Durango, Bishopric—Its revenues, I, 231. Durango, Intendancy—Its extent, II, 284–It is exposed to the incursions of the savage Indians, II. 285—Its towns, II, 291—Nomenclature of the Reales de minas which it contains, III, 123. Durango, town—II, 291—Mass of malleable iron and nickel found in its environs, ibid—Period of its foundation, II, 308. Durasno, a mercury mine, II, 301. Duties (royal) paid on goods, IV, 92. Duties (municipal) paid on goods, IV, 93. Duties on coin levied by the government, III, 329. Dyeing of cotton at Tehuantepec, III, 462.

Eatables, amount of, exported from Mexico for other parts of the Spanish colonies in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49. Echeveria, painter at Mexico, I, 216. Edgecombe, a mountain at first named San Jacinto, II, 365. Elhuyar (Don Fausto de), director of the royal school of mines at Mexico.—His materials respecting the position of the mines of Mexico, I, ii, lxxxviii—His merits, I, 212– Communicated to the author specimens of a mass which appears to be aerolithe, II, 293–His project for a new gallery in the mine of Biscaina, IV, 219. Elisa (Francisco) his expedition to Nootka, II, 374. Emparan (Don Vincente) measure taken by him to ameliorate the climate of Porto Bello, IV, 154. Ecomiendas, a species of fiefs established in favour of the Couquistadores, I, 181—They were annulled by king Charles III. I, 183.

Entradas, a species of warfare carried on by the missionaries against the Indios Bravos, I, 238. Enumeration, (first) of the inhabitants of New Spain, I, 96– Details respecting this operation, IV. 291 et seq. Equetchecan, Indian village, II, 249. Escalante, (Father) his apostolical excursions towards the mountains de los Guacaros, II, 336. Escalona, (Duke of) see Villena. Escelen, a nation inhabiting New California, II, 345. Escobar, (Maria de) spouse of Diego de Chaves, first introduced wheat into Peru, II, 452. España, (Josef) merchant at Caracas—His project for rendering the province of Venezuela independent, IV, 265. Espartal, marsh in the environs of Vera Cruz, IV, 1, 56. Espinosa, (Don Josef de) his astronomical memoir, I, xci. xcii. Estado, (Casa del) or house of the Duke de Monteleone, built on the site of the palace of Montezuma, II, 71. Estola, (Venta de) its geographical position, I, xxxix. Europeans, this word synonimous with Spaniards in Mexico, I, 210. Expeditions, (botanical) undertaken by order of the government, I, 215–See Mocino, Mutis, Ruez, Sesse, Pavon. Expences, (public) the amount from 1784 to 1789, IV, 224; in 1803, IV, 229–Classification of the expences; 1st, interior administration, IV, ibid; 2d, Situados, IV, ibid; 3d, Liquido remisible, IV, ibid. Exportation of goods from the United States of America, in 1806, IV, 305. Exportation of goods from Mexico—Its amount in 1802, IV, 37, et seq.; in 1803, IV, 48, et seq.-Its annual amount, IV, 111—And in all the Spanish Colonies, IV, 127. w Ertent of New Spain, I, 11, et seq.; II, 1.

Fagoaga, a Mexican family distinguished for their wealth and patriotism, I, 225, 228. Fagoaga, (Don Joze Maria) plan of the valley of Mexico, drawn up by him, I, xcix. False-Orizaba, imaginary mountain indicated on the map of Arrowsmith, I, xlvi. Famine, cause of the frequency of this scourge in Mexico, I, 119. Fardones, see Apaches. Ferrelo, (Bartolome) continues the voyage undertaken by Cabrillo, II, 464. Ferrer, (Don Joze Joacquin) how he determined the position of Vera Cruz, I, xxxi-That of the Coffre de Perote, I, xliii—That of the Pic d'Orizaba, I, xliv. Fever, (yellow) its principal seat is at Vera Cruz, IV, 132– Influence which the disease has on commerce, IV, 134; on the military defence of the country, IV, 134—Period when it was first observed, IV, 135—It ought not to be confounded with the Matlazahuatl, ibid.—It is identical with the vomito prieto, IV, 137—Why in former times it engaged very little the attention of physicians, IV, 138--Periods when this malady has been observed, IV, 140—It is endemical at Vera £ruz, IV, 141—It is a disease sui generis, IV, 144—It does not appear on the western coast of Mexico, IV, 144—It is not exclusively peculiar to the northern hemisphere, IV, 151 —Connection of this disease with the temperature of the atmosphere, IV, 159—It is not essentially contagious, IV, 168—Under the tropics it does not attack the natives, IV, 170—The whites and mestizoes of the interior of the country are more subject to it than the Europeans who come by sea, IV, 174—Men are more subject to this disease than women, IV, 179—Duration of the disease, IV, 179– Average mortality among the patients, IV, 180—Limits of the disease towards the interior of the country, IV, 186— WOL. I.W. D D

Treatment of this disease by the stimulant method, IV, 187; by quinquina, IV. 189; by frictions of oil of olives, IV. 548; by ice and snow, IV, 191—The disease only appears periodically, IV, 192—Means of rendering it less frequent, IV, 199. Feujoo, errors committed by him in estimating the population of Peru, I, 92. Fidalgo, (Don Salvador) his expedition to the north of America, II, 374. Fifth, paid to the king at Potosi, III, 356, et seq. Figs, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 33; in 1803, IV, 44. Finances of Mexico, see the articles expences and reventies. Finances of the Spanish Monarchy–Amount of the whole receipts in 1804, IV, 240. Flar, the government prevents its cultivation in Mexico, II, 517, III, 20. Florez, (Antonio) companion of Viscaino, H, 361. Florida Blanca, (Count) established posts throughout all Spanish America, I, 7. Florida, sum which it draws annually from Mexico to support the expence of its administration, IV, 235. Flour, amount of annual exportation from Vera Cruz, IV, 30; for other parts of Spanish America in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49–Quantity sent to the Havannah in 1804 and 1805, IV, 265. IFont, (Fray Pedro) his determination of the junction of the Colorado and the Gila, I, lix—His journey by land, from La Pimeria Alta, to Monterey, II, 300. Fonte, (Bartolome) his apocryphal voyage to the north west of America, II, 359. Fonte, (Pedra de) his map of California, I, Boxxi. Forcada, (Antonio) his map of New Spain. I, lxxviii. Force (armed) in New Spain—Amount of expence which it causes to government, IV, 230—Proportion between that expence and the revenue, IV, 247—Amount of armed force in 1804, IV, 248—Table of the distribution of the troops of the line, IV, 249 et seq.; of the militia, IV, 252—Number of disciplined troops, IV, 256–Fatigues to which those of the presidios are subjected, IV, 257.

Fresnillo, town, II, 234.

Fruits (preserved) amount imported into Mexico in 1803, IV, 44.

Fuca, (Juan de) his pretended voyage to the north-west coast of America, II, 359 and 380.

Fuerte, town, II, 304.

Furniture, manufactured in Mexico, III, 488.

Furs, amount of, exported from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48.

Gachupines, a name given to the whites born in Europe, I, 130, 204. Gali, (Francisco) discovers part of the north-west coast of America, II, 360. Galiano, (Don Dionisio) how he fixed the position of Mexico, I, xxv.–His expedition to New California, II, 342; to Nootka, II, 386. Gallatin, (M.) treasurer of the United States—Extracts made by him from the custom-house books, IV, 304– His note on the extent and population of the United States before the acquisition of Louisiana, IV, 324. Galleon of Manilla, commercial relations which it establishes between America and Asia, IV, 71. Galvez (Bernardo, Count de) viceroy of Mexico, suspected of wishing to render himself independent of Spain, II, 103. Galvez (Joze, Count de) minister of the Indies—His