£ Sterling.
Importations 12,826,500
Exportations of agricultural produce 6,500,000
Exportations of gold and silver 8,149,800
And the annual REVENUE is equal to nearly eight millions of pounds
sterling.
INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL PLACES AND SUBJECTS TREATED OF IN THE FOREGOING
VOLUMES.
A
_Abancay_, district and town of, Peru, ii. 143.
_Abancay_, battle of the bridge of, ii. 98.
_Abipons_ Indians, ii. 228.
_Abolishment_ of the slave trade, ii. 22.
_Acamapitzin_, King of Mexico, i. 109.
_Acapulco_, city of Mexico, unhealthiness of, i. 34.
Great mart for New Spain and India, 41.
Description of, population, &c., 133.
_Aconcagua_, city and province of, Chili, ii. 269.
_Agave_, or aloe, supplies the liquor most drank in Mexico, and method
of making it, i. 39.
_Aguas Calientes_, city of New Spain, i. 101.
_Aguaracatay_, lake of La Plata, ii. 163.
_Aguatulco_, town of New Spain, i. 153.
_Aguilar Jeromimo_, found on the Isle of Cozumel, by Cortez, i. 196.
_Ahuitzotl_, Mexican King, i. 113.
_Aillavalu_ toqui or war chief of Chili, ii. 237.
_Alamos_, mine of, New Spain, i. 92.
_Alangi_, or St. Jago El Angel, town of Guatimala, i. 179.
_Alausi_, city of New Granada, i. 320.
_Albuquerque_, town of New Spain, i. 69.
_Alcolhuacan_, kingdom, i. 103.
_Alfinger_ and Sailler, German merchants, cruelties practised by, in
Caraccas, ii. 59.
_Alligator_ of New Spain, i. 40.
Of New Granada, 257. 317.
_Almagro_, revolt of, against Pizarro, ii. 97.
Conquest of Chili by, 234.
_Almendral_, town of Chili, ii. 269.
_Alpaco_ or Peruvian sheep, ii. 255.
_Alto de Tiopullo_, chain of the, i. 300.
_Alvarado_, expedition to Peru by, ii. 96.
_Amalgamation_ works of New Spain; mercury consumed by the, i. 44.
_Amatiques_, gulf, New Spain, i. 166.
_Amazonia_, discovery of, by Orellana, i. 292.
_Ambergris_ Key or Ubero Island, i. 197.
_Amelia_ island, Florida, i. 19.
_America_, Spanish, extent of, i. 208.
_America_, Spanish, North, era of discovery of, i. 1.
Extent of, 4.
Political and territorial divisions, i. 6.
_America_, Spanish, South, general idea of, i. 207.
Boundaries, 208.
Political divisions, _ib._
Era of discovery, 209.
_America_, Portuguese, population of, ii. 319.
_Amerigo Vespucci_, publishes the first regular account of America, i. 3.
Voyages of, 211.
_Amotape_, village of Peru, ii. 121.
_Amparaes_, district of La Plata, ii. 178.
_Ampolaba_, or Boa Constrictor of Tucuman, ii. 206.
_Ampues_, first governor of Caraccas, ii. 20.
_Anahuac_, ancient name of Mexico, i. 104.
_Anahuac_, Cordillera of, i. 35.
Plain of _ib_.
_Anco_, town of Peru, ii. 139.
_Ancud_, gulf of, ii. 283.
_Andagualas_, district and town of Peru, ii. 140.
_Andalusia_, New. See _New Andalusia_.
_Andero_, or St. Andres Isle, gulf of Mexico, i. 199.
_Andes_, Cordillera of, in New Spain, i. 35. 68.
Description of the, 219.
_Andes de Cuzco_, ii. 144.
_Andes_ of Chili, ii. 248.
_Angaraes_, district of Peru, ii. 134.
_Angelos Puebla de los_, city of New Spain, i. 140.
_Angostura_, or Santo Tomé, capital of Guiana, ii. 4.
_Animal_ food, the secondary article of human nourishment in
New Spain, i. 39.
_Animals_ of New Spain, i. 40.
_Antioquia_, or Santa Fé, province of New Granada, i. 271.
City of ditto, 272.
_Antiquities_ of New Spain, i. 52.
_Antonio_, St., Castle or Citadel of Cumana, ii. 27.
_Apacheria_, country of New Spain, i. 72.
_Apaches_, Indians, i. 72. 75.
_Apalachia_, town of, Florida, i. 12.
River of, Florida, 15.
_Apallachicola_, river, Florida, i. 14.
_Apo-Ulmens_, chiefs of the Araucanians, ii. 290.
_Apolabamba_, district of La Plata, ii. 191.
_Apura_, or Apure, river of Caraccas, i. 262. ii. 66.
_Apurimac_, river, i. 325.
Sources of, in Peru, ii. 149.
_Araguato_, singular monkey in Caraccas, ii. 39.
_Aranta_, town of, Peru, ii. 147.
_Araucania_, or Indian Chili boundaries, extent, ii. 287.
_Araucanian_ Indians, ii. 288.
_Arauco_, river of Caraccas, ii. 67.
_Araura_, town of Caraccas, ii. 57.
_Araya_, salt works of, in Caraccas, ii. 30.
_Archbishopric_ of Mexico, i. 48.
Of Lima, ii. 130.
_Archidona_, town of Quito, i. 335.
_Archipelago_ of Chiloe, ii. 283.
