus. _See_ Timbus
Diess. _See_ Diaz
Doberim Carolus. _See_ Dubrin
Domingo, an Indian, 176
Dorantes, Pedro (the factor), reconnoitres a way inland, 104;
his report, 125;
joins expedition, 177;
returns to Asuncion, 181; 240, 256, 258
Dryandri, Dr. Johann, Stade's work written by, xxx
Duarte, Lope, a confederate of Irala, 259
Dubrin, Carlos, 14
Duechkamin, town of, 19;
M. Ternaux, erroneous identification of, _ib._;
probably Tomina, _ib._, _note_
E.
Ear ornaments, 40
Earthquake, 165
_El Golondrino_ (the Swallow), name of vessel, 265
Escalera, Antonio d', 251
Espinosa. _See_ Salazar
Espiritu Santo, province and port of, 86
Estopiñan, Pedro. _See_ Cabeza de Vaca
Eyolla. _See_ Irala
Eyollas, Johann. _See_ Ayolas
F.
_Farol_, Spanish for lantern, 90
Fenugreek, 18;
_not_ the herb from which the wine was made, _ib._, 24, 25
Ferdinand and Isabella, xiii
Fish, 5, 87;
extraordinary numbers of, 189, 194;
gold, 195
Flemings, funds supplied by, xxiv;
favours shown to, xxv;
take part in expedition, _ib._;
their struggle for independence, xxx
Flemish merchants, xv
Flooded land, marching through, 47
Floods on Paraguai, 41, 47, 193, 194
Florida, xvii, 35
Flying-fishes, 5
Francisco, a converted Indian, succours the Christians, 122, 127
Franck, Sebastian, his Collection of Voyages, xvi, xxix, xxx
Frio, cape, 99
_Fucar_, the word, xxiv
Fuegians, cannibalism attributed to, xxxviii
Fuggers, family of wealthy merchants, xxiv, xxviii
Furs of the Indians, 9
G.
Gabaretha, 81
Gabrero. _See_ Cabrera
Galan, Francisco Ruiz, 29
Game, abundance of, 229
Garcia, Alejo, the fabulous, 202
Garcia, the interpreter, 190 _seq._;
his expedition into the interior, 191, 202;
not the pilot of that name, 202; 209, 231
Garcia Diego, the pilot, xiv, 202
Garcia, Ruy, sent by Irala to Peru, 75
Gastra, de. _See_ Caceres
Geese, 15, 19, 63, 66, 68, 118;
kept by Indians to destroy crickets, 168
Germans take part in Mendoza's expedition, xxv
Gold and silver, 45, 48, 49, 90, 212, 214, 232, 244
Gold plates worn for ornaments, 48
Gomara, Francisco Lopez de, xxvii
Gomera, island, 2
Gonzales, Bartolomé, 241
Gonzalo, an Indian, 103
Gran Canaria, 100
Guaçani, an Indian chief, his hostility to the Spaniards, 170, 180,
181, 191
Guadalquivir, comparison with, 117
Guadix, 253
Guaira (or Paraná), Jesuit missions in, 111;
province of, xix, xxii, xxviii, xxxiii, 36, 81
Guanacos, 63
Guapay, river, 65, 73.
Guaraní family, xx
Guaraní language, xxxiii, 16, 129, 206
Guaranís, only one nation of, xxxv;
divisions of, _ib._; 107;
their cannibalism, _ib._; 110, 111, 112, 114;
settlements of, 117;
arrayed for battle, 121; 123;
pillaged by Agazes, 131 _seq._, 133; 140;
march to battle, 141;
panic among 144;
timidity of, 146; 148, 149, 150;
chiefs sent for, 152, 153, 155;
attack Buenos Ayres, 165;
extreme point occupied by, 182, 184
Guaranís, of the interior, 203, 204, 206, 210 _seq._, 213, 215, 217,
228, 231;
suffer from fever, 233; 234, 238
Guatatas, 142, 146, 153
Guatos, a tribe of Indians, 213, 227, 234
Guaycurús (Guaicurús), a tribe of warriors and hunters, 15, 16, 25;
their food, _ib._;
their habits, 135;
feared by other tribes, _ib._;
kind to their wives, _ib._;
injuries committed by, 136;
proclaimed enemies, 137;
message sent to, _ib._;
their movements watched, 138, 140; 142, 144;
their mode of beheading prisoners, 147;
defeat of, _ib._;
allow liberty to their women, 148; 149, 150;
captives set free, 152;
submission of, 153 _seq._;
their barter with the Spaniards, 155, 157
Guayviaño, port of, 177, 182, 183
Guaxarapos, country of, 189;
submission of, 190; 192, 193, 213;
attack Spaniards, 222, 227, 234, 235, 238
Guazú, Chera, an Indian chief, 13
Gulgaises. _See_ Guaicurús
Guzman, Alonso Riquelme de (called by Schmidt, Richkell), father of
Ruy Diaz, 79
Guzman, Ruy Diaz, author of _La Argentina_, xxvii, 27, 73, 79
H.
