Chapter XIII: Part II: South American Dominions (12)
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| | Government| Latitude |Longitude | Number |
| Places. | or | north or | west of | of |
| | Situation.| south. |Greenwich.| Inhabitants. |
+-------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------------+
| | |D. M. S. | D. M. S. | |
|Abancay |Peru |13 30 0 S.| 72 26 0 | |
|_Acapulco_ |New Spain |16 15 29 N.| 99 48 18 |4000. |
|Aconcagua, or} | | | | |
| San Felipe} |Chili |32 48 0 S.| | |
| | | | |{2750 families of |
| | | | |{Indians, and 50 |
|Actopan |New Spain |20 19 30 N.| 98 49 0 |{families of |
| | | | |{whites and |
| | | | |{castes. |
|Adais, or Adayes} |New Spain |32 9 0 N.| 93 35 0 | |
|Fort} | | | | |
| | | | |{500 families of |
| | | | |{whites, and many |
| | | | |{castes; famous |
|Aguas Calientes |New Spain |22 2 0 N.|101 51 30 |{for its hot |
| | | | |{springs |
| | | | |{impregnated with |
| | | | |{copper. |
|Aguatulco |New Spain |15 44 0 N.| | |
|Alangi, or El Angel|New Granada| 8 12 0 N.| 80 40 0 | |
|Alausi |New Granada| 2 12 0 N.| 78 39 0 | |
|Albuquerque |New Spain |29 35 0 N.| 79 40 0 |6000. |
|Almaguer |New Granada| 1 56 0 N.| 76 54 0 | |
|Alvarado |New Spain |18 40 0 N.| 96 36 0 | |
|Amapalla |Guatimala |13 12 0 N.| 87 55 0 | |
|Amatiques |Guatimala |15 23 0 N.| 89 0 0 | |
|Amotape |Peru | 4 50 0 S.| 80 42 0 | |
|Amparaes |La Plata |19 12 0 S.| 67 3 0 | |
|Anco |Peru |13 14 0 S.| 73 10 0 | |
|Andahuailas |Peru |13 25 0 S.| 73 4 0 | |
|Antonio de Bejar |New Spain |29 50 0 N.|101 0 0 |2000. |
| | | | |{Populous, and an |
|Antonio de los Cues|New Spain |18 3 0 N.| |{ ancient Aztec |
| | | | |{ fortress. |
|Antonio de la }| | | | |
| Florida }|Chili |33 39 0 S.| 71 41 0 | |
|Apalachia |Florida |29 43 0 N.| 84 28 0 | |
|_Apurimac_, source}|Peru |16 {10 or | |{Near the city of |
| of }| | {20 S.| |{ Arequipa. |
|Archidona |New Granada| 0 45 0 S.| 76 48 0 |700. |
|_Arequipa_ |Peru |16 16 0 S.| 71 58 0 |24,000. |
|Arica |Peru |18 26 0 S.| 70 18 0 | |
|Arispe |New Spain |30 36 0 N.|108 58 15 |7600. |
| | | | |{500 white |
| | | | |{ families, and |
|_Asuncion_ |La Plata |24 47 0 S.| 59 35 0 |{ several |
| | | | |{ thousands of |
| | | | |{ Indians and |
| | | | |{ mestizoes. |
|Atacama |La Plata |23 30 0 S.| 69 30 0 | |
|Atrato, mouths of }|Gulf of }| | |{Rises in the |
| the }| Darien }| 8 2 0 N.| 77 6 0 |{ mountains of |
| | | | |{ Choco, and runs |
| | | | |{ 95 leagues. |
|Atunxauxa |Peru |11 45 0 S.| 75 48 0 | |
|Avila |New Granada| 0 44 0 S.| 76 25 0 |300. |
|Austria, San }| | | | |
