discovery of, xiv; xv, xvii, xviii, xxvi, xxx, xxxv, 1, 2, 6, 13,
19, 20;
government of, 32; 35, 42, 76;
province of, xx;
how divided, 81; 95, 100, 106, 120
Riodellaplata. _See_ Rio de la Plata
_Rio del Oro_, 193
_Rodela_, 56
Romero, Johann (or Juan), 12, 159;
left in command at Los Reyes, 215;
his report, 222
Rosario, xiv
Rossel, or Rosel, Peter, xxiv, xxix, 86;
mentioned by Hans Staden, _ib._;
receives Schmidt kindly, _ib._
Ruiz, Francisco, 243
Rutia, Miguel de, an officer sent by Irala to Peru, 75
S.
_Sabalos_, or shad, 229
Salazar, Captain Juan de, 6, 39, 146;
left as lieutenant of the governor, 177;
desired to complete the caravel, 178; 238, 256, 257
---- Juan de, a monk, 159, 259, 260
Salinas del Jaurú, 65, 72, 74
Salinas, Sancho de, 244
Salleisser. _See_ Salazar
Salt region, 72
Salvaischo, Lazarum, 6, historical note
Samacosis, or Surukusis, 37, 40, 41, 42, 51;
their town burnt, 51
San Antonio, cape, 6, 33
Sancte Augo. _See_ Santiago
San Fernando, Point, 33
San Francisco, colony of, xix;
river, island, and bay of, 99, 105
San Juan, river, 165
San Lucar de Barrameda, xviii, 2, 88
San Paulo (or Pablo) in Brazil, 85;
province of, xxiv, 99
San Thomé, island of, 50
San Vicente (or Santos), xv, xix, xxi, xxiv, xxviii;
capitania of, 36;
first Portuguese colony in Brazil, 84, 85, 86
Sancti Spiritus, xiv
Sanabria, Don Diego de, takes command on death of his father, xviii;
his armada dispersed, _ib._;
his unfortunate enterprize, xix
---- Don Juan de, appointed third adelantado of Rio de la Plata, xviii
Santa Catalina (or St. Catherine), island, xix, xx, xxii, xxvi, 32;
a possession of Spain, _ib._, 33, 35;
given to Cabeza de Vaca, 36; 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107;
province of, 108; 124, 127, 164
Santa Lucia, hills, 191
Santa Maria, cape, 6, 33;
distance from it to San Gabriel, Island, 34
---- Puerto de. _See_ Buenos Ayres
Santa Martha, sierras of, 265, 267
_Santiago_, battle-cry of Spaniards, 146
Santiago or St. Iago Island, one of the Cape Verd Islands, 4, 5, 50
_Schaubhut_, a fish, 5
Schelebethueba, 84
Scherues. _See_ Xarayos
Schetz or Schetzen, Heinrich, 88
Schetzen, Erasmus, xxiv, xxviii, xxix, 81, 85, 86
Schmidt, Ulrich, his lineage unknown, xiii _seq._;
agent of Flemish merchants, xv;
his name, _ib._;
first edition of his book, xvi;
period embraced by his voyage, xvii, xx;
links his fortune with Irala, xxvii;
not noticed by the chroniclers, _ib._, xxviii;
does not mention Hans Stade, xxix;
errors committed by, xxxiv;
Azara's opinion of, xxxv;
leaves Antwerp, 1;
arrives at Cadiz, _ib._;
at San Lucar, 2;
at island of La Palma, _ib._;
erroneous distances given by, 4;
historical notes, _ib._, 5;
arrives at Rio de la Plata, 6;
helps to found Buenos Ayres, 7 _seq._;
fights against Quirandis, _ib._;
ascends the Paraná, 12;
the Paraguai, 18;
fights against Agazes, 19;
and Carios, 21;
at Asuncion, 23;
takes part in expedition of Ayolas, 24 _seq._;
returns with Irala, 26;
descends the Paraguai and Parana, 28;
at Corpus Christi, 30;
at Buenos Ayres, 32;
sails for Santa Catalina, _ib._;
is shipwrecked, 34;
walks to San Gabriel, _ib._;
ascends the Parana, 35;
remains at Asuncion, _ib._;
records arrival of Cabeza de Vaca, 36;
takes part in Irala's expeditions, 37 _seq._;
his remarks on the Xarayos, 44;
on the Amazons, 45 _seq._;
marches through flooded land, 46 _seq._;
his booty, 49;
his observations on climate, 50;
astronomical errors of, 50 _seq._;
his remarks on Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, 51 _seq._;
his illness, 53;
an accomplice in conspiracy against Alvar Nuñez, _ib._;
his remarks on native warfare, 54 _seq._;
takes part in military operations, 57 _seq._;
is disabled and rides on a sheep, 63;
captives and booty taken by, 65;
queer names given by, _ib._;
is selected for important duty, 69;
gains favour among the men, _ib._;
takes part in expedition to Peru, 71 _seq._;
his opinion of Pizarro, 74;
his remarks on Peru, 75;
on the fertility of the country, 77;
his share of slaves, 78;
receives letter from Seville, 80;
applies for leave of absence, _ib._;
letters and report delivered by, _ib._;
sets out on homeward journey, 81;
curious names of places mentioned by, _ib._;
comes to the Tapis, 82;
his account of that people, _ib._;
two of his companions killed, _ib._;
is attacked and defends himself, 83;
forests described by, 83;
fatigues endured by, 84;
arrives at San Vicente, 85;
is received by Peter Rossel, _ib._;
sails from San Vicente, _ib._;
puts into Espiritu Santo, 88;
arrives at Lisbon, _ib._;
posts to Seville, _ib._;
arrives at San Lucar, _ib._;
at Cadiz, _ib._;
narrowly escapes shipwreck, 90;
at Cadiz, _ib._;
sails for Holland, 91;
arrives at Isle of Wight, _ib._;
at Antwerp, _ib._
Schmidt, editions of his Voyage, xxii.
