Conil (Boccas de) sources of fresh water in the midst of
Salt water, II, 205.
Conquer-Signification of this term in the missionary lan.
guage, II, 297 (*).
Conquistadores, descendants of the first Spaniards settled
in Mexico, I, 181.
Consulado of Mexico, finishes the Desague de Huehuetoca,
II, 144.
Consulado of Vera Cruz, states of commerce published by
it, IV, 33-43; in 1803, IV, 44-52-Its composition and
functions, IV, 53.
Contraband (Commerce) of gold and silver; its principal
emporiums, II, 390-That of the English with the
Spanish colonies; its amount, IV, 94.
Convent of Saint Francis at Mexico, remarkable edifice,
II, 49.
Convents-Why they have had less influence in America
on the progress of agriculture, III, 102.
Cook (James) was not the first European navigator who
entered the road of Nootka, II, 364.
Copala, mines, II, 230, 308.
Copper-Did the Mexicans know how to convert it into
steel, III, 115-Mines which furnish it III, 236-Copper
of Coquimbo sent to Europe through Mexico, IV, 16.
Copper in plates-Amount exported from Mexico for
Europe, in 1802, IV, 37; for other parts of Spanish
America, in 1802, IV, 38; on account of the king, IV,
51.
Cordage, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34
and 36.
Cordillera of Mexico-Description of this chain, I, 50, of
its highest summits, I, 62.
Cordwain, influence which the edict of free trade had on
its exportation, IV, 100.
Corks, amount of, imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV,
33; in 1803, IV, 45.
Coronado (Sebastian) discovers the mines of Catorce, II,
283; III, 210.
Corral (Miguel de) engineer-His plan of the Rio Huasacu-
alco, I, lxxx—His researches re pecting the establishment
of a communication between the two seas, IV, 21.
Correa da Serra (M.) notes communicated by him, IV, 333
and 335.
Corrosegara (Juan de) inventor of a process of amalga-
mation, III, 267.
Cortez (Hernan) discovers the coast of California, I, li-
How he names the capital of Mexico, I, 12-Title which
he advises Charles V. to take, I, 13 (*)—Title which
he had, I, 227-Advice which he gives to the emperor
respecting the wealth of the clergy, I, 233-His testa-
ment, I, 239-His remorse, II, 243-How he is designa-
ted in New Spain, II, 7—His description of the valley
of Mexico, II, 10-His sepulchral monument, II, 32 —
Account which he renders to Charles V. of the
destruction of Tenochtitlan, II, 55-His activity induces
him to make discoveries in the South Sea, II, 319 et seq.
His voyage to California, II, 321-Description which
he gives of the Popocatepetl, III, 473-Researches made
by him respecting a communication between the two
seas, IV, 18-His voyage in the Pacific Ocean, IV,
19.
Cosecheros, Indians who plant the vanilla, III, 34.
Costanzo (Don Miguel) determined the true latitudes of
Cape San Lucas and Cape Saint Rose, I. lii-The position
of Santa Fe, I, Ixiv-His maps of New Spain, I, lxxviii
and lxxix-The journal of his voyage to California is
confiscated, II, 327 (*)-His fate, 11, 340.
Cosumel, island antiently inhabited by Europeans, II,
Cotton-Its cultivation in Mexico, III, 18 et seq.-Amount
exported from Mexico in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV,
49-Influence which the edict of free trade had on its
exportation, IV, 100-Quantity sent annually to Europe
from the different parts of the globe, IV, 388.
Cotton in grain-Quantity exported from Mexico in 1803,
IV, 48.
Cotton stuffs, amount of their exportation in the Intendancy of
Guadalaxara, III, 462-In the Intendancy of Puebla, ibid.
Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34, 35;
in 1803, IV, 46, 47.
Covens (Jean) how he fixed the position of Vera Cruz, I,
xxxii; of Acapulco, I, xxxvii.
Coyotepec (Laguna de) eastern part of the Lake of Zum-
pango, II, iii.
Cramer (Augustin)-His plan of the Rio Huasacualco, I,
lxxx-His researches respecting the communication
between the two seas, IV, 21.