| Felipe de }|Caraccas |10 31 0 N.| 63 41 0 |250 families. |
| | | | | |
|Babahoyo |New Granada| 1 47 0 S.| |Populous. |
|Baracoa |Cuba |21 4 0 N.| 76 10 0 | |
|Baranca del Malambo|New Granada|11 40 0 N.| 74 30 0 | |
|Barbacoas |New Granada| 1 42 0 S.| 78 8 0 | |
|_Barcelona_ |Caraccas |10 10 0 N.| 64 47 0 |14,000. |
|Barquisimeto |Caraccas | 8 55 0 N.| 66 55 0 |11,300. |
|Batabano |Cuba |22 43 19 N.| 82 25 41 | |
|Bayamo |Cuba |20 46 0 N.| 76 55 0 | |
|Borja |New Granada| 4 28 0 N.| 76 24 0 | |
|BUENOS AYRES |La Plata |34 35 26 S.| 57 24 0 |60,000. |
|Buga |New Granada| 2 58 0 N.| | |
| | | | | |
|Cadiz |Cuba |23 2 0 N.| 79 55 0 | |
|Calabozo |Caraccas | 8 40 0 N.| |4800. |
|Cali |New Granada| 3 15 0 N.| 73 16 0 | |
|Callao |Peru |12 3 42 S.| 77 14 0 | |
|_Campeche_ |New Spain |19 50 45 N.| 90 30 30 |6000. |
|Carabaya |La Plata |14 40 0 S.| 69 36 0 | |
|CARACCAS |Caraccas |10 30 15 N.| 67 4 45 |20,000. |
|Cariaco |Caraccas |10 30 0 N.| 63 39 0 |6500. |
|Carora |Caraccas |10 0 0 N.| |6200. |
|_Carthagena_ |New Granada|10 26 36 N.| 75 26 45 |25,000. |
|Carthago |New Spain | 9 5 0 N.| 83 0 0 | |
|Carthago |New Granada| 4 46 0 N.| |5 or 6000. |
|Casas Grandes |New Spain |33 30 0 N.| |Near the Rio Gila.|
|Castro |Chiloe |42 40 0 S.| |150. |
|Castrovireyna |Peru |12 50 0 S.| 74 45 0 | |
| | | | |{Celebrated for |
| | | | |{the palace of the|
| | | | |{Incas it |
| | | | |{contains, which |
|Caxamarca |Peru | 8 0 0 S.| 76 10 0 |{is at present |
| | | | |{inhabited by some|
| | | | |{of their |
| | | | |{descendants. |
| | | | |{Population 2000. |
|Cayman Grande } |Caribbean | | | |
| Isle, east point} | Sea |19 19 0 N.| 80 38 49 | |
|Caymanbrack, east }|Caribbean | | | |
| point }| Sea |19 40 0 N.| 79 47 22 | |
|Cerro de Axusco, } | | | | |
| mountain } |New Spain |19 15 27 N.| 99 12 30 | |
|Chachapoyas or }| | | | |
| Juan de la }|Peru | 6 12 0 S.| 72 28 0 | |
| Frontera }| | | | |
|Chancay |Peru |11 33 47 S | - - - |Populous. |
|_Chiapa Real_ |Guatimala |17 0 0 N.| 93 23 0 |500 families. |
|Chiapa de los }| | | | |
| Indios }|Guatimala |17 5 0 N.| 93 53 0 |20,000. |
|Chihuahua |New Spain |28 50 0 N.|104 29 45 |11,600. |
|Chillan |Chili |35 56 0 S.| - - - |Populous |
|Cholula |New Spain |19 2 6 N.| 98 7 45 |16,000. |
|Cholula, Pyramid } | | | | |
| of } |New Spain |19 2 6 N.| 98 12 15 | |
|_Chuquisaca_ or }| | | | |
| _La Plata_ }|La Plata |19 40 0 S.| 66 46 0 |14,000. |
|Cinaloa |New Spain |26 0 0 N.|106 0 0 |9500. |
|Coche, Isle of } |Caribbean | | | |
| east cape }| Sea |10 45 0 N.| 63 51 38 | |
|Cofre de Perote, } | | | | |
| mountain } |New Spain |19 28 57 N.| 97 8 34 | |