_Arequipa_, intendancy of, in Peru, ii. 147.
_Arequipa_, city of, Peru, scite, population, foundation, rivers,
climate, vicinity, trade, port, ii. 147.
Bishopric, public edifices, earthquakes at, 148.
_Ari_, singular deity of the Muzos Indians, i. 270.
_Arica_, district and city of, Peru, ii. 150.
_Arispe_, city of, New Spain, i. 89.
_Armadillo_, ii. 256.
_Army_, of New Spain, i. 56. 61.
_Aroa_, river of, Caraccas, ii. 45.
_Arrival_ of the Spaniards in Peru, i. 288.
_Asangaro y Asila_, district of, La Plata, ii. 188.
_Asterillo_, port of Chili, ii. 276.
_Astorpilcos_, descendants of the Peruvian Incas, ii. 125.
_Ascension_, river, New Spain, i. 87.
_Asuncion_, capital of Paraguay, ii. 203.
_Atabalipa_, or Atahualpa, History of, in Quito, i. 286.
Fifteenth Inca of Peru, ii. 86. 90.
Death of, 94.
_Atacama_, district and town of, La Plata, ii. 190.
_Atacames_, government of. See Tacames.
_Atavillos_, marquess of, title granted to Pizarro, ii. 96.
_Atlixco_, town of, New Spain, i. 143.
_Atrato_, river of, Darien, i. 240.
_Atures_, cataract, i. 221.
_Audienza_, Real, of New Spain, i. 33. 59.
_Audienza_, Real, of Santa Fé de Bogota, i 214.
Of Quito, _ib._
Of Lima, ii. 77.
Of Buenos Ayres, 171.
Of Los Charcas, 173.
_Augustin_, San, capital of, East Florida, i. 11.
_Avila_, town of Quito, i. 336.
_Axayacatl_, King of Mexico, i. 112.
_Ayaupa_, Isle of the Archipelago of Chonos, ii. 287.
_Aymaraez_, district of, Peru, ii. 146.
_Aztecas_, ancient Mexican people, i. 106.
B
_Baba_, district of Quito, i. 313.
_Babahoyo_, district of Quito, i. 312.
Town of ditto, 313.
_Bacuachi_ fort, New Spain, i. 92.
_Baeza_, town of Quito, i. 335.
_Bahia Negra_, Spanish boundaries on the Paraguay, ii. 165.
_Balize_, British settlement in Honduras, i. 173.
_Balsas_, or Rafts of Guayaquil, i. 315.
_Banana_, uses of the, in New Spain, i. 37. 244.
_Baracoa_, town of Cuba, i. 191.
_Baragan_, mountain of New Granada, i. 221. 276.
_Baranca del Malambo_, town of New Granada, i. 250.
_Barcelona_, province of. See _New Barcelona_.
_Barcelona_, city of, in Caraccas, scite, foundation,
buildings, ii. 31. Population, trade, 32.
_Barquisimeto_, city of Caraccas, population, scite, foundation,
climate, trade, ii. 53.
Public buildings, &c., 54.
_Bastidas_, discoveries of, i. 213.
_Batabano_, town of Cuba, i. 191.
_Batopilas_, native silver sometimes found in the mines of, i. 43.
----, mining town of New Spain, i. 94.
_Bavispe_ fort, in New Spain, i. 92.
_Bayamo_, or St. Salvador, town of Cuba, i. 191.
_Benalcazar_, conquest of Quito by, i. 214. 288.
_Beni_ river, i. 326. ii. 144. 194.
_Biriquite_, district of New Granada, i. 274.
_Biru_, town of Peru, ii. 125.
_Biscay_, New. See _New_ Biscay.
_Bishops_ of New Spain, i. 48.
_Blanca_ isle, Caribbean sea, ii. 298.
_Blanco_, river of New Spain, i. 149.
_Blanquillo_, mountain of Chili, ii. 249.
_Bluefields_ river, Guatimala, i. 172.
_Boca de los Navios_, great mouth of the Orinoco, ii. 41.
_Boca del Sierpe_ and _Del Drago_, names given by Columbus to the
channels between Trinidad and Caraccas, ii. 19.
_Bochica_, great lawgiver of the Bogotians, i. 217. 228.
_Bogota._ See _Santa Fé_.
_Bolaños_ mines, in New Spain, i. 43
_Bolivar_, leader of the insurgents in Caraccas, ii. 3.
_Bolson de Mapimi_, desert in New Spain, i. 94.
_Bonacao_ island, in the gulf of Mexico, i. 197.
_Boracha_, high rock of the Caribbean sea, ii. 299.
_Bore_ or _Pororoca_ of the Maranon, i. 331.
Of other rivers, 332.
_Borja_, town of Quito, i. 324.
_Borriquen_, ancient name of Puerto Rico, i. 182.
_Boundary_ line between the United States and Florida, i. 16.
_Bravo, Rio del Norte_, description of, i. 45. 70.
Estuary of, 98.
_Bridges_, pendulous, i. 224.
Rope, on the Magdalena river, 256.
Natural, 265.
Peruvian, over the Rio Desaguadero, ii. 186.
_Brigantin_, chain of mountains in Caraccas, ii. 30.
_Bucaniers_, plunder of Maracaybo by, ii. 62.
_Buenara_, lake of New Spain, i. 87.
_Buenavista_, mountain of Caraccas, ii. 39.
_Buenos Ayres_, viceroyalty of.