Hammocks, 84
Hannego. _See_ Vanegas
Hayti, xxxvi
Heads of enemies, how preserved, 55
Hens, 15, 19, 63, 66, 68
Hernandez, Andres, 245
----, Juan, 29
----, Pero, or Pedro, secretary of Cabeza de Vaca, 37;
arrested, 241, 260, 270
Herrera, Antonio de, the historian, referred to, xxv, xxvii, 1, 15, 27
----, Rodrigo de, 251
Herrezuelo, Luiz de, a monk, 159
Hidalgo, the word, 252
Hieronimus, 70
Hoces, Juan de, 270
Honey, abundance of, 77; 110, 124
Horses and mares brought from Spain, 7;
fears excited by, 117; 147, 181, 183
Hortigosa, Gaspar de, 270
_Hulcken_, large merchantmen, 88
Hulsius, Levinus, his edition of Schmidt's voyage referred to, xxx,
xxxiii;
note by, 50
Hulst, or Hulsen, Johann von, a merchant, 81, 86
I.
Iegnis, King of the Amazons, 46
Iepedii, or Ipiti river. _See_ Bermejo
Ieperis. _See_ Yapirus
Iguape, xiv
Iguazu. _See_ Yguazu
Indians, their fear of the horses, 110, 117;
remove their camps, 110;
cordial reception by, 115, 123;
their deference for old women, 119;
houses of, 124;
attack Spaniards, 126;
protection of, 128 _seq._;
their cannibalism, 129;
swiftness of foot of, 135;
converted, 136, 160, 163;
custom of, 140;
Spaniards dependent on, 144; 148;
accompany Spaniards on their discovery, 163;
complaints by, 176;
in war paint, 178;
habits of, 193 _seq._;
their ornaments, 207
_Inriquizava._ _See_ Yeruquihaba
Ipaneme (Ipané) river and port, 60, 181, 182, 191
Irala, Domingo Martinez de, principal part taken by, xvi;
personal ambition of, _ib._,
defence of, xvii; xxvi _seq._;
obtains title of governor, xxviii; xxx, 14, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34;
yields up government to Cabeza de Vaca, 36;
subdues the Carios, 38;
supposed author of conspiracy against Cabeza de Vaca, 53;
elected governor, _ib._;
attacks and defeats the Carios, 57 _seq._;
advances against Tabaré, 60;
proposes expedition, 61;
sends messengers to Peru, 65;
his letter, 73; 75, 78;
marries his daughters to Spaniards, 80; 102;
is blamed for the death of Ayolas, 103;
withdraws from the country of the Payaguás, _ib._; 125, 143;
sent to explore Upper Paraguai, 160, 165;
returns from his exploration, 167;
his report, 168;
ordered to assist Mendoza, 172;
makes peace with hostile chiefs, 174;185, 241;
elected deputy governor, 243 _seq._; 249, 252, 253, 254, 258, 259
Iron plates, a mistake of author's, 58
Isabella, Queen of Spain, 148
Itabitan. _See_ Itapuan
Itapuan, 183
_Itaqui_, two ports of that name, 180
Itati, 212
Itatis, 37, 41, 43
J.
Jejuy (Giguy) river, 170
"Jigger." _See_ _Nigua_
Juberich Sabaije. _See_ Yeruquihaba
K.
Kalles. _See_ Cadiz
Karchkonis, or Karckkockios, 66, 68, 71 _seq._, 77
Keyser, Christoff, agent of Fugger, 80
Kueremagbas. _See_ Mbaiás
Kumero. _See_ Gomera
_Kuniglin_, probably guinea-pigs, 66
L.
La Gasca, governor of Peru, 65, 74
Lambaré, 20
La Palma, island of, 4, 96, 97
La Plata. _See_ Rio de la Plata
Las Piedras, or Pan de Azúcar, 160 _seq._
Lauchstein. _See_ Lujan
Leagues, Castilian, 4
Lebron, friar Alonzo, 100, 105, 116, 136, 159, 175, 250
Lezcano, Juan Gabriel de, 159
Lieme. _See_ Lima
Locusts, crops eaten by, 68
Lopez, Antonio, a pilot, 104
Lima, 74, 76
Lip ornaments, 20, 37, 40, 43, 72, 214, 230
Lisbon, xxiv, xxviii, 81, 85
Llamas, or great sheep of Peru, 63;
used for riding, _ib._, 204
Los Reyes, port of, 168, 169, 174, 189, 191, 196;
curious rocks near, _ib._;
shallows of, 197;
Indians of, 199;
church built at, 201, 203, 205, 213, 215, 220, 221, 225, 231, 233,
234, 235, 237, 263, 264, 265
Loxa, wife of Alonso Cabrera, 262
Luchsam, Jörg. _See_ Lujan
Lujan, Jorge, 6, 10
M.