|Colchagua or San }| | | | |
| Fernando }|Chili |34 18 0 S.| - - - |1500 families |
|Colonia del } | | | | |
| Sacramento } |La Plata |34 22 0 S.| 57 52 0 | |
|_Comayaguaso_ or }| | | | |
| Valladolid }|Guatimala |14 30 0 N.| 88 19 0 | |
|Concepcion del Pao |Caraccas | 8 42 0 N.| 65 10 0 |2300. |
|_Concepcion_ |Chili |36 47 0 S.| 73 9 0 |13,000. |
|Concepcion |La Plata |23 23 0 S.| 57 16 0 |1550. |
|Copiapo |Chili |26 50 0 S.| 70 18 0 |400 families. |
|Coquimbo or La }| | | |{500 families of |
| Serena }|Chili |29 52 0 S.| 71 19 0 |{whites, &c., |
| }| | | |{and some Indians.|
|Cordova |New Spain |18 50 0 N.| 96 56 0 |800 families. |
|Cordova |La Plata |31 30 0 S.| 63 16 0 |5500. |
|_Coro_ |Caraccas |11 24 0 N.| 69 40 0 |10,000. |
|Corientes, Cape |Pacific |20 25 30 N.|105 38 45 | |
|Coulemu |Chili |36 2 0 S.| - - - | |
|Cuença |New Granada| 2 53 49 S.| 79 14 40 |20,000. |
|_Cumana_ |Caraccas |10 27 52 N.| 64 9 47 |16,800. |
|Cumana, port of |Caraccas |10 28 0 N.| 64 9 45 | |
|Cumanacoa |Caraccas |10 16 11 N.| - - - |2300. |
|Curuguaty |La Plata |24 28 0 S.| 56 54 0 |2250. |
|Cuzcatlan |Guatimala |13 40 0 N.| 89 20 0 |5000. |
|_Cuzco_ |Peru |13 25 0 S.| 71 15 0 |32,000. |
| | | | | |
|_Durango_ |New Spain |24 25 0 N.|103 34 45 |12,000. |
| | | | | |
|Fort Buenavista |New Spain |27 45 0 N.|110 7 15 | |
|Fort del Altar |New Spain |31 2 0 N.|111 45 45 | |
|Fort del Passage |New Spain |25 28 0 N.|103 12 15 | |
|Fort Passo del }| | | | |
| Norte }|New Spain |32 9 0 N.|104 42 45 | |
| | | | | |
|Gibraltar |Caraccas |10 4 0 N.| 67 36 0 | |
|Gracias a Dios |Guatimala |14 30 0 N.| 90 6 0 | |
|Granada |Guatimala |11 15 0 N.| 86 15 0 | |
|_Guadalaxara_ |New Spain |21 9 0 N.|103 2 15 |19,500. |
|Gualqui |Chili |36 44 0 S.| - - - | |
|_Guamanga_ |Peru |12 50 0 S.| 77 56 0 |26,000. |
|Guanara |Caraccas | 8 14 0 N.| 69 54 0 |12,000. |
|_Guanaxuato_ |New Spain |21 0 15 N.|100 54 45 |70,600. |
|_Guancavelica_ |Peru |12 45 0 S.| 74 46 0 |5200. |
|Guanta |Peru |12 30 0 S.| 74 16 0 | |
| | | | |{Near the sources |
|Guanuco |Peru | 9 59 0 S.| 75 56 0 |{ of the False |
| | | | |{ Maranon. |
|Guarochiri |Peru |11 55 0 S.| 76 18 0 | |
|GUATIMALA |Guatimala |14 28 0 N.| 92 40 0 |19,000. |
|_Guaxaca_ |New Spain |17 30 0 N.| - - - |24,000. |
|_Guayaquil_ |New Granada| 2 12 0 S.| 79 6 0 |10,000. |
|Guayra |Caraccas |10 36 19 N.| 67 6 45 |8000. |
| | | | | |
|Hacha |New Granada|11 28 0 N.| 72 46 0 | |
|Hambato |New Granada| 1 14 0 S.| 78 25 0 |9000. |
|HAVANNAH |Cuba |23 9 27 N.| 82 22 53 |25,000. |
|Honda |New Granada| 5 16 0 N.| 72 36 15 | |
| | | | | |
|Jaen |New Granada| 5 25 0 S.| - - - |4000. |