Boundaries and extent, ii. 155.
Political and territorial divisions, 156.
History and discovery, _ib._
Late events in, 159.
Present condition of, 161.
Features, climate, &c., _ib._
Lakes, 162.
Rivers, 164.
Commerce and resources, 167.
Capital, 168.
Provinces of, 171-230.
----, government of.
Boundaries, history, &c., ii. 220.
Climate, features, &c., 222.
Method of travelling over the plains, 223.
Rivers, 224.
Chief town and cities, 225-228.
Indian nations, 228.
----, city of.
Population, scite, foundation, streets, squares, houses, cathedral
and churches, ii. 168.
Navigation of the La Plata, buildings, gardens, 169.
Markets, trade, climate, pamperos, royal audience, 170.
_Buga_, department of New Granada, i. 278.
_Burburata_, village of Caraccas, ii. 50.
_Burying-places_ of the ancient Peruvians, i. 304.
_Butter_ of the Guacharo, ii. 38.
C
_Cabot_, Sebastian, discovery of the Rio de la Plata by, ii. 156.
_Cacao_ or chocolate tree, i. 257.
---- used as money by the Mexicans, i. 120.
_Cachemecan_, kingdom, i. 105.
_Cachipampa_, battle of, ii. 99.
_Caciques_, of New Spain, i. 32.
_Cadaguela_, toqui of the Chilese, ii. 241.
_Cadiz_, town of Cuba, i. 192.
_Calabozo_, city of Caraccas, ii. 57.
_Calbuco_, island of the Archipelago of Chiloe, ii. 287.
_Calcaylares_, district of, Peru, ii. 145.
_Calender_ of the Muyscas, i. 217.
_Callao_, port of, Lima, ii. 119.
_Cali_, department of, New Granada, i. 278.
----, town of, New Granada, i. 280.
_California_, New and Old, extent, boundaries, and discovery, i. 76.
Population, missions, 78.
Natives, 79.
Animals, commerce, 81.
Description of the missions, 82.
Capital, 83.
_Callo_, palace of the Incas, i. 301.
_Caloto_, department of, New Granada, i. 278
_Calquin_, or large eagle of Chili, ii. 259.
_Camana_, district and town of Peru, ii. 148.
_Campeche_, city of New Spain, i. 156.
Scite, fortifications, manufactures, logwood cutters, population, 157.
_Cana_, town or fortress of Darien, i. 240.
_Canal_ de la Raspadura in Choco, unites the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans, i. 273.
---- of Mexico, i. 131.
---- de Pedernales, a mouth of the Orinoco, ii. 41.
_Canatagua_, Sierra de, chain of mountains dividing North and South
America, i. 177.
_Canas_ y Canches or Tinta, district of, Peru, ii. 145.
_Canavami_, mountain, i. 221.
_Canete_, town and district of, Peru, ii. 133.
_Cannibalism_, nations probably accused falsely of, i. 232.
_Cansada_, immense stone of the wall of Cuzco, ii. 142.
_Canta_, town and district of Peru, ii. 132.
_Capac Yupanqui_, fifth Inca of Peru, ii. 85.
_Capaguas_ Indians, ii. 153.
_Capanaparo_, river of, Caraccas, ii. 67.
_Cape_ Casinas, name given to Cape Honduras by Columbus, i. 210.
---- Catoche, New Spain, i. 173.
---- Cross, Florida, i. 19.
---- Florida, i. 19.
---- Gracias a Dios, Guatimala, i. 172.
---- Honduras, i. 173.
---- Roman, Florida, i. 19.
---- Sable, Florida, i. 19.
---- St. Blaz, Florida, i. 19.
_Captain_ General of Caraccas, ii. 2.
_Capure_, a mouth of the Orinoco, ii. 41.
_Caqueta_, River, New Granada, sources of, i. 281.
_Caraccas_, Captain generalship of, boundaries and extent, ii. 1.
Political divisions and government, discovery and history, 2.
Capital, 4.
Features of the country, &c., 8.
Rivers, 9.
Indians, 12.
Lakes, 15.
Provinces, 18.
Commerce, 47.
----, city of, situation and foundation, ii. 4.
Streets, buildings, population, theatre, surrounding country, 5.
Climate, earthquake, 6.
Port, 7.
----, Islands, Caribbean sea, ii. 299.
_Carabaya_, district and town of, La Plata, ii. 189.
_Carahuasi_, district of, Peru, ii. 141.
_Caranjas_, district of, La Plata, ii. 180.
_Carapochas_ Indians, ii. 153.
_Caratapona_, isle in Lake Valencia, ii. 17.
_Carguirazo_, mountain of Quito, i. 302.
_Cariaco_, Gulf of Caraccas, ii. 28.
----, town of Caraccas, ii. 39.
_Carib_ Indians, i. 222. ii. 14.
_Caramari_, Indian name of Carthagena, i. 212.
_Caripe_, river of Caraccas, ii. 39.
----, convent of Caraccas, ii. 37.
_Carora_, city of Caraccas, ii. 52.
_Carthagena_, province of New Granada, boundaries, extent, features,
produce, forests, animals, i. 241.
Birds, insects, reptiles, 243.
Fruits, inhabitants, 244.
Discovery, 245.
Capital, 246.
Towns, 250.
----, city of, in New Granada, situation, suburbs, i. 246.
Fortifications, bay, climate, 247.
Public buildings, inhabitants, 248.
