This phenomenon is explained by a passage of the journal of Father Crespi, II, 364. Stag, species found in New California, II, 350. Stamps, one of the branches of the public revenues—Their amount, IV, 216. Starch–Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36; in 1803, IV, 47. - Statue (Equestrian) of Charles IV; the finest which was ever cast in modern times, I, 213; II, 40. Steel—Amount of its annual importation into Vera Cruz at an average, IV, 31 ; in 1802, IV, 34, 35; in 1803, IV, 44, 45. Stockings, quantity imported into Vera Cruz in 1803, IV, 45 and 46. - Stone (Lydian) forming beds in secondary lime-stone, III. 209. Stones (Sharping)—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 33. Straw (Hats of)—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36 ; in 1803, IV, 47. - Suarez (Bonaventura)—How he fixed the longitude of Mexico, I, xxviii. o * Sugar—Amount of its consumption in France, III, 12 (T); in Mexico, III, 13; exported from Mexico, III, 14. Why the price of that commodity has never increased since the political troubles of Saint Domingo, III, 15– Quantity of sugar imported from Asia, ibid.—Amount of its annual exportation from Vera Cruz, IV, 30—Amount of its exportation from Mexico for Spain in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 46; in 1804, IV, 364; for other parts of Spanish America in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49– Quantity imported into the United States of America in 1800, 1801, and 1802, IV, 314–Quantity drawn by the United States of America, from the Dutch colonies of India, IV, 315–See also Plants and Vegetables. Sulphur-Province from which it comes, IV, 47 l.
Quinquina, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36; exported in 1802, IV, 37—It has not been successfully used in the yellow fever, IV, 189—Natural affinities of the Genus Cinchona, II, 402 (*)—See also Vegetables.
Quinterons, a Mexican cast, II, 245.
Quiroga, (Vasco de) first bishop of Mechoacan, the benefactor of the Indians, II, 225.
Quirotes, a nation of New California, II, 345.
Quivira, a fabulous town, II, 303—324 (*); III, 298 (*).
Quiscano, (Don Josef) his table of the mine of Valenciana, III, 164. (*)
Raspadura, (ravin of) forms a communication between the Atlantic Ocean and South Sea, I, 40. Rayas, mines, II, 206. - - Raynal, his opinion of the wealth of the mines of New Mexico, II, 307—His estimate of the quantity of gold and silver which has flowed into Europe since 1492, III, 405. Real del Monte, description of its mines, III, 212. Reales de minas, their nomenclature, III, 119, et seq. Reales de plata, three species of coins of that name, III, 360. (+) Regla, (Count of) his wealth, I, 225—He is proprietor of the mines de la Biscaina, III, 218. Reinaga, (Juan de) introduced camels into Peru, IV, 15. Repartimientos, oppression which the Corregedors exercised on the Indians—They are suppressed by Charles III, I, 183. , Revenue of New Spain—Influence which the freedom of
trade has had on its increase, IV, 102—Its annual amount, IV, 206—Its branches; 1st, Revenue from the produce of the mines, IV, 209; 2nd, from the manufacture of tobacco, IV, 210; 3rd, Alcavalas, IV, 211; 4th, Indian capitation, IV, 212; 5th, Duty on pulque, IV, 213; 6th, Almoxarifazgo, IV, 214; 7th, sale of cruzada, post, sale of powder, annata, cards, stamps, duty on cock-fighting, ibid.; 8th, Duty on snow, IV, 215; Comparison between the years 1746 and 1804, IV, 216; Amount of the tax per head, IV, 217; Expence of collection, IV, 219–Amount of the net revenue or Liquido remisible, IV, 236 et seq.