Machin, a Biscayan, 259
Machkaria, an Indian chief, 56
Machkasis, Rio, 66, 73, 75
Machkokios, 65, 73
Machkuerendas, perhaps _Mocoretas_, 16;
language of, _ib._, 17
Maijeaijs. _See_ Mbaiás
Maijegoni, or Maigenos, 67, 70 _seq._
Maipai. _See_ Mepenes
Maize wine, 230
Malaria, from putrefying fish, 236
Manchossa. _See_ Mendoza
_Mandepore_, _Mandcoch parpij_, _Mandeochade_, _Mandioch Mandapore_.
_See_ Manioc
_Mandubís_, mandues or manduís (pea-nuts), 25, 37, 40, 41, 63, 118,
155, 199
Manioc, 14, 15, 19, 37, 41, 63;
drink made from, 69, 199
Mantles made by Indian women, 45, 49, 65, 155
Mapennis. _See_ Mepenes
Marañon, sierra of, 267
Marilla, Bartolomé de la, 244
Markets for sale and barter of Indian commodities, 155
Marroni, 67
Martin Garcia, Island, 33
_Matanza_ river, _de la_, 9
Mataraes, Indian tribe, 188
Matto Grosso, xxvii
Mayáes. _See_ Mbaiás
Mayas, 153
Mbaiás, their kindness to the Spaniards, 18;
their mode of piercing the nose, _ib._; 26, 54;
their mode of fighting, 55; 57, 63;
attack by, 64;
slaughter of, 65; 66, 203
Mbiaçá or Mbiaçai, the country opposite Santa Catalina Island, 35, 83,
100
Mechseckheim. _See_ Mexico
Mello, Homem de, referred to, 121
Mendoza, Antonio de, 29, 30;
death of, 31
----, Diego, death of, 8
----, Don Pedro de, first Adelantado of Rio de la Plata, xv, xvi, xxi,
xxv, xxvi, xxvii;
his expedition, 1, _note_;
appoints Juan Osorio to the command, 5; 6, 7, 8, 10, 12;
dies on the voyage back to Spain, 13; 32, 35, 70, 95, 101, 102
----, Don Francisco, 52, 240
----, Gonzalo de, 32, _note_;
sent to relieve Buenos Ayres, 159;
disaster to, 165;
sent to obtain supplies from Indians, 169;
writes to the governor, 170 _seq._;
commands the rear flotilla, 190;
sent for provisions, 223;
his orders, 224 _seq._, 226 _seq._, 233
----, Jorge de, his love-adventure not known in history, 2 _note_, 4
Mepen, Pedro, 234
Mepenes, or Abipones, 17;
their hostility, _ib._;
they only fight on water, 18, 63
Merchireses, Indian tribe, 142
Mexico, 4
Miguel, a converted Indian, 109
Miranda, a Spaniard killed, 238
Miranda, Luis de, the priest, 251, 259
Molina, Pedro de, 253 _seq._
Monkeys pull and throw down pine-cones to eat, 113
Monks, obstinacy of, 116;
consulted, 159;
take to flight, 175 _seq._
Montoya, Ruiz de, the missionary, xxxiii
Moors, pointed beards of, 266
Morales, a gentleman of Seville, 241
Mormosén, Indian chief, 137, 138
Moussy, Martin de, referred to, 121
Moxos, xxvii
Musical instruments of Indians, 44
N.
Naperus. _See_ Yapirus
Navarrete, his Collection of Voyages referred to, xxxii, xxxvii
Navigation, rules observed in, 33, 89
Niedhart, Sebastian, xxv, 2, 80
_Nigua_, Guaraní for the small flea known in W. Africa as "Jigger", 74
Nova Hispania, 4, 75
Nuremberg, 2;
things made at, 48
Nythart, Hans, his translation of Terence's play of "The Eunuch", 52
O.
Ocampo, Augustin de, an officer sent by Irala to Peru, 75
Old age rare among Indians, 50
Oñate, Pedro d', 240
_Orejones_, why so called, 200;
compared with the Incas, _ib._, 230
Orejon, Francisco, a Spaniard, 118
Orellana, a Spanish officer, the first to navigate the river Amazon, 46
Orthuses. _See_ Urtuesses
Osorio, Juan, 5;
unjustly put to death, 6
Ossorig, Hans. _See_ Osorio
Ostriches, 15, 19, 44, 63, 66, 68, 141, 149
Ostrich flesh, 138
Oviedo, Fernandez de, the historian, xxvi
P.