|Janos or Yanos, }| | | | |
| fort }|New Spain | - - - |106 45 15 | |
|Ica or Valverde |Peru |13 50 0 S.| 75 28 0 |6000. |
|Jorullo Volcano |New Spain | - - - |101 1 30 | |
|Juan de los Llanos |New Granada| 3 0 0 N.| 73 26 0 | |
|Juan Fernandez, }| | | |{110 Leagues from |
| Isle }|Pacific |33 40 0 S.| 80 30 0 |{ the coast of |
| }| | | |{ Chili. |
| | | | | |
|Iztaccihuatl, }| | | | |
| volcano }|New Spain |19 10 0 N.| 98 34 45 | |
| | | | | |
|Lambayeque |Peru | 6 40 0 S.| 79 56 0 |8000. |
|Lampa |La Plata |14 55 0 S.| 81 44 0 | |
|_La Paz_ |La Plata |17 15 0 S.| 68 25 0 |20,000. |
|Las Corrientes |La Plata |27 32 0 S.| 57 50 0 | |
|_Latacunga_ |New Granada| 0 55 14 S.| 78 16 0 |12,000. |
|LIMA |Peru |12 2 25 S.| 77 7 15 |54,000. |
|Lipes |La Plata |21 40 0 S.| 68 16 0 | |
| | | | |{Founded in honour|
|Londres |La Plata |19 12 0 S.| |{ of Mary Queen of|
| | | | |{ England. |
|Loxa |New Granada| 4 0 0 S.| 79 14 0 |10,000. |
| | | | | |
|Macas |New Granada| 2 30 0 S.| 78 5 0 |1200. |
|_Magdalena_, }|Caribbean | | | |
|mouths of }| Sea |11 0 0 N.| 74 40 0 |Main Channel. |
|Maldonado |La Plata |34 50 0 S.| 55 36 0 | |
|_Maracaybo_ |Caraccas |10 30 0 N.| 71 46 0 |24,000. |
|MARANON }|Atlantic | 0 30 0 S.|{47 40 0 | |
| Mouths of }| Ocean | |{49 25 0 | |
|Mariquita |New Granada| 5 16 0 N.| 74 6 0 |300. |
|Mas-afuera, Isle, |{Pacific | | | |
| |{ Ocean |33 47 0 S.| 80 41 0 | |
|Mayobamba |Peru | 7 0 0 S.| 76 56 0 | |
|Melipilla |Chili |33 28 0 S.| 70 7 0 | |
|_Mendoza_ |La Plata |33 25 0 S.| 69 47 0 |6000. |
| | | | |{Limit of the |
| | | | |{ Conquests |
|Mercaderes |New Granada| 1 45 0 N.| - - - |{ of the Peruvian |
| | | | |{ Incas to the |
| | | | |{ north. |
|_Merida_ |New Granada| 8 10 0 N.| 73 45 0 |11,000. |
|MEXICO |New Spain |19 25 45 N.| 99 5 15 |137,000. |
|Mompox |New Granada| 9 19 0 N.| 74 11 0 | |
|Moquehua |Peru |17 20 0 S.| 70 56 0 |Populous. |
|_Monte Video_ |La Plata |34 54 48 S.| 56 14 30 |20,000. |
|Monterey |New Spain |36 36 0 N.|121 51 6 |700. |
|Moran-mine |New Spain |20 10 4 N.| 98 25 45 | |
| | | | | |
|Nasca |Peru |14 48 0 S.| 75 6 0 | |
|Nata |New Granada| 8 35 0 N.| 81 6 0 | |
|Neembucu |La Plata |26 52 0 S.| 58 11 0 |1730. |
|Nevado de Toluca, }| | | | |
| mountain }|New Spain |19 11 33 N.| 99 25 23 | |
|Neyva |New Granada| 3 10 0 N.| 74 16 0 | |
|Nicoya |Guatimala |10 42 0 N.| 85 53 0 | |
|Nirgua |Caraccas |10 0 0 N.| - - - |3200. |
| | | | | |
|Ocana |New Granada| 7 50 0 N.| 73 26 0 | |
|Omoa |Guatimala |15 50 0 N.| 89 53 0 | |
| | | | |{Boca de los |
|ORINOCO, mouths of|Atlantic | 8 30 0 N.| 59 50 0 |{ Navios or |
