Chapter III: Part I: North American Dominions

GENERAL Description, Era of Discovery and Colonization Page 1
Extent and Boundaries 4
Political Divisions 6
Territorial Divisions 6

FLORIDA (East and West) 6
Extent and Boundaries 6
Discovery and History 7

NEW SPAIN 20
Political and Territorial Divisions 32
Boundaries 33
Extent 34
Climate 34
Features of the Country, Productions, &c. 35
Capital 57
New Mexico 68
California (New and Old) 76
Intendancy of Sonora 86
Pimeria 86
Sonora 88
Hiaqui and Mayo, or Ostimuri 89
Sinaloa, or Cinaloa 90
Intendancy of New Biscay, or Durango 92
---- San Luis Potosi 95
Coaguila 96
New Leon 97
New Santander and Texas, and Panuco, or Potosi 97
Intendancy of Zacatecas 99
---- Guadalaxara 99
---- Guanaxuato 102
---- Mexico 103
---- Valladolid, or Mechoacan 134
---- Tlascala, or Puebla 138
---- Vera Cruz 143
Province of Tabasco 147
Intendancy of Guaxaca, or Oaxaca 151
Yucatan, or the Intendancy of Merida 155

GUATIMALA 158
Capital 160
Guatimala Proper 161
Chiapa 163
Province of Vera Paz 165
---- Nicaragua 166
---- Honduras 169
---- Costa Rica 176
---- Veragua 177

WEST INDIA ISLANDS belonging to the Crown of Spain 179
Political Divisions 180
Puerto Rico 180
Cuba 183
Havannah 188

ISLANDS NEAR THE COASTS of New Spain and Guatimala 192