Offices, trade, history, 249.
Exports and imports, 250.
_Carthago_, town of Popayan, i. 280.
----, town of Guatimala, i. 176.
_Casanare_, province of New Granada, i. 264.
_Casas Grandes_ de Rio Gila, i. 75.
---- _Grandes_ in New Biscay, i. 106.
_Casibos_ Indians, ii. 152.
_Cassava_ bread, i. 37.
---- or manioc forms the bread of the Indians, i. 216.
_Cassiquiari_ river, i. 332.
_Cassiquiari_, river, ii. 10.
_Cassiquin_ river, ii. 154.
_Castro_, town of Chiloe, ii. 286.
---- _vireyna_, district and town of Peru, ii. 137.
_Catacatche_ village, of New Granada, i. 304.
_Cataract_ of Tequendama, i. 224.
Cataracts of the Rio Pusambio in Popayan, 281.
Cataract of Maypures and Atures, 221. ii. 11.
_Catorce_, mine of New Spain, i. 98.
_Cauca_, river of New Granada, i. 246. 279.
_Caupolican_, toqui of the Chilese, ii. 238.
_Cauquenes_, town of Chili, ii. 275.
_Causeway_ of ancient Mexico, i. 120. 132.
Of the Incas in Quito, 285. 308.
_Cavern_ of the Guacharo in Caraccas, ii. 37.
Of Rapel in Chili, 274.
_Caxamarca_, defeat and imprisonment of Huascar Inca at, i. 287.
Battle of, ii. 92.
District and town of Peru, 125.
_Caxatambo_, town and district of, Peru, ii. 129
_Cayambe_ Urcu, mountain of Quito, i. 300.
----, village of New Granada, i. 304.
_Cayancura_, toqui of the Chilese, ii. 241.
_Caylloma_, town and district of Peru, ii. 149.
_Cayman_ Lake, New Spain, i. 46.
_Cedros_, Isle, Pacific Ocean, i. 200.
_Celaya_, city of, New Spain, i. 102.
_Cerro de la Giganta_, chain of mountains in California, i. 80.
_Cerro del Brigantin_, chain of mountains in Caraccas, ii. 30.
_Cerro de la Sal_, chain of mountains in Peru, ii. 153.
_Cerro de Cuchivano_, chain of mountains in Caraccas, ii. 34.
_Chacao_, town of the island of Chiloe, ii. 286.
_Chacao_, plain, near Caraccas, ii. 5.
_Chachapoyas_, district of, Peru, ii. 125.
_Chachapoyas_, or Juan de la Frontera, town of, Peru, ii. 126.
_Chacos_, territory of, La Plata, ii. 195.
----, river of, La Plata, ii. 207.
_Chagre_, river of, New Granada, i. 231.
_Chalco_, lake, New Spain, i. 130.
_Chancay_, district and town of, Peru, ii. 132.
_Chapala_, lake of, New Spain, i. 46. 100.
_Chapultepec_, aqueduct of, Mexico, i. 66.
_Charcas_, mines of, New Spain, i. 98.
----, or Potosi, government of, boundaries, and districts of, ii. 171.
History, capital of, 172.
Provincial descriptions, 173.
----, district of, La Plata, ii. 173.
_Chayantas_, district of, La Plata, ii. 179.
_Chaymas_, Indians, ii. 12.
_Cheuque_, or ostrich of Chili, ii. 259.
_Chia_, consort of Bochica, singular tradition concerning, i. 228.
_Chiapa_, province of Guatimala, boundaries, extent, features, and
rivers, i. 163.
Productions, animals, inhabitants, capital, 164.
----, _Real_, city of Guatimala, situation, government, inhabitants,
cathedral, i. 164.
---- _de los Indios_, city of Guatimala, scite, description,
inhabitants, climate, churches, amusements of the natives, vicinity,
trade, i. 165.
----, river of, Guatimala, i. 164.
_Chibcha_, or language of the Muyscas, i. 218.
_Chica_, an intoxicating liquor made by the Indians of Peru and
La Plata, ii. 189.
_Chichas y Tarijas_, district, La Plata, ii. 177.
_Chicometepec_, river, New Spain, i. 155.
_Chihuahua_, city of, New Spain, i. 94.
_Chilca_, famous for saltpetre, town of, Peru, ii. 133.
_Chilese_, ancient, ii. 232.
_Chillan_, mountain of, Chili, ii. 249.
_Chillan_, town, and district of, Chili, ii. 276.
_Chili_, Captain-generalship of, extent and boundaries, ii. 230.
Political and territorial divisions and government, 231.
Discovery, and history of, _ib._
Climate, features, 243.
Recent events in, 244.
Rivers, and lakes, 250.
Mines, 251.
Population, 253.
Animals, _ib._
Commerce, 262.
Capital, 263.
Continental provinces, 264.
Insular provinces, 282.
Araucania, 287.
_Chili-dugu_, or language of the Chilese, ii. 253.
_Chilihueques_, or Araucanian sheep, ii. 254.
_Chiloe_, islands of, ii. 283.
_Chilotes_, Indians, ii. 284.
_Chilques y Masques_, district of, Peru, ii. 145.
_Chimalapa_, river of, New Spain, i. 155.
_Chimbo_, district and town of, New Granada, i. 310.
_Chimborazo_, mountain, i. 219. 298.
_Chingasa_, mountain of, New Granada, i. 265.
_Chiquillanes_, Indians, ii. 288.
