Aqueducts, which convey fresh water to Mexico, II, 44– Aqueduct of Tezcuco, II, 46 (*); of Xamapa, II, 265. Arciniega, his project for preserving Mexico from inundations, II, 122. Arias, (Alonso de) superintendant of the arsenal entrusted with the works of the Desague, II, 130–Opposes the project of Martinez, II, 165. Arieta, (Don Juan Baptista) proprietor of the amalgamation work of Talenga, III, 351. (t) Arispe, town, II, 305. Army, see Force, (armed). *Arosbide, (Josef) sails from Manilla to Lima by a direct route, IV, 78. Arricivita, (Domingo) his chronicle of the college of the Propaganda at Queretaro, II, 300. (t) Arrowsmith, how he fixed the position of Mexico, I, xxv ; of Vera Cruz, I, xxxiii.; of Acapulco, I, xxxvii—His error respecting the Volcan d'Orizaba, I, xliv. Arsenic, mines which furnish it, III, 299. Arteaga, (Ignacio) his expedition to the north of America, II, 366. Arton, (Platano) species of banana, II, 419. Asanza, (the Chevalier Don Miguel de) causes the manuscripts respecting the Travels to California to be collected, I, liv. (:); accompanies the visitador Galvez in his journey to California, II, 325; is arrested, II, 326; named viceroy of Mexico, ibid.—Eulogy of his administration, IV, 234. Asentzio, (Manuel) instructor of Velasquez, II, 219. Asientos de Ibarra, mines, II, 230. Atahualpa, Inca of Peru—His name is given to the cock, III, 54. Atienza, (Peter de) planted the first sugar canes in Mexico, III, 3. Atlirco, village of the intendancy of Puebla, where there is a famous cypress, II, 196, 202.

Atolli, soup made of maize flour, II, 444.
Atrato, river of Choco—Its mouths serve as an emporium
for the smuggling of gold and silver, III, 391.
Attacappas, county of Louisiana, boundary with Mexico,
II, 280. -
Atzacualco, one of the quarters of Tenochtitlan, II, 28.
Arajacatl, king of Mexico, destroys the kingdom of
Tlatelolco, II, 26. - o
Arcotlan, a rich Indian family at Cholula, I, 186.
Ares, see Igname.
Arolotl, reptile, nourishment of the Aztecs, II, 16,
Ayala, (Gabriel de) a baptized Indian, author of a manuscript
on the history of Mexico, II, 74. (*)
Ayala, (Juan de) his voyage to the north-west of Ame-
rica, II, 365.
Azogue, village of New Grenada, which furnishes mercury,
III, 307.
Aztecs, people of Mexico—Hypothesis as to their origin,
I, 135—Their migrations, I, 133; II, 16, 2&–Their
establishment in the Islands of Acocolco, II, 16; at
Tenochtitlan, II, 17—Three stations made by them in
f their migrations, II, 303.
Aztlan, the original country of the Toultecs, I. 133.

B.

Baize, (Bayettes) quantity exported from Mexico in 1803, IV, 49.

Balance, annual, of the commerce of New Spain, IV, 111—General since 1748, IV, 122—See Commerce.

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

Banana, of its cultivation, II, 414—Three species found, II, 417–Its utility, II, 423–Is an object of commerce, II, 427.