-See also Expences. Revillagigedo, (Count de) viceroy of Mexico—Enumeration of the inhabitants of Mexico made by his orders, I, 96– Police established by him in the streets of Mexico, II, 44—Expedition sent out by him to Nootka, II, 380– Table of the revenues of the state and expences of col- lection drawn up by his orders, IV, 221 ; and , of the public expence, IV, 224—His administration praised, IV, 234. Ribera, (Enriquez de) archbishop of Mexico, viceroy of Mexi- co, II, 142. - Rice—Its cultivation is neglected in Mexico, II, 506—Quan- tity imported in 1803, IV, 47. Rio—All the words compounded with this must be sought for under the annexed word. Rio, (Don Andres del) professor of mineralogy in the school of mines of Mexico, I, lxxxvii, 217; II, 223. Rivero, (Don Pedro de)—His itineraries, I., lxi. Riri, (Josse) monk, sowed the first European grain at Quito, I, 452. Roads which cross the valley of Mexico, II, 7–Those of New Spain the most frequented by commerce, IV, 1– Their division into longitudinal and transversal, ibid.—De- scription of the road from Mexico to Acapulco, IV, 3; from Mexico to Vera Cruz, IV, 6; from Perote to Vera
Cruz, IV, 8; from Mexico to Vera Cruz by Orizaba, IV, 12. Roberedo, (Don Antonio) astronomer at the Havannah—How he fixed the longitude of Mexico, I, xxx. Robertson—His estimate of the quantity of gold and silver which has flowed into Europe since 1492, III, 409. Robledo, a defile in New Mexico, dangerous for travellers, II, 3.10. - Rocks; formations; geological constitution of New Spain; general considerations, I, 55 et seq.; III, 128 et seq.; IV, 349—I. primitive rocks : granite and gneiss, II, 236; III, 213, 306, 387 ; micaceous slate, glimmer-schiefer, II, 130, 134, 148; primitive slate, ur-thonschiefer, III, 131, 134, 176, 226; serpentine, III, 131, 176, (Syenite, III, 176, 180, 183,210)—II. Transition rocks : transition slate, ilbergangsthonschiefer, III, 205, 210; (transition green-stone, III, 180); transition porphyry, Übergangs porphyr, III, 132, 134, 180, 182, 205, 208, 254; grau- wakke, transition sand-stone, II, 233, III, 132, 205, 208; transition lime-stone, tibergangskalkstein, II, 199; III, 132, 183, 207—III, Secondary rocks : old sand stone, III, 178, 206 (slate clay, schieferthon, coal, III, 301, 321); primitive lime-stone, alpenkalkstein, III, 133, 210, 213, 226, 311, 315, 344, 349; jura lime-stone, jura-kalkstein, III, 133, 179, 206, 214; old gyps, alter gyps, III, 214; (rock salt, III, 321); new sand stone, neuer bunter sand- stein, III, 214, 311 ; new gyps, neuer gyps, III, 214; new or superior lime-stone, III, 311—IV. Alluvial rocks, III, 141, 150, 296, 306, 382,385,393, 422—V. Volcanick rocks, trap formation, II, 191, 210, 221, 228, 257, 258, II, 213; trap porphyry, trap-porphyr, I, 61 (*), 74; II, 212, 272; III, 313, 214; basalt, amygdaloid, mandelstein, I, 76; II, 39.207, 212, 215; III, 183,210, 213; obsidian pearl- stone, II, 302; III, 116, 214.
Rodriguez (Father Diego)—How he fixed the longitude of Mexico, I, xxvi. Rodriguez (Don Juan Josef) assisted the author in the con- struction of geological maps, I, coix. (*) Roman (Antonio)—His project for draining the valley of Mexico, II, 135. - Romeros, a rich Indian family at Cholula, I, 186. Rosario, town, II, 305. Roucou—Amount exported from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48. Roxas (Don Juan)—His experiments on the temperature of the mineral waters of San Jose de Comangillas, II, 207. Rubin de Celis, found an aerolith near Olumpa, II, 293. Ruis (Don Hippolito)—His voyage to Peru, I, 215. Rul (Don Diego) one of the proprietors of the mine of Wa- lenciana, III, 171. Rumsen, a nation of New California, II, 345. Rye—Of its cultivation in Mexico, II, 483.
Sabina, a river which bounds the Spanish establishments to the north-east, II, 281.
Sabino de Santa Maria del Tule, a tree famous for the thick- ness of its trunk, II, 237.
Sacks—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 36; in 1803, IV, 47; exported for other ports of Spanish America in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 47.
Saffron—Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 33; in 1803, IV, 44; in 1804, IV, 364.
Sahagun, author of a manuscript on the history of Mexico, II, 74. (*) -
Saint Charles of Perote, a fort, II, 269–Its importance, IV,
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