_Chiquitos_, Indians, ii. 193.
_Chiquitos_, district and town of, La Plata, ii. 192.
_Chiriguanos_, Indians, ii. 193.
_Chiriqui_, bay of, Guatimala, i. 199.
_Choco_, province of, New Granada, i. 273.
_Chocolate_, name originally Mexican, i. 39.
----, manufacture of, i. 258.
_Chocope_, town of, Peru, ii. 125.
_Chollolan_, republic, i. 104.
_Cholula_, pyramids of, i. 141.
----, city of, New Spain, ancient capital of the republic of Chollolan,
population and history, i. 142.
_Cholutecas_, or Xeses, district and town of, Guatimala, i. 163.
_Choropampa_, or the plain of shells, Peru, ii. 80.
_Chota_, mines of, Peru, ii. 79. 125.
_Chuchanga_, town of, New Granada, i. 322.
_Chucuito_, district and town of, La Plata, ii. 185.
_Chucuito_, lake, La Plata, ii. 163. 185.
_Chumbivilcas_, district of, Peru, ii. 146.
_Chunchos_, country of, Peru, ii. 145. 154.
_Chuquisaca_, or La Plata, city of La Plata, scite, climate, ii. 172.
Foundation, buildings, Indians, royal audience, magistracy, and
population, 173.
_Cinaloa_, district, New Spain, i. 90.
----, city of, New Spain, i. 92.
_Cinchona_, or Peruvian bark, i. 320.
_Citlaltepetl_, or Pico de Orizaba, i. 150.
_Claim_ of the Spanish government to the west coast of America, i. 5.
---- of the United States government to part of New Spain, i. 56.
_Clayborne_, fort of, the United States, i. 96.
_Clergy_ of New Spain, i. 48. 61.
_Climate_ of Florida, i. 9.
---- of New Spain, i. 34.
---- of Cuba, i. 186.
---- of New Granada, i. 218.
---- of Caraccas, ii. 6.
---- of Peru, ii. 81.
---- of La Plata, ii. 161.
---- of Chili, ii. 245.
_Coaguila_, city and province of, New Spain, i. 96.
_Coal_ of New Spain, i. 45.
_Coban_, city of, Guatimala, i. 166.
_Coca_, or betel of America, i. 275.
_Cochabamba_, province of, La Plata, ii. 181.
_Coche_, Island, Caribbean Sea, ii. 299.
_Cochineal_, of New Spain, i. 39.
_Cocinas_, Indians, i. 261.
_Cocollar_, chain of the, in Caraccas, ii. 35.
_Cocomaricopas_, Indians, i. 87.
_Cofre_ de Perote, mountain, i. 35. 150.
_Coinage_ of the mint of Mexico, i. 53.
---- of Santa Fé de Bogota, i. 228.
---- of Popayan, _ib._
---- of Lima, ii. 81.
---- of Potosi, ii. 175.
_Colchagua_, province and city of, Chili, ii. 273.
_Colhuacan_, kingdom, i. 107.
_Colima_, volcano of, New Spain, i. 100.
_College_ of mines at, Mexico, i. 45.
_Colon_, Don Pedro Nuno, Duke of Veragua, viceroy of New Spain,
a descendant of Columbus, i. 31.
_Colonia del Sacramento_, territory of La Plata, ii. 228.
_Colorado_, river of, New Spain, i. 45. 87.
_Colorado de Texas_, river of, New Spain, i. 98.
_Colorado_, river of, Caraccas, ii. 36.
_Columbus_, first voyage of, and discovery of America by, i. 2.
Second voyage, i. 3.
Third voyage, _ib._
Sent to Spain in irons, _ib._
Fourth voyage, 4. 210.
Wrecked on Jamaica, 211.
Death of, at Valladolid, _ib._
Discovery of Caraccas by, ii. 18.
_Comandantes Generales_, of New Spain, i. 33.
_Comayaguas_, or Valladolid, city in Guatimala, i. 175.
_Commerce_ of New Spain, i. 53.
---- of Cuba, i. 190.
---- of New Granada, i. 215.
---- of La Guayra, the port of Caraccas, ii. 8.
---- of Caraccas, ii. 47.
---- of Peru, ii. 77.
---- of La Plata, ii. 167.
---- of Paraguay, ii. 202.
---- of Chili, ii. 262.
---- of the island of Chiloe, ii. 285.
_Concepcion del Pao_, city of, Caraccas, ii. 40.
----, city of, La Plata, ii. 204.
---- or Penco, city of, Chili, ii. 277.
_Conchocando_, title of the kings of Quito, i. 284.
_Conchapatu_, silver mine of, Peru, ii. 132.
_Conchucos_, city and district of, Peru, ii. 129.
_Condor_, ii. 260.
_Condesuyos de Arequipa_, district of Peru, ii. 148.
_Condonoma_, mine of, Peru, ii. 145.
_Conibos_ Indians, ii. 152.
_Conquest_ of Mexico, i. 22.
_Continental_ provinces of Chili, ii. 264.
_Continent_ of America, first discovered by Cabot, ii. 196.
_Conuco_, or public garden of a mission village, ii. 34.
_Copacavana_ town, on an island in lake Chucuito, ii. 186.
_Copala_, mine of New Spain, i. 100.
_Copiapo_, province and town of Chili, ii. 265.
_Copper_, ancient Mexicans made their tools of, i. 44.
_Coquimbo_, province and town of Chili, ii. 265.
_Coquimbanes_, Islands of Chili, ii. 282.
_Corcobado_, mountain of Chili, ii. 249. 285. 302.
_Cordilleras_, of New Spain, i. 35.
_Cordilleras de los Andes_, description of, i. 219.
_Cordillera_, of New Granada and Caraccas, i. 220.
_Cordillera_ of the cataracts of the Orinoco, i. 221.
Of Chiquitos, 222.
Of Santa Marta, 253.
Of Merida, 261.
Of Santa Fé, 265.
Of Santa Fé de Antioquia, 272.
Of Popayan, 276.
Of Quito, 298.
Of Caraccas, ii. 8.
Of Chiquitos, 162. 193.
Of the Chiriguanos, 192.
Of Chili, 248. 301.
_Cordova_, city of New Spain, i. 147.
_Cordova_, city of La Plata, scite, edifices, trade, district
surrounding, ii. 212.
_Corientes_, river of La Plata, ii. 166. City of La Plata, 227.
_Cortez, Fernando_, history of, i. 21.
Conquest of Mexico by, 22.
Sets sail from Cuba, and arrives at Tabasco, meets the embassadors
of Montezuma, who are astonished at the Europeans, arms,
horses, &c., 23.
Present from Montezuma, mutiny of the army, burns his fleet, 24.
Marches for Mexico, conquers the Tlascalans, 25.
Arrives at Mexico, seizes the Emperor, marches to fight Narvaez, 26.
Returns to and evacuates Mexico, Montezuma slain, 28.
Recruits his army, and again lays siege to the city, which
capitulates on Guatimozin being taken and put to death, 29.
Discovery of California by, 77.
_Cosumel Isle_, discovery of, by Grijalva, history of, &c. i. 194.
_Costa Rica_, province of Guatimala, i. 176.
_Cotabamba_, district of, Peru, ii. 145.
_Cotopaxi_ volcano, i. 299.
_Coulemu_, town of Chili, ii. 276.
_Council_ of the mines in New Spain, i. 45.
Of the Indies, ii. 107.
_Crater_ of Pichinca, i. 299.
_Creoles_, of New Spain, i. 47.
_Crevice_ of Icononzo, i. 266.
Of Chota, 303.
_Crevices_ of the Andes, i. 224.
_Cruces_, town of Panama, i. 231.
_Cuba_, island of, situation, i. 183.
Supposed to have been part of the continent, gulf-stream, extent,
position, discovery, 184.
History, climate, 185.
Productions, forests, 186.
Mines, cultivated part, population, mountains, 187.
Government, revenue, army, capital, 188.
Towns, 190.
City of, 191.
Pinos isle, 192.
_Cubagua_, island, Caribbean sea, ii. 299.
_Cuchillo de Guanaguana_, mountain of Caraccas, ii. 36.
_Cucurucho de Tumiriquiri_, mountain of Caraccas, ii. 35.
_Cundinamarca_, kingdom of, i. 217.
_Cuença_, district and city of New Granada, i. 318.
_Cuernavaca_, city of New Spain, i. 133.
_Cues, St. Antonio de los_, ancient Aztec fort, i. 153.
_Cujo or Cuyo_, government of La Plata, ii. 215.
Boundaries, climate, features, history, rivers, lakes,
productions, 216.
Commerce, capital, 218.
_Cuitlahualtzin_, or _Quetlavaca_, King of Mexico, i. 117.
_Culpeu_, or Chili fox, singular habits of, ii. 257.
_Cumana_, province of. See _New Andalusia_.
_Cumana_, city of Caraccas, scite, ii. 25.
Port, citadel, rivers, suburbs, buildings, climate, population, 26.
Indians, 27.
Customs of the inhabitants, harbour, earthquakes, 28.
Environs, 30.
_Cumanacoa_, town of Caraccas, ii. 32.
_Cumanagoto_ Indians, ii. 14.
_Cumanches_ Indians, i. 71.
_Cunches_ Indians, ii. 288.
_Curaçoa_ Island, trade of with Caraccas, ii. 50.
_Curico_, mine of Chili, ii. 251.
---- town of Chili, ii. 275.
_Curimayo_, ancient gold mines of Peru, ii. 80.
_Curuguaty_, town of La Plata, ii. 204.
_Cuzcatlan_, or _San Salvador_, city of Guatimala, i. 162.
_Cuzco_, intendency of Peru, ii. 140.
----, city of, scite, foundation, ii. 141.
Ancient splendour, history, antiquities, buildings, cathedral, 142.
Temple of the sun, public edifices, bishopric, population, trade, 143.
D
_Darien_, isthmus of, i. 232.
----, province of New Granada, extent, climate, inhabitants, i. 239.
Rivers, produce, population, capital, 240.
Scotch colonization of, 241.
----, gulf of, i. 240.
_Daule_, district of New Granada, i. 313.
_Danta_, large animal of Quito, i. 323.
_Degu_, or Chilese dormouse, ii. 256.
_Desaguadero_, singular river of La Plata, ii. 180.
_Descabezado_, mountain of Chili, ii. 249.
_Doctrinas_, or villages of Spanish America, ii. 34.
_Dominic de Gourges_, attack of Florida by, i. 7.
_Don Josef Sarmiento Valladares Conde de Montezuma_, a descendant
of Montezuma, viceroy of Mexico, i. 31.
_Doraces_, Indians, i. 178.