| | | | |{ Great Estuary. |
|Oropesa |La Plata |18 15 0 S.| 67 6 0 | |
|Otabalo |New Granada| 0 15 0 N.| 77 56 0 |15,000. |
| | | | | |
|Pamplona |New Granada| 6 30 0 N.| 71 36 0 | |
|_Panama_ |New Granada| 9 0 30 N.| 79 19 0 | |
|Paria |La Plata |18 50 0 S.| 68 20 0 | |
|Pasquaro |New Spain | - - - |101 19 45 |6000. |
|Payta |Peru | 5 5 0 S.| 80 50 0 | |
|PENSACOLA |Florida |30 28 0 N.| 87 12 0 | |
| | | | | |
|Perdido, mouth of |{Mexican | | |{Boundary between |
| |{ Gulf |30 26 0 N.| 87 26 0 |{ the United |
| | | | |{ States and |
| | | | |{ Florida. |
|Petatlan hill |New Spain |17 32 0 N.|101 28 30 | |
|Petorca |Chili |31 45 0 S.| 76 50 0 |Populous. |
|Pico de Orizaba, }| | | | |
| mountain of }|New Spain |19 2 17 N.| 97 15 0 | |
|Piedra Blanca |New Spain |21 33 0 N.|105 27 30 | |
|Pisco |Peru |13 46 0 S.| 76 9 0 |300 Families. |
|Piura, or San }| | | |{7000. The oldest |
| Miguel }|Peru | 5 11 0 S.| 80 36 0 |{ city of South |
| | | | |{ America. |
|Pomabamba |La Plata |19 55 0 S.| 64 8 0 | |
|_Popayan_ |New Granada| 2 28 38 N.| 76 31 30 |25,000. |
|Popocatepetl, }| | | | |
| mountain }|New Spain |18 59 47 N.| 98 33 0 | |
|Porco |La Plata |19 40 0 S.| 67 56 0 | |
|Pore |New Granada| 5 40 0 N.| 72 13 0 |500. |
|Porto Bello |Do. |10 27 0 N.| 79 26 0 | |
|_Potosi_ |La Plata |19 47 0 S.| 67 22 0 |30,000. |
|_Puebla de los_ }| | | | |
| _Angelos_ }|New Spain |19 0 15 N.| 98 2 30 |67,800. |
|Puerto Cabello |Caraccas |10 20 0 N.| 69 11 0 |8000. |
|PUERTO RICO |Puerto Rico|18 29 0 N.| 66 0 0 |Populous. |
|Puna |La Plata |16 20 0 S.| 70 26 0 |Populous. |
|Punta del Ana }| | | | |
| Nueva, or Mission}|New Spain |37 9 15 N.|122 23 38 |440. |
| of Santa }| | | | |
| Cruz }| | | | |
| | | | | |
|Queretaro |New Spain |20 36 39 N.|100 10 15 |35,000. |
|Quillota |Chili |32 50 0 S.| 71 18 0 | |
|QUITO |New Granada| 0 13 27 S.| 78 10 15 |70,000. |
| | | | | |
|_Rancagua_, or }| | | | |
| Santa Cruz de }|Chili |34 18 0 S.| 70 42 0 | |
| Triana }| | | | |
|Real de Rosario } | | | | |
| mine } |New Spain |23 30 0 N.|106 6 15 |5600. |
|Real de los Alamos}| | | | |
| mine }|Do. |27 8 0 N.|109 3 15 |7900. |
|Realexo |Guatimala |12 45 0 N.| 87 30 0 | |
|_Riobamba_ |New Granada| 1 20 0 S.| 78 30 0 |20,000. |
|Rio Bravo del }|Gulf of }| | | |
| Norte, mouth }| Mexico }|25 55 0 N.| 97 30 55 | |
| of }| | | | |
| | | | |{Cape Santa Maria,|
|RIO DE LA PLATA, } | | | |{ 180 miles north |
| mouth of } |Atlantic |35 30 0 S.| 55 6 0 |{ of the South |
| | | | |{ Cape, St. |
| | | | |{ Antonio. |
|Rioja |La Plata |29 12 0 S.| 70 0 0 | |
| | | | | |
