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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