Chinese, cast so named in Mexico, I, 144.
Chladni (M.)-His memoirs on the meteoric iron of Mexico, III, 298 (*).
Choco (Province of)-Gold and silver produced in it, III, 382 to 392--State in which this province is, III, 386. Cholula, a town of the Intendancy of Pucbla-Its popula tion, II, 198-Its manufactures, III, 461.
Cholula (Pyramid of)-Its dimensions, II, 193; com- pared with those of Egypt, with the monument of Belus, and the Teocallis of Teotihuacan, II, 194 (*)
Chonos (Archipelago of the) visited by the Indians of Chiloe, IV, 286.
Chovell (M. de)-Information furnished by him to the author respecting the direction of the mountains of Mexico, I, lxxxviii-His labours respecting the mercury mines of this country, III, 300.
Chunu preparation of the potatoe, II, 496.
Churultecal, a name given to the town of Cholula by Cortez, II, 201.
Cibola, a fabulous town, II, 324.
Cicimecs, a wandering tribe to the north of Mexico, I,
Cicuic, a town of Mexico, III, 298 (*).
Cider, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34.
Cieca (Pedro de) Leon-His account of the wealth of Potosi, III, 364.
Cienega de Arjonec marshes in the environs of Vera Cruz, Cienega Botacaria§ IV, 156.
Cinnabar-See mercury.
Cinaloa, province, II, 297.
Cinaloa, town, II, 305.
Cinnamon, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 35, in 1803, IV, 46.
Civilization-Progress which it has made among the whites of Mexico, I, 211.
Citlaltepetl, one of the highest summits of the Cordillera of
Mexico, I, 62-Signification of this name, I, 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, III, 23 (*)-Served for money in the time of the Aztecs, III, 25--Amount of its impor- tation 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.
Coffee-Its cultivation in Mexico, III, 21-See also vegeta- bles.
Cofre de Perote-Its geographical position, I, xliii-It is one of the high summits of the Cordillera of Mexico, I, 62-Description of that mountain, II, 257.
Cohahuila, province, II, 272—Name of its capital, II,
Coinage (Duty on) paid by the proprietors of mines, III,
Colima, volcano, II, 228-229.
Collnett (James) his voyage in the South Sea, I, xcili- 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, 104, (†).
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,
Commerce-How carried on between the Spaniards and certain Indian tribes, II, 3 4-Restraints on the commerce of Mexico, III, 490-Interior commerce, III, 490-It is im- peded 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-Contra- band 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 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, cv-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 Nicara- gua 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 opera- tion 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 cruel-
ties, 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.
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