_Duida_ mountain of Guiana, i. 222.
_Durango_, intendancy of. See _New Biscay_.
_Durango_, city of New Spain, i. 93.
E
_Earthquakes_ at Guatimala, i. 160.
At Quito, 294.
At Riobamba, 307.
At Caraccas, ii. 6.
At Cumana, 28.
At Valencia in Caraccas, 56.
At Lima, 118.
At Arequipa, 148.
In Chili, 250.
_El Altar_, mountain, i. 301.
_El Corazon_, mountain, i. 300.
_El Dorado_, or Golden mountain, i. 222.
_El Dorado_, celebrated fictitious city, ii. 17, 18. 71.
_Elevation_ on the Cordillera of New Spain, at which sugar, cotton,
cacao, and indigo, and European grains flourish, i. 36.
Also pines and the banana, 37.
_Ekanfanoga_, a swamp in Florida, i. 16.
_Encomiendas_, history of, ii. 106.
_Equator_ crosses the great mountain Cayambe Urcu, i. 300.
_Eruptions_ of Cotopaxi volcano, i. 310.
_Escambia Coenecah_, river of Florida, i. 14.
_Escuintla_, district of Guatimala, i. 163.
_Espiritu Santo_, or Nassau Bay in Florida, i. 19.
_Europeans_, number of in New Spain, i. 47.
In Spanish America, ii. 319.
_European_ fruits and vegetables successfully cultivated in New
Spain, i. 38.
_Excessive_ cold experienced by the French mathematicians in measuring
the degree on the Andes, i. 302.
F
_Farallones_, rocks, Pacific Ocean, i. 200.
_Falkland_, or Malouin Isles, ii. 300.
_False_ Maranon, i. 326.
_Features_ of the country of New Spain, i. 35.
Of New Granada, 219.
Of Caraccas, ii 8.
Of Peru, 81.
Of La Plata, 161.
Of Chili, 245.
_Fernandina_, town of Florida, i. 19.
_Fernando, St._, mission of Caraccas, ii. 34.
_First_ European colony planted in the West Indies, i. 3.
On the continent of America, 179.
_Flames_, innoxious, of the Plains of Caraccas, ii. 29.
_Floating_ gardens of Mexico, i. 130.
_Floridas_, boundaries, i. 6.
Discovery of, history, 7.
Cession of to Spain, 8.
Productions, 10.
Animals, 11.
Capital of East Florida, _ib._
Capital of West Florida, 14.
Rivers and lakes, _ib._
Islands, 18.
Government, 19.
Recent events, 20.
_Florida_, town of Chili, ii. 275.
_Force_ which originally undertook the conquest of Mexico, i. 22.
_Fort Bourbon_, Spanish fort on the Paraguay, ii. 165.
_Fort Nueva Coimbra_, Portuguese settlement on the Paraguay, ii. 165.
_Fort Maullin_, Chili, ii. 286.
_Fortress_ of the Incas at Cuzco, ii. 142.
_Fresnillo_, town of New Spain, i. 99.
_Frontier_ forts of Chili, ii. 280.
_Funza_, or Bogota river, i. 266.
G
_Gallo_, Isle, Pacific Ocean, ii. 297.
_Ganges_ in India subject to the Bore, i. 332.
_Gardens_, floating, of Mexico, i, 130.
_Garito de Paramo_, highest point of the pass of Quindiu, i. 277.
_General_ History of the Indies by Las Casas, ii. 25.
_Genoese_ merchants, the first traffickers in negro slaves, ii. 23.
_Gibraltar_, city of Caraccas, ii. 63.
_Gila_ river, ancient Mexican city on its banks, i. 75.
_Girval_, voyage of, up the Maranon, ii. 151.
_Goahiros_ Indians, i. 259.
_Godin's_, Madam, journey down the Maranon, i. 331.
_Gold_, generally procured by washings in New Spain, i. 43.
Quantity of procured annually in New Spain, _ib._
Of Antioquia, 271.
Of Peru, ii. 80.
_Gold_ washings of Choco, i. 274.
_Golden Castile_, ancient denomination of Darien, &c. i. 212.
_Gonzalo Pizarro_, exploratory journey of, i. 290.
_Gorgona_, isle in the Pacific, ii. 297.
_Gracias a Dios_, town of Guatimala, i. 175.
---- ---- ---- _Cape_, named by Columbus, i. 210.
_Granada_, New. See _New_ Granada.
----, Town of Guatimala, i. 168.
_Grand Manamo_, a mouth of the Orinoco, ii. 41.
_Grand Para_, a name of the Maranon, i. 326.
_Grant_ made to Cortez of part of Oaxaca, i. 154.
_Guacas_, or tumuli of the ancient Peruvians, ii. 105.
_Guacharo_ cavern and birds, ii. 37.
_Guadalaxara_, audience of, i. 99.
Intendancy of, _ib._
Boundaries, extent, _ib._
Population, productions, rivers, volcanoes, lakes, capital, and
towns, 101.
----, city of New Spain, scite, fertility of the country, extent,
inhabitants, climate, buildings, &c., i. 100.
_Guadelupe_, Isle, Pacific, i. 200.
_Guadiano_, or Durango river. See _Durango_.
_Guahibos_ Indians, ii. 68.
_Guallaga_, river of Peru, ii. 127.
_Gualgayoc_, mines of Peru, ii. 79.