|Salamanca |New Spain |20 40 0 N.|100 54 45 | |
|Salta |La Plata |24 17 0 S.| 64 1 30 | |
| | | | |{Boundary between |
|Saint Mary's }|Atlantic |30 35 0 N.| 81 41 0 |{ the United |
| River, mouth of }| | | |{ States and |
| | | | |{ Florida. |
|Santander |New Spain |23 45 18 N.| 98 12 8 | |
|San Antonio Cape |Cuba |21 55 0 N.| 84 56 7 | |
|SAN AUGUSTIN |Florida |29 58 0 N.| 81 40 0 |4000. |
|San Bernardo de }| | | | |
| Tarija }|La Plata |22 14 0 S.| 65 20 0 | |
|San Blas |New Spain |21 32 48 N.|105 15 33 | |
|San Carlos |Chiloe |41 57 0 S.| 73 58 0 |1100. |
|San Carlos |Caraccas | 9 20 0 N.| - - - |9500. |
|San Diego mission |New Spain |32 39 30 N.|117 18 0 |1560. |
|San Felipe, or }| | | | |
| Cocorata }|Caraccas |10 15 0 N.| - - - |6800. |
|San Francisco }| | | | |
| mission }|New Spain |37 48 30 N.|122 36 45 |820. |
|San Josef mission |New Spain |23 3 25 N.|109 40 53 | |
|San Juan del Rio |New Spain | - - - | 99 52 15 | |
|San Juan mission |New Spain |33 29 0 N.|117 5 1 |1000. |
|San Juan de la }| | | | |
| Frontera }|La Plata |33 25 0 S.| 68 55 5 |6000. |
|San Joan del Pao |Caraccas | 9 20 0 N.| - - - |5400. |
|San Juan de Pasto |New Granada| 1 15 0 N.| 76 46 0 |7000. |
|San Lazaro, }| | | | |
| mountain }|New Spain |24 47 0 N.|112 21 0 | |
|San Lucas, cape |New Spain |22 55 23 N.|109 50 23 | |
|San Luis de Cura |Caraccas | 9 45 0 N.| - - - |4000. |
|San Luis de Gonzaga|Chili |36 45 0 S.| | |
|_San Luis de_ }| | | | |
| _Zacatecas_ }|New Spain |23 0 0 N.|101 34 45 |33,000. |
|San Miguel de } | | | | |
| Ibarra } |New Granada| 0 5 0 N.| 77 40 0 |10,000. |
|San Salvador |Guatimala |13 40 0 N.| 89 20 0 |5000. |
|San Sebastian de }| | | | |
| los Reyes }|Caraccas | 9 54 0 N.| - - - |3500. |
|San Sebastian del} | | | | |
| Oro, or La Plata} |New Granada| 2 50 0 N.| 75 0 0 | |
|Santa Barbara, }| | | | |
| mission }|New Spain |34 26 0 N.|119 45 15 |1090. |
|Santa Buenaventura |New Spain |34 17 0 N.|119 25 15 |940. |
|Santa Fé |New Spain |36 12 0 N.|104 52 45 |3600. |
|SANTA FÉ, or BOGOTA|New Granada| 4 6 0 N.| 78 30 0 |30,000. |
|Santa Fé de }| | | | |
| Antioquia }|New Granada| 6 48 0 N.| 74 36 0 | |
|Santa Marta |New Granada|11 19 2 N.| 74 4 30 | |
|SANTIAGO |Chili |33 26 0 S.| 70 44 0 |36,000. |
|Santiago del Estero|La Plata |27 46 0 S.| 65 12 0 |500 Families. |
|_Santo Tomé_ |Caraccas | 8 8 11 N.| 63 54 2 |6 or 8000. |
|Sechura |Peru | 5 32 33 S.| - - - |400 Families. |
|Silla de Caraccas }| | | | |
| mountain, }|Caraccas |10 31 15 N.| 64 40 55 | |
| highest-peak }| | | | |
|Sisal |New Spain |21 10 0 N.| 89 59 30 |{Port of Merida de|
| | | | |{ Yucatan. |