_See_ also Bibliography
Schue Eiiba Thuescha, 84
Segura, Pedro, 80
Segurola, Don Saturnino, his collection of MSS., xxiii
Seville, xiv, xv, xxiv, xxvi, xxviii, 2, 78, 80, 88, 241
Sheep, Indian, 15, 19, 25, 45, 56, 63, 68, 118
Siberis, 47, 48, 50, 68 _seq._
Sibylla. _See_ Seville
Sierra do Mar, 108
_Sierra_, meaning of the word, 116
Silver, pieces of, xiv;
crowns, 64.
_See_ also "Gold and silver"
Skins of tiger, tapir, deer, etc., 155
Smith, Buckingham, translation of Cabeza de Vaca's _Naufragios_,
referred to, xvii
Snake, monstrous, 16
Sococies, 191, 197, 202, 224
Socorinos, 224, 234
Solis, Juan Diaz de, xiv, 84
Solorzano, 240
Sosa, Hernando de, 247
Sousa, Martin Affonzo de, sent to Brazil, xiv;
factory established by, xxiv;
colony founded by, 85;
his captaincy and discovery, 120
----, Thomé de, xix
Spain, xxx;
propaganda against, power of, xxxi;
conquests of, how based, xxi
Spaniards discover Rio Janeiro, 5;
suffer from famine, 9 _seq._;
execution of three, 10;
ill-treated by their officers, 101, 103;
perilous position of, 126 _seq._;
their wars with natives, 131 _seq._;
drowned in crossing river, 139;
land and establishments of, 151;
critical situation of, 165;
escape the fire at Asuncion, 166;
their destitute condition, 167;
wounded by poisonous arrows, 173;
health of, 184;
wild fruit eaten by, 189;
suffer from fever, 233;
discontent of, 238
Spanish government, colonial policy of, xxx;
enemies of, xxxii
Spanish Jesuit missionaries, xxxiii
Spanish words Germanised, 24, 56
Stade, Hans, his narrative, xviii _seq._;
he is contemporary with Schmidt, _ib._;
by whom written, xxx;
not mentioned by Schmidt, xxix;
mistakes made by, 85, 86
St. Andrew's Day, 91
St. Anthony's Day, 85
St. Bartholomew's Day, 2
St. Domingo, island of, 261
St. Fernando, mountain of, 24, 40, 62;
position of, _ib._, 63, 65
St. Gabriel, island of, 6, 7;
distance from, to Cape Santa Maria, 34, 260
St. Hieronymus's Day, 88
St. Iago, island of, 97;
climate of, _ib._;
gold plentiful in, _ib._
_See_ Santiago
St. James's Day, 80
St. Jerome, cannibalism attributed to the Scotch in the time of,
xxxviii
St. John's Day, 12, 86
St. John's bread, 18, 24
_St. Mark_, name of brigantine, 197
Sthuesia river, possibly the Xejuy, or Ipané, 60
Stockades, 57
Suelapa, erroneous rendering of an Indian name, 30
Sugar factories in Brazil, 86
_Sumere_, or straw-fish, 87
Sun, house of the, 266
Surukufers. _See_ Samacosis
Surukusis. _See_ Samacosis
Swamps, difficult marching in, 208
Sword-fish, 5, 87
Symanni, 66, 67
T.
