Mexico, I, 62—Signification of this name, 1, 61 (*)— See Orizaba. Clavigero (Abbé) author of a History of Mexico, I, 211– His plan of the Lake of Tezcuco, II, 14. Clayborne, a Fort of Louisiana, II, 277. Clerc (M.) geographical engineer of Paris, I, cvii. Clergy (Mexican)—Their number, I, 230—Their wealth, I, 231–Amount of capitals secured by them on landed property, III, 99. Clerigo (Bridge of), place where the last Aztec King was taken, II, 76 and 77. Climate of Mexico, I, 47, 60 et seq.; II, 453 et seq.; IV, 163. Cloths, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1804, IV, 364. Cloth (Manufactures of) III, 462. Coaches, manufactured in Mexico, III, 488. Coadnabaced, name given by Cortez to the town of Cuernavaca, II, 185 (+). Coal—Places which furnish it, III, 320. Cochineal—Its cultivation, II, 241 ; III, 62—See also Zoology—Amount of its annual exportation from Vera Cruz, IV, 29–Amount of its exportation from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803 for Spain, IV, 48; for other parts of Spanish America, IV, 49—Influence which the edict of free trade has had on its exportation, IV, 100. Cock-fighting—Produce of the duty on, IV, 215 and 216. Cock, name given by the Peruvians in derision to that bird, III, 54. Cocoa-Its varieties, HII, 23 (*)—Served for money in . the time of the Aztecs, III, 25–Amount of its importation into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36–Influence which the edict of free trade has had on its exportation, IV, 100. Cocoa of Caracas—Quantity of it sent by Mexico to Europe, in 1803, IV, 48. Cocoa of Guayaquil, carried to Europe through Mexico,

IV, 16—Amount of its annual importation into Vera Cruz, IV, 41—Amount of its exportation from Mexico, in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803 for Spain, IV, 48; for other parts of Spanish America, IV, 49. Cocoa of Maracaybo—Quantity imported into Mexico, in 1803, IV, 47; exported, IV, 48. Cocoa of Soconuzco–Amount exported from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48. Cocoa of Tabasco—Quantity imported into Mexico in 1803, IV, 47. Cocoa-tree—Its cultivation in Mexico, III, 23–See also plants and vegetables. Cocoyames—Savage Indians, II, 285. Cod—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 35; in 1803, IV, 46. Coffee—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36; in 1803, IV, 47; of its exportation from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 47. o Coffee—Its cultivation in Mexico, III, 21—See also vegetables. Cofre de Perote—Its geographical position, I, xliii—It is one of the highest summits of the Cordillera of Mexico, I, 62—Description of that mountain, II, 257. Cohahuila, province, II, 272—Name of its capital, II, 283. Coinage (Duty on) paid by the proprietors of mines, III, 228. Colima, volcano, II, 228, 229. Collnett (James) his voyage in the South Sea, I, xciii— He is arrested at Nootka by Don Estevan Jose Martinez, II, 374. Colombia, river supposed to be identical with Tacoutche Tesse, I, 13—It was discovered by Quadra, II, 365. Colon (Pedro Nuño) duke of Veraguas descendant of Christopher Columbus, II, 1% (t).