_Pabesse._ _See_ _Pavés_
Pabon, Johan, 8
Pacheco, a mulatto, 190
Padades. _See_ Potatoes
Paeime, or Paine, Heinrich, xxv, 2, 3
Palm tree, 48;
young shoots of, 216
Palm nuts, flour made of, 216
Palma (Palman), 2, 3, 4.
_See_ also La Palma
_Palometa_ (Palmede), teeth of, used by Indians for beheading
prisoners, 54, 147
Paniagua, Francisco Gonzales, 269, 270
Parabor, or Parabog. _See_ Paraguai
_Parabor_, _parabog_, or _paraog_, a Guaraní word, 20, ethnological
note
Paraguai, conquest of, xvii, xviii; conquerors of, xxx;
language spoken in, xxxiii
---- river, xiv, xix, xxvi;
expedition up, 14; 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28, 35, 37, 39, 41, 44, 51;
affluents of, 60; 62, 102, 103;
province of, 111, 118; 125, 131, 132, 135, 137, 149, 153, 163, 167,
181, 182, 189, 190;
loses itself, 195; 202, 203, 212, 263
Paraiso, Isla del, 41, 43
Paraná, xxxvi, province of, 36, 108, 111;
river, xiv, xxvi;
width of, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 28, 33;
originally called Rio de Solis, _ib._ _note_; 35, 81, 103, 108;
also called Rio de la Plata, 120;
width of, 121; 122, 126, 127, 128, 164, 165
Parana Wassu, or Guazú. _See_ Parana river
Paraná-pané river, now called Paraná-panema, 111
Paranon. _See_ Parana
Parchkadienes. _See_ Brigantines
Paredes, Francisco de, 259, 260
Parnawuie, a Spaniard, 76
Parroni, 67
Parrots, 66;
kept by natives, 127;
feathers used for ornament, 141
Pat, or podell, a boat, 3, 6, 12
Patos, port of Los, xxvi
_Paves_ (Pabesse), 56
Pavon, Juan, 29, 241
Payaguas (Peijembas or Peyssennas), an Indian tribe, 23;
food of, 24, 25, 26;
slay Ayolas and his Spaniards, 27, 28, 103, 182;
parley with, 186;
chief of, 187;
flight of, 188, 193
Paysunóes, Indian tribe, 203, 230, 232
Pea-nuts. _See_ Mandubis
Peihoni, 66, 67
Peijembas. _See_ Payaguás
Peijssenas, probably the same as the Payaguás, 26, 66, 69 _seq._
Peischo Spaide. _See_ Swordfish
Pequiry R., tributary of Paraná, 118, 119, 126
Peralta, Francisco de, 241
Perobazanes, 265
Peru, xvi, xxvii;
mountains of, 19; 74, 75, 76;
sierras of, 265
Pesche-spate, or Peje-espada. _See_ Swordfish
Pesche de ferre, or Peces-sierras, 5, 87
Phillip II, King of Spain, xxix
Pilot, punishment of, 34
Pine-trees, great size of, 112;
fruit of, _ib._; 117
Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, 84
_Pique._ _See_ _Nigua_
_Piraputanas_, native name for shad, 229
Piratininga. _See_ San Paulo
Piseron. _See_ Pizarro
Pitfalls made by Indians, 21
Pizarro, El Marqués Don Francisco, 75;
historical note, _ib._
----, Gonzalo, his rebellion, 74, 75;
his beheadal, _ib._
Plate, river. _See_ Rio de la Plata
Polyphemus, fable of, xxxviii
Portugal, king of, xiv, 5, 81, 85, 88;
his vassals killed by natives, 104, 120, 262
Portuguese, 4, 5, 120
Portuguese territory, how delimited, xxi, 81
Potatoes, (Padades), 14, 25, 40, 41, 63;
three kinds of, 114
Potosi (called by Schmidt, Poduesis), 76
Priesiell. _See_ Brazil
Protestants, French, try to set foot in Brazil, xxix
Pupebaie, an Indian chief, 110
Purchas, his _Pilgrims_, xxiii
Q.
Quintana referred to, xxv
Quirandis, a tribe of Indians, 7, 8;
fight with, 8, 9, 11, 15
R.
Ramallo, Juan (called by Schmidt, Reinmelle), 84, 85;
historical note, _ib._;
his sons, _ib._;
his family the founders of the city of San Paulo, _ib._
Rasquin, Jaime, 240
Ray, wound inflicted by, 200;
its tail used for tattooing, 207
_Real Consejo de las Indias_, 262
Ribera, Francisco de, 41;
sent to Tapua, 221;
returns, 228;
his report, 229 _seq._, 230, 232, 233
----, Hernando de, 41, 42, 46, 49;
sent to explore, 225;
returns from his exploration, 236;
narrative of, 263-270
Rio Caliente, 216
Riogenea. _See_ Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, xxviii;
meaning of the name, 5, 6;
by whom discovered, 5; 86, 99