|Soconusco |Guatimala |15 28 0 N.| 94 36 0 | |
|Socorro, Isle |Pacific |18 48 0 N.|110 9 0 | |
|Suchitepeque |Guatimala |14 44 0 N.| 93 36 0 |1480. |
| | | | | |
|Tabasco |New Spain |18 34 0 N.| 93 36 0 | |
|Tacames |New Granada| 0 52 0 N.| 62 0 0 | |
|Talca, or San }| | | | |
| Augustin }|Chili |35 13 0 S.| 71 1 0 |Populous. |
|_Tarma_ |Peru |11 35 0 S.| 75 17 0 |5600. |
|Tasco |New Spain |18 35 0 N.| 99 28 45 | |
| | | | |{2600 Families of |
|Tehuantepeque |New Spain |16 20 0 N.| 95 1 0 |{ Indians and 50 |
| | | | |{ of Whites. |
|Teneriffe |New Granada|10 2 0 N.| 74 30 0 | |
|Tezcuco |New Spain |19 30 40 N.| 98 51 0 | |
| | | | |{Famous for some |
|Tiahuanaco |La Plata |17 17 0 S.| - - - |{ singular |
| | | | |{ monuments. |
|Timana |New Granada| 2 12 0 N.| 74 46 0 | |
|Tocayma |New Granada| 4 16 0 N.| 74 59 0 |700. |
|Tocuyo |Caraccas | 9 35 0 N.| 70 20 0 |10,200. |
|Todos los Santos |New Spain |23 26 0 N.|110 18 0 | |
|Tolu |New Granada| 9 32 0 N.| 75 30 0 | |
|Tomina |La Plata |19 10 0 S.| 65 46 0 | |
|Tres Marias Isle }| | | | |
| south cape of }|Pacific |26 16 0 N.|106 17 30 | |
| the east isle }| | | | |
|Trinidad |Cuba |21 48 20 N.| 80 0 52 | |
|Truxillo |Guatimala |15 51 0 N.| 86 8 0 | |
|_Truxillo_ |Peru | 8 5 40 S.| 79 19 13 |5800. |
|Truxillo |Caraccas | 8 40 0 N.| - - - |7600. |
|_Tucuman_ |La Plata |26 49 0 S.| 64 36 0 | |
|Tumbez |Peru | 3 26 0 S.| 80 6 0 | |
|Tunja |New Granada| 5 5 0 N.| 72 56 0 |400. |
| | | | | |
|_Ucayale_, }| | | | |
| junction of, with}|New Granada| 4 55 0 S.| - - - |Forms the Maranon.|
| the False Maranon}| | | | |
| | | | | |
|Valdivia |Chili |40 5 0 S.| 80 5 0 |Populous. |
|Valencia |Caraccas |10 9 0 N.| 68 25 0 |8000. |
|_Valladolid_ |New Spain |19 42 0 N.|100 52 0 |18,000. |
|Valparaiso |Chili |33 0 30 S.| 71 38 15 |Populous. |
|Varinas |Caraccas | 7 40 0 N.| - - - |6000. |
|Velez |New Granada| 5 50 0 N.| 73 16 0 | |
|_Vera Cruz_ |New Spain |19 11 52 N.| 96 8 45 |16,000. |
|Vera paz, or Coban |Guatimala |15 50 0 N.| 91 14 0 | |
|Villa del Fuerte |New Spain |26 50 0 N.|108 13 15 | |
|Villa del Principe |Cuba |21 17 0 N.| 77 45 0 | |
|Villa Rica |La Plata |25 48 0 S.| 56 31 0 |3000. |
| | | | | |
|Xalapa |New Spain |19 30 8 N.| 96 54 45 |13,000. |
|Xagua, Boca de |Cuba | - - - | 80 34 7 | |
|Xuxui |La Plata |23 5 0 S | 66 2 0 | |
To this table it will not be uninteresting to add a summary of the population, &c., of the governments of Spanish America.
Inhabitants. Inhabitants.
NEW SPAIN 6,500,000, of which its capital, MEXICO, has 137,000
GUATIMALA 1,200,000, GUATIMALA 19,000
CUBA 550,000, HAVANNAH 25,000
PUERTO RICO 136,000, PUERTO RICO, very populous.
{ SAN AUGUSTIN, has 4000
FLORIDAS uncertain, { PENSACOLA.
{ SANTA FÉ DE }
NEW GRANADA 1,800,000, { BOGOTA } 30,000
CARACCAS 900,000, CARACCAS 20,000
PERU 1,300,000, LIMA 54,000
CHILI 800,000, SANTIAGO 36,000
BUENOS AYRES} 1,100,000, BUENOS AYRES 60,000
or LA PLATA}
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Making 14,286,000.
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To which may be added 50,000 more for Cuba, as according to the latest enquiries that island possesses a population of 600,000 souls; thus there will be a total known population of 14,336,000, and allowing for the inhabitants of the Floridas, and the unnumbered Indians of the kingdom of La Plata, the actual number of persons existing under the government of Spain in the Americas, will not fall short of fifteen millions, while the Portuguese subjects in BRAZIL amount only to 3,300,000, of whom one million and a half are negroes, one million are Indians and the rest whites.
Of the above total of 14,336,000 souls, there are 3,000,000 whites born in the country, 200,000 Europeans, and the remaining 11,136,000 are Indians, negroes and mixed races, or castes, of which the Indians bear by far the greater proportion, the negroes in Caraccas amounting to 54,000, in Cuba to 212,000; the other states having comparatively very few slaves.
The spaces which this mass of people occupy, in the different governments, have been thus calculated:
Square leagues.
NEW SPAIN extends over a surface equal to 118,748
GUATIMALA 26,152
CUBA and PUERTO RICO 6,921
FLORIDAS 8,555
NEW GRANADA 64,520
CARACCAS 47,856
PERU 30,390
CHILI 22,574
BUENOS AYRES or LA PLATA 143,014
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468,730
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Making an extent of country equal to 468,730 square leagues; whilst GREAT BRITAIN, which has a population of 12,596,800 souls, occupies a space equal only to 87,502 square miles.
The MINES of the empire of Spanish America furnish annually in gold and silver in--
£ Sterling.
NEW SPAIN to the value of 5,030,800
NEW GRANADA 507,000
PERU and CHILI 1,730,000
BUENOS AYRES or LA PLATA 882,000
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8,149,800
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Making a total of 8,149,800_l._ sterling; to which may be added more than another million for the contraband trade.
The COMMERCE of these countries annually averages in--
£ 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.
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