of great wealth, I, 186—They pay no indirect imposts, ibid.—They are subject to tribute, I, 187—Of the impost paid by them, ibid.—They are deprived of several eivil rights, I, 188—Degradation in which they are at present, I, 190—Why the late viceroys have not been able to do any thing in their favour, I, 198—Political inconveniences resulting from the insulated state in which the Indians are kept, I, 200. t Indians, (wandering) see Indios Bravos. Indigence of the Mexican people—Its causes, I, 185; IV, 112. Indigo of its cultivation, III, 44—Carriage from Guautimala through Mexico for Europe, IV, 17—Amount of its annual exportation from Vera Cruz, IV, 30 ; of its importation in 1802, IV, 36; of its exportation from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48; in 1804, IV, 363– Influence which the edict of free trade has had on this exportation, IV, 100. Indios Bravos, I, 175—War carried on against them by the missionaries and the troops of the presidios, I, 237, IV. Iniesta, (Yldefonso) his estimate of the quantity of water contained in the canal of Huehuetoca, at the great swells, II, 149 (t). Inena (Blas de) manner in which he entered the Crater of the Cerro de Masaya, III, 310. Inoculation of the small pox; its progress in Mexico, I, 112. Inundations in the valley of Mexico, II, 111—Period observed by them, II, 113—Inundation of 1446, II, 117; of 1498, II, 11.8; of 1553, II, 120; of 1580, ibid.; of 1604, ibid.; of 1607, ibid.; of from 1629 to 1634, II, 133; of 1763, II, 160; of 1772, II, 161. Intendancies, their number, I, 266–Disproportion in their extent, I, 282; in their population, I, 284; in their relative population, I, 285. Iraca, a Mexican dish, II, 5.10. Iron, its use unknown to the antient Mexicans, or at least not rightly appreciated by them, III, 114, et seq.—Mines which furnish it, III, 296–Amount of its annual importation into Vera Cruz, IV, 31. Iron in bars, amount of its importation into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34 ; in 1303, IV, 45, 46; in 1804, IV, 363. Iron, (white) amount imported into Vera Cruz, in 1802, IV, 34, 35 ; in 1803, IV, 46. Iron manufactured, amount imported into Vera Cruz, in 1802, IV, 34; in 1803, IV, 45—On account of the king, IV, 51. Iron, meteoric found in Mexico, III, 298. Isasvirivill (Don Mariano) how he determined the position of Vera Cruz, I, xxxii : that of the Pic d'Orizaba, I, xliv. Isleños, natives of the Canary Islands, I, 204. Istenenetl, remains of a small Mexican pyramid, II, 196—See Alcosac. Istla, (bridge of) its geographical position, I, xxxix. Isthmus of Panama, height of its mountains, IV, 350. Iturigarray (Don Josef de) viceroy of Mexico—See Yturigarray. Itzli, see Obsidian. Irtlilxochitl (Antonio Pimentel, Fernando Pimentel, and Fernando Alba) baptised Indians authors of manuscripts on the history of Mexico, II, 74 (*). Iztaccihuatl, one of the highest summits of the Cordillera of Mexico, I, 62, and IV, 355—Signification of the word, I, 61 (*). Jalap, province which produces it, II, 269–Its cultivation, III, 28–Amount annually exported from Vera Cruz, IV, 30; in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV. 48; in 1804, IV, 363. --Jamaica—Quantity of sugar which it exports, III, 14. Jatropha or Juca—See Manioc. Jefferson (Mr. Thomas)—His determination of the position of Santa Fe, I, lxiii—Eulogy of that statesman, I, 15 ; II, 337 (*) Jefferys (Mr. Thomas)—His determination of the position of Mexico, I, xxv ; of Vera Cruz, II, xxxiii. Jesuits—Their settlements in California, II, 324—Opposition which they have to encounter, II, 331—The military is under their orders, ibid. , Jorullo (Xorullo) volcano; its origin, II, 211. Juca, a plant which yields the manioc, II, 430—See Manioc. Juncos, tribes of Indians, IV, 286. Juruyo—See Jorullo. Justtice—Expence which its administration costs the state, IV, 230 et seq. Kenayzi, a people of Russian America, II, 393. Laborde (Jos. de) founder of the church at Tasco, II, 186– His adventures, IV, 224 et seq. Laborde (Alex. de), II, 89 (*), Labour (Price of) in Mexico compared with that of other countries, II, 480. Lachaussée (M.) constructed a machine a colonne d'eau, according to the plan of M. del Rio, III, 222. Lafora (Don Nicolas)—His itinerary, I., lx—His map of the frontiers of New Spain, I., lxxxiii. Lagos, town of the Intendancy of Guadalaxara, II, 231—Its manufactures, III, 460. * Laguna (Don Pedro de la)—His map of a part of Mexico, I, lxxix—Orders plans to be drawn of the ruins of Mitla, II, 238,239. Lagunas of the Province of Texas, II, 275. Landivar (Don Raphael) a Mexican poet, II, 211. Language of the natives, I, 138. Lapeyrouse—How he determinined the position of Monterey, I, lvii. La Salle (De)—His settlement to the west of the Mississippi, gives rise to discussions respecting the limits of Mexico, II, 276; IV, 270. Lauricocha, mines, III, 343. Lazas (las), river, I, 73. Lead—Mines which furnish it, III, 298—Amount exported from Mexico in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49. Leca (Carlos Corso de) inventor of the beneficio de hierro, IH, 266. Le Maur (Don Francisco) draws the plan of the canal de los Guines, I, 44. Lemos (Don Francisco Gil) viceroy of Peru, ordered the southern coast of Chili to be examined, I, 42—His enumeration of the inhabitants of Peru, I, 92. Leoba–See Mitla. Leon, town, II, 207. Lerma, river, I, 73; II, 205. Levels or canals of evacuation, succeeded from 1607 the system of dikes for preserving Mexico from inundations, II, 123. Lewis—His voyage to the mouth of the Rio Colombia, II, 337. | Lighthouse of Vera Cruz, IV, 53. Lima—Annual amount of the quantity of gold and silver coined in that city, III, 337—Annual balance of its commerce, IV, 119. Lipans, savage Indians, I, 175. Liquors (fine)—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 33; in 1803, IV, 45. Liquido remisible, net revenue drawn by the king of Spain from Mexico, IV, 236; and from the other colonies, IV, 238. - Lizana (Don Francisco Xavier de) archbishop of Mexico—information furnished by him to the author, I, 100 (*). Llanas (Antonio) discovered the mines of Catorce, HI, 210. Loaysa (Fray Geronimo) archbishop of Lima, makes an enumeration of the inhabitants of Peru, I, 92, Lopez—His plan of the environs of Mexico, I, lxxviii. Lorenzana (Cardinal de) archbishop of Mexico—His work on the antiquities of Mexico, I, 233—Memoir drawn up by him relative to the Desague, II, 109 (*). Loreto, principal place of California, II, 333. Louisiana, assistance which it drew annually from Mexico for expences of administration, IV, 235. Love-apple—See Tomatl. |