Colonies, principles on which they have been established by the moderns, III, 456. Colonies (Spanish) effects which their independence would produce, IV, 244—See also America (Spanish). Colorado (Rio de) its junction with Gila, I, lix—It might serve to establish the communication between the two seas, I, 22. Colpa, vitriolic earth—Its employment in amalgamation, III. Comilhuitlapohualliztli, religious calendar of the Mexicans, II, 261. Commerce—How carried on between the Spaniards and certain Indian tribes, II, 314—Restraints on the commerce of Mexico, III, 490—Interior commerce, III, 490—It is impeded by the want of water communication, III, 491– Roads by which it is carried on, III, 492—Objects of the commerce, IV, 12—Advantages which it would derive. from the establishment of a communication between the two seas, IV, 17—Foreign commerce, IV, -27, at Vera Cruz, IV, 28–Objects of exportation, IV, 29, of importation, IV, 31–Amount of imports in 1802, IV, 33–36; in 1803, IV, 44–47; of exports in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48—Commerce of Acapulco, IV, 55—Duties to which commerce is subject, IV, 92–Contraband trade, IV, 94—Influence which the edict of free trade has had on commerce, IV, 99 et seq.-Loss in specie which New Spain annually suffers from her passive trade, IV, 107–Classification of the ports by which commerce is carried on with respect to their importance, IV, 118– General balance of the commerce of New Spain, IV, 122; of all Spanish America, IV, 127—Obstacles which the yellow fever throws in the way of commerce, IV, 132— 203—See yellow fever. Communication between the South Sea and Atlantic Ocean.— Map which represents the points, on which it may take place, I, cy—They are in number, 9, I, 18—First point, between the river of Peace and , the river Tacoutche Tesse, I, 19—Second, between the Rio del Norte and the Rio Colorado, I, 22–Third, between the Rio Huasacualco and the Rio de Chimalapa, I, 22; IV, 17– See Huasacualco–Fourth, between the Lake of Nicaragua and the gulf of Papagayo, I, 23—Fifth, at the Isthmus of Panama, I, 26—Physical effects which would be produced by this communication, I, .33—Political effects which it would have, I, 36–Sixth point, between the Bay of Cupica and the Rio Naipi, I, 39–Seventh, by the Ravin de la Raspadura, a communication, which has existed since 1788, I, 40–Eighth, by the river of Guallaga, I, 40—Ninth, by the gulf of Saint Georges, I, 42: Comoto (Don Florencio Perez y) director of the hospital of the Consulado at Vera Cruz, IV, 185. Compohualilhuitl, civil calendar of the Mexicans, II, 261. Compostella, town, II, 311. Conchuco, produce of its mines, III, 346. Conde (Don Diego Garcia)—His trigonometrical operation on a part of New Spain, I., lxxviii—He is entrusted with the construction of the road between Mexico and Vera Cruz, IV, 7. Condorcanqui, a family which pretends to descend from the Incas, I, 200. Condorcanqui (Andres) takes part in the revolt of his uncle Jose Gabriel, I, 201. Condorcanqui (Diego), brother of Jose Gabriel—His cruelties, I, 202—The government orders his execution, notwithstanding he had been pardoned—ibid. Condorcanqui (Jose Gabriel) pretended Inca of Peru, I, 200– Insurrection excited by him, I, 201; IV, 262—His punishment, I, 202. . . . Conductors (Electrical) introduced in Mexico by the Count de la Cadena, III, 472.

Conil (Boccas de) sources of fresh water in the midst of salt water, II, 205. Conquer—Signification of this term in the missionary language, II, 297 (*) Conquistadores, descendants of the first Spaniards settled in Mexico, I, 181. N Consulado of Mexico, finishes the Desague de Huehuetoca, II, 144. o Consulado of Vera Cruz, states of commerce published by it, IV, 33–43; in 1803, IV, 44-52—Its composition and functions, IV, 53. Contraband (Commerce) of gold, and silver; its principal emporiums, II, 390—That of the English with the Spanish colonies; its amount, IV, 94. Convent of Saint Francis at Mexico, remarkable edifice, II, 49. Convents—Why they have had less influence in America on the progress of agriculture, III, 102. Cook (James) was not the first European navigator who entered the road of Nootka, II, 364. Copala, mines, II, 230, 308. Copper—Did the Mexicans know how to convert it it into steel, III, 115—Mines which furnish it, III, 236—Copper of Coquimbo sent to Europe through Mexico, IV, 16. Copper in plates.—Amount exported from Mexico for Europe, in 1802, IV, 37; for other parts of Spanish America, in 1802, IV, 38; on account of the king, IV, 51. Cordage, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34 . and 36. Cordillera of Mexico—Description of this chain, I, 50; of its highest summits, 1, 62. Cordoba, town, II, 269. Cordwain, influence which the edict of free trade had on its exportation, IV, 100.