_Guamanga_, city of Peru, scite, climate, buildings, mines,
foundation, population, ii. 138.
----, intendancy of Peru, ii. 138.
_Guamoco_, town of New Granada, i. 251.
_Guana_, or Edible Lizard, i. 234.
_Guanabana_, i. 245.
_Guanacas_ mountain, i. 221.
Pass of the, 276.
_Guanara_, town of Caraccas, ii. 52.
_Guanahani_, or Cat Island, first land discovered by Columbus, i. 2.
_Guanaxuato_, intendancy of, i. 102.
City of New Spain, _ib._
Mines produce twice us much as Potosi, 43.
_Guancavelica_, intendancy of Peru, ii. 134.
Mines of Peru, 135.
City of Peru, scite, buildings, height, population, 136.
_Guanchaco_, port of Truxillo, in Peru, ii. 124.
_Guanta_, town of Peru, ii. 139.
_Guanuco_, city and district of Peru, ii. 129.
_Guanucos_, or Peruvian sheep, ii. 264.
_Guara_, town of Peru, ii. 131.
_Guarania_, territory of La Plata, ii. 228.
_Guarapiche_, river of Caraccas, ii. 36. 42.
_Guarico_ river, ii. 46.
_Guarisamey_ mines of New Spain, i. 95.
_Guarochiri_, district and town of Peru, ii. 132.
_Guarounoes_ Indians, ii. 12.
_Guarpes_ Indians, ii. 215.
_Guasco_, port of Chili, ii. 265.
_Guascualco_ isles, gulf of Mexico, i. 194.
_Guastays_, ancient princes of Quito, i. 284.
_Guatavita_ lake, of New Granada, i. 266.
_Guatimala_, captain-generalship of, captain-general, i. 158.
Sub-divisions of, productions, climate, features, royal audience, 159.
Capital, 160.
----, proper, provinces of, i. 161.
----, city of, scite, archbishopric, university, trade, foundation,
earthquake, inhabitants, i. 160.
_Guatimozin_, Emperor of Mexico, defends the capital against Cortez,
is taken prisoner, and tortured, i. 29. 118.
_Guaxaca._ See _Oaxaca_.
_Guayaquil_, jurisdiction of New Granada, i. 310.
---- city, scite, foundation, buildings, streets, i. 314.
Fortifications, population, 315.
Trade, 318.
---- river, i. 313.
_Guayecas_ Indians, ii. 71.
_Guayna Patina_, volcano of Peru, ii. 148.
_Guayqueria_ Indians, ii. 12. 26.
_Guayra_, river of Caraccas, ii. 46.
----, port of Caraccas, ii. 7.
_Guemul_, singular Chilian animal, ii. 256.
_Guerra_, voyage of, to explore the coast of Caraccas, ii. 19.
_Guiana_, or Spanish Guiana, extent and boundaries, ii. 69.
Population, divisions, 70.
History, El Dorado, Guayecas, and sources of the Orinoco, 71.
Rivers, capital, 72.
_Guiges_, river of Caraccas, ii. 45.
_Guipuscoa_ company, ii. 48.
_Gulf_ stream, i. 184.
H
_Hambato_, town of New Granada, i. 307.
_Hatun Potocsi_, mountain in which the mines of Potosi are
worked, ii. 175.
_Havannah_, captain-generalship of, i. 187.
---- city, scite, harbour, i. 188.
Fortifications, dockyard, commerce, manners and customs of the
inhabitants, 189.
Attacks on, by different powers, and population, 190.
---- harbour, i. 188.
_Hayti_, or _Hispaniola_, discovery of, i. 3.
_Hiaqui_, district of New Spain, i. 89.
River of New Spain, _ib._
_Hispaniola_, or _St. Domingo_, first settlement of Europeans in
America, i. 3.
_History_ of Florida, i. 7.
Of New Spain, 21.
Of Mexico, 103.
Of Caraccas, ii. 2.
Of Peru and of Spanish America, 83-114.
Of the present disturbances in Spanish America, 108.
Of Buenos Ayres, 156.
Of Paraguay, 195.
Of the Jesuit settlements in Paraguay, 220.
Of Chili, 231.
_Honda_, town of New Granada, i. 269.
_Honduras_, province of, boundaries, extent, history, climate, i. 169.
Productions, mahogany felling, and mahogany tree, 170.
Logwood, mosquito, shore, Indians, 171.
Chief town, &c., 175.
----, bay of, i. 173.
----, English factories of, Balize, i. 173.
_Honey_ and wax, immense quantities produced in New Spain, i. 40.
_Horses_, wild, in New Spain, i. 40.
_Hostimuri_, town of, New Spain, i. 92.
_Huailas_, town and district of Peru, ii. 129.
_Huamalies_, town and district of Peru, ii. 128.
_Huana Capac_, 13th Inca of Peru, ii. 86.
---- Inca, conquest of Quito by, i. 284.
_Huantajaya_, mines of Peru, ii. 80.
_Huascar_, or Inti Cusi Hualpa, 14th Inca of Peru, ii. 86.
----, History of, i. 286.
_Huasacualco_, river of New Spain, i. 149.
_Huexotzinco_ republic, i. 104.
----, town of New Spain, i. 143.
_Huilies_, Peruvian gold works, ii. 80.
_Huilquilemu_, province of Chili, ii. 279.
_Humboldt_'s journey to explore the Orinoco, ii. 71.
_Huncahua_, king of the Muyscas, i. 218.