Tabaré, (Dabere or Thabere), brother of Aracaré, 38 _seq._; 58, 59;
submission of, 61
Tabellino, Diego, 37
Tabor, Indian chief, 132
Tamacoxas, also called Samacosis and Machkasis, 73, 76, 77
Tapapirazú, an Indian chief, 109
Tapis (Tapii), Toppis, or Tupys, the tribes inhabiting the south of
Brazil, xix, xxviii, 5, 81 _seq._ ethnological note;
their habits, 82;
their language, _ib._;
hostility of, 83, 216, 229
Tapuá, an Indian village, 137, 138, 178, 179
Tapuaguazú, 218, 219, 228, 230
Taquari river, tributary of Parana-pané, 111
Tarapecosies, a tribe, 231, 232
Tardes. _See_ Darts
Targets, made of skins, 56 _seq._
Teasel (_cardas_), used instead of hemp and thread, 155;
nets made of, 194
Teneriffe island, 2
Terceira, one of the Azores, 88
Teste de Terzero. _See_ Terceira
Thiembus. _See_ Timbus
Thistles used for food, 7, 48, 164
Thohanna, 66, 67
Thraso, the soldier in Terence's play of "The Eunuch", 52
Three Kings' Day, 91, 167
Tibagi river, affluent of Parana-panemá, 108
Tiger, man killed by, 126;
panic caused by, 143 _seq._;
skins of, 155
Timbus (Tyembus or Thiembus), an Indian tribe, described, 12 _seq._;
14, 15;
island inhabited by, 22;
chief of, killed by Spaniards, 29;
treachery of, 30 _seq._, 32
Tocanguasú, an Indian chief, 107; 108
Tocangusir, an Indian chief, 111
Tomina, 19
Tonina (tunny-fish), 87
Topyis. _See_ Tapis
Tordesillas, treaty of, xiv, xxi
Traveller's tree, the (_Urania speciosa_), 68
Truxillo, 244
Tucuman, 19
Tuguy, the place, 112, 113
Tupi, Tupis, Tupin, Tape. _See_ Tapis
Turkish corn or maize, 33, 37, 40, 63, 66
U.
Unhealthy country, 50
Ure, Martin de, 241, 253
Uretabere, village, 269
Urquaie. _See_ Uruguay
Ursa Major, constellation of, 51
Urtueses (Orthuses), 47;
mortality among, 48, 53, 265, 266
Uruguay river, 83
V.
Vaca, Cabeza de. _See_ Cabeza
Vaca, Pedro, 260
Valderas, Juan, notary, 264
Valdivieso, Sebastian, 270
Valladolid, xvii, 238
Valle, Pedro Diaz del, 244
Vanegas, Garcia, 52, 240, 245, 253;
threatens the governor's life, 257;
kisses the governor's feet, 260;
his terrible end, 262
Vardellesse, Germanised form of Spanish _fortaleza_, 24
Vera, Don Pedro, grandfather of Alvar Nuñez, xiii;
province named after, 36; 108
Vergara, Captain, 161
----, Francisco Ortiz de (called by Schmidt, Fergere), 79
Vicenda. _See_ San Vicente
_Viejo_, port, 234
Villegaignon takes possession of Rio de Janeiro, xxix
W.
Welzer, Jacob, xxiv, xxv, 2
West Indies, slaves introduced into, xxv
Weybingen, no village of that name, 24, 25
Whale, length and capacity of, 1
Whales, harm done by, 86 _seq._
Wiessay. _See_ Mbiaçá
Wight, Isle of, 91
Wild boar, 118, 216, 229
Wine made of the carob bean, 18;
of honey, 19, 63;
of maize, 230
Women, sale and barter of, 20
Worms, white (weevil), fried for food, 115
Wydt. _See_ Wight
X.
Xaqueses, 197, 234
Xaquetes, 191
Xarayos, Xarayes or Guarayos (Scherues), 40, 41, 43;
King of, 44, 46, 47, 50; 168, 205;
chief of, 207;
their dress, 209;
their habits, 211 _seq._;
country of, 213, 214, 217, 225, 226, 263, 265
_Xeme_, the measure, 200
Y.
_Yacaré_, a Guaraní word for the amphibious animals, 42
Yacareati River, 263, 265, 269
Yaiva River, 263, 265
Yapirús or Apirus, Yaperús (Jeperis or Naperus), a tribe of Payaguás,
26, 54, 56, 57, 61, 149, 153;
peace made with, 156;
deputation from, _ib._;
nomadic habits of, 157
Yeruquihaba (Juberich Sabaiie), 58, 59;
distance of, from Asuncion, 59, 81, 179
Ygatu. _See_ Yguatu
Yguaron, an Indian chief, 122
Yguatú River, affluent of Paraná, 117
Yguatú, probably Igatu, now Jaurú River, 195;
crosses erected at, 196, 225, 263, 265
Yguazú, Iguazú, or Iguassu River, affluent of Paraná, xxviii, 108,
118, 119;
fall of, 120 _seq._;
latitude of, 123
Ytabucú or Itapucú River, 105, 106
Z.
Zchemiaisch Saluaischo, a tribe of small people, 16, 17
Zchemui. _See_ Chanes
Zchera Wassu. _See_ Guazu
Zechuas, 11
Zechurias. _See_ Charuas
Zeeland, 91
Zeicho Lijemii, an erroneous rendering of a chief's name, 29
Zeyhannis, 66, 68