Creoles, whites born in the colonies, I, 204-Hatred which
prevails between them and the Europeans, I, 205.
Crespi (Juan), companion of Juan Perez-His manuscript
journal, II, 363 (*).
Criminals (condemned) employed in the manufactures,
III, 464.
Croix (Marquis de), viceroy of Mexico, engages the body
of merchants of Mexico to complete the Desague, II,
104.
Cruz del Rey, a dike which divides the Lake of Zumpango
into two basins, II, 110.
Cruzada (Bulls of the)-Produce of this impost, IV, 214.
Cuba The patriotic society of that island encourages the
sciences, I. 211-Quantity of sugar exported by that
island, III, 14—Supply which it draws annually from
Mexico to support its expences of administration,
IV, 234-Gross revenue of that island, IV, 236—Its armed
force, IV, 267-Obstacles to the supplying the island
with provisions in time of war and proper measures for
remedying them, IV, 286.
Cuepopan-See Tlaquechiahacan.
Cuernavaca, town of the Province of Xochitepec. near
which the entrenchment of Xochicalco is situated, II,
Cuernavaca, town of the Intendancy of Mexico, II,
184.
Cuervo (Jose Tienda de)-His map of Sonora, I, lxxxi.
Cues (Llanos de los), name of the valley where the pyramids
of Teotihuacan are situated, II, 68.
Cuetlachtlan, antient denomination of the Intendancy of
Vera Cruz, II, 250.
Cuitimba a river which has disappeared, II, 216.
Cuitlahualzin, the last king of the Aztecs but one, II,
76.
Culiacan, town, II, 305.
Culiacan, river, II, 298.
Cumana-Annual balance of its commerce, IV, 121.
Indians. II, 235-Their address in
Cumine-Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV,
Cupica (Bay of)-Project for establishing a communication
between the two seas, I, 39.
Cuvier (M.)-His opinion respecting the nature of the
axolotl, II, 17.
Cuyoacan, town of the Intendancy of Mexico, and convent
founded by Cortez, II, 184.
Davalos (Don Rafael) assisted the author in drawing the
geological sections, I, cxix.
Davila (Damian)-Colleague of Henry Martinez at the
Desague of Huehuetoca, II, 123.
Deaths-Their proportion to the births in Mexico, I, 102—
To the population, I, 105-To the sexes, II, 250-
Example of the tables of death which served the author
in his computation of the population, IV, 97.
Defence of the country-General observations, IV, 48-Can
have no other object but security from maritime inva-
sion, IV, 268-War with the Indians, IV, 271-Defence
of the eastern coast, IV, 73-See also Force (armed).
Delfware, manufactured in Mexico, III, 469-Amount
imported at Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, 34, 35; in 1803,
IV, 45-Amount exported in 1802 for other parts of
Spanish America, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49.
Depositories (metalliferous) of Mexico, III, 134.
Derecho de oro y plata, revenue of the King of Spain from
the produce of the mines, IV, 209.
Derecho de tierra caliente-Nature of this impost, IV,
Desague de Huehuetoca-Manuscripts consulted by the
author in his account of the Desague, II, 109 (*)—
Commencement of the canal by Martinez, in 1607, II,
122-Defect with which he is reproached, II, 128-New
surveys made by Alonzo de Arias, II, 130-Adrian
Boot is entrusted with the inspection of the hydraulical
operations, II, 131-Martinez resumes this undertaking,
ibid-He causes an inundation, and is arrested, II, 133—
Simon Mendez is charged with finishing the Desague,
II, 134-Projects of Antonio Roman, Juan Alvarez de
Toledo, Christobal de Padilla, and Francisco Calderon,
II, 135 et seq.-Martinez is again entrusted with the
undertaking, II, 139-His place is supplied by Father
Luis Flores, II, 141 -Martin Solis obtains the direction
of the operations, I1, 142-Mischief which he occasions,
ibid-Slowness with which the labour is advanced, ibid―
The body of Merchants of Mexico take charge of it,
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