Baños, (Count de) viceroy of Mexico, becomes monk, II, 142. Baquetes, influence which the edict of free trade has had on their exportation, IV. 100. Baraderas, river, called also Crocodile River, II, 244. Barba, (Alonzo) parish priest of Potosi, inventor of hot amalgamation, III, 266—Quantity to which he makes the silver extracted from the Cerro de Potosi amount, III, 191. Barcos, (Father) author of a history of California, II, 234. (*) Barenadores, class of miners, I, 124. Barreiro, (Don Josef) governor of Acapulco—Cut in a mountain made by him for improving the climate of that port, IV, 45. Barrington, published the Journal of the Pilot Maurelle, II, 365. Batates, their cultivation in Mexico, II, 503. Bauza, (Don Felipe) his opinion as to the position of Santa Fe, I, 82. Beer, amount imported at Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34; in 1803, IV, 45 and 46. Beasts of burden employed for carrying goods in preference to carriages, IV, 2. Bees, how reared in Mexico, III, 61. Bendavales, periodical winds which prevail in the Great Ocean, IV, 60. Berendo, a species of goat of New California, II, 327– See also Zoology. Berlangas, (Thomas de) a monk, introduces the banana into America, II, 415. Berrios (los) a small lake near Xalapa, II, 268. Births, their proportion to the deaths in Mexico, I, 103– To the population, I, 105—Example of the manner in which the registers of births are kept in Mexico, IV, 289. Biscaina, description of the mine of, III, 216.

Biscaino, (Sebastian) see Wiscaino. Blanco, (Rio) river, II, 270. Blankets, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36; in 1803, IV, 47. Boca Chica, one of the entrances into the port of Acapulco, IV, 57. Boca Grande, one of the entrances into the port of Acapulco, IV, 57. Boca de San Gregorio, part of the Desague de Huehuetoca, II, 152. Bolaños, mines, III, 122. Bolson de Mapimi, a mountainous district, II, 271. Bombon, mines, III, 341. Blood (mired) different species of in Mexico, I, 246. Bonilla, (Don Antonio) his manuscript memoir respecting the voyages of the Spaniards to the north-west of America, II, 359. Bonilla, (Gabriel Lopez de) how he fixed the longitude of Mexico, I, xxvi. Boot, (Adrian) a Dutchman, entrusted with the hydraulical works of Mexico, orders the Desague of Nochistongo to be abandoned, II, 131. Branciforte, (Marquis de) viceroy of Mexico, causes a statue of Charles IV. to be erected, II, 40. (*) Brandy, amount annually imported into Vera Cruz, IV, 31 ; in 1802, IV, 33; in 1803, IV, 44. Braro, (Rio) see Rio del Norte. Brazil, its mines, III, 392, 418–Its population, IV, 323. Bread-fruit tree, unknown in Mexico, II, 513. Breña (la) group of rocks near Durango, II, 292. Bucareli, (Antonio) viceroy of Mexico, orders the territory between the Bar of Huasacualco and the Roads of Tehuantepec, to be examined by engineers to discover whether there were any means for establishing a communication between the two seas, IV, 21. Bucareli, (Puerto de) a port discovered by Quadra,

Buena vista, a military post, II, 299.

Buenos Ayres, (Piceroyalty of) produce of its gold and silver mines, III, 353–Balance of its trade, IV, 128-Net revenue which the king draws from this viceroyalty, IV, 240—Its population, IV, 323.

Butter, amount imported at Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 35 ; in 1803, IV. 46.

Caamano, (Don Jacinto) his expedition to the north-west coast of America, II, 384. Cabildo, (Libro de el) manuscript of 1524, II, 22. ($) Cables imported into America—See Cordage. Cabrera, (Father Manuel) superintendant of the Desague de Huehuetoca, II, 143. Cabrillo, (Juan Rodriquez) his voyage to New California, H, 338 and 360. Cachalot, or spermaceti whale fishery, on the coasts of Mexico, in the hands of the English and Anglo-Americans, III, 83. Caciques, noble Indians, I. 179—Oppressions which they exercise over the tributary Indians, ibid. Cacomite, species of Tigridia—Its cultivation in Mexico, II, 505—See Vegetables. Cactus, different species or which the cochineal feeds, III, 71—See also Vegetables. Cadena, (Count de) causes the first electrical conductors to be constructed in Mexico, III, 472. Cadereita, town of the intendancy of Mexico, II, 188. Cadereyta, (Marquis de) viceroy of Mexico, assigns to the chest of the Desague the produce of an impost on liquors, II, 140. Cajohuacan, a favourite place of Cortez, II, 78. Calderon, (Father Francisco) his project for draining the valley of Mexico, II, 136.