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IV, 30; in 1802, IV, 37; in 1803, IV, 48; in 1804,
IV, 363.

Jamaica-Quantity of sugar which it exports, III, 14.
Jatropha or Juca-See Manioc.

Jefferson (Mr. Thomas)-His determination of the position
of Santa Fe, I, Ixiii-Eulogy of that statesman, I, 15; II,
337 (*).

Jefferys (Mr. Thomas)-His determination of the position
of Mexico, I, xxv; of Vera Cruz, II, xxxiii.

Jesuits Their settlements in California, II, 324-Opposi-
tion which they have to encounter, II, 331-The military
is under their orders, ibid.

Jorullo (Xorullo) volcano; its origin, II, 211.

Juca, a plant which yields the manioc, II, 430-See
Manioc.

Juncos, tribes of Indians, IV, 286.

Juruyo-See Jorullo.

Justice-Expence which its administration costs the state,

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Kenayzi, a people of Russian America, II, 393.

Kino (Father)-See Kühn.

Klaproth (M.) analysed the aerolithe of Durango, II, 293;
and the muriates of silver, III, 152.

Koliugi, a people of Russian America, II, 394.

Koniagi, a people of Russian America, II, 392.

Kühn (Father Eusebius)-His voyage to California, I,
lviii-Unjust to attribute to him to have first proved
that that country is not an island, II, 319, 323, 331.

L.

Laborde (Jos. de) founder of the church at Tasco, II, 186-
His adventures, IV, 224 et seq.

Laborde (Alex. de), II, 89 (*).

Labour (Price of) in Mexico compared with that of other
countries, II, 480.

Lachaussée (M.) constructed a machine à colonne d'eau,
according to the plan of M. del Rio, III, 222.

Lafora (Don Nicolas)-His itinerary, I, Ix-His map of
the frontiers of New Spain, I, lxxxiii.

Lagos, town of the Intendancy of Guadalaxara, II, 231-
Its manufactures, III, 460.

Laguna (Don Pedro de la)-His map of a part of Mexico,
I, lxxix-Orders plans to be drawn of the ruins of
Mitla, II, 238, 239.

Lagunas of the Province of Texas, II, 275.

Landivar (Don Raphael) a Mexican poet, II, 211.
Language of the natives, I, 138.

Lapeyrouse-How he determined the position of Monterey,
I, lvii.

La Salle (De)-His settlement to the west of the Mississippi,
gives rise to discussions respecting the limits of Mexico,
II, 276; IV, 270.

Lauricocha, mines, III, 343.
Laxas (las), river, I, 73.

Lead-Mines which furnish it, III, 298-Amount exported
from Mexico in 1802, IV, 38; in 1803, IV, 49.

Leca (Carlos Corso de) inventor of the beneficio de hierro,
III, 266.

Le Maur (Don Francisco) draws the plan of the canal de
los Guines, I, 44.

Lemos (Don Francisco Gil), viceroy of Peru, ordered
the southern coast of Chili to be examined, I, 42-
His enumeration of the inhabitants of Peru, I, 92.

Leoba-See Mitla.

Leon, town, II, 207.

*Lerma, river, I, 73; II, 205.

Levels or canals of evacuation, succeeded from 1607 the

system of dikes for preserving Mexico from inundations,
II, 123.

Lewis-His voyage to the mouth of the Rio Colombia, II,
337.

Lighthouse of Vera Cruz, IV, 53.

Lima-Annual amount of the quantity of gold and silver
coined in that city, III, 337-Annual balance of its com-
merce, IV, 119.

Lipans, savage Indians, I, 175.

Liquors (fine)-Amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802,
IV, 33; in 1803, IV, 45.

Liquido remisible, net revenue drawn by the king of Spain
from Mexico, IV, 236; and from the other colonies, IV,

238.

Lizana (Don Francisco Xavier de) archbishop of Mexico-
Information furnished by him to the author, I, 100 (*).
Llanas (Antonio) discovered the mines of Catorce, III,

210.

Loaysa (Fray Geronimo) archbishop of Lima, makes an
enumeration of the inhabitants of Peru, I, 92,

Lopez His plan of the environs of Mexico, I, lxxviii.
Lorenzana (Cardinal de) archbishop of Mexico-His work
on the antiquities of Mexico, I, 233-Memoir drawn up
by him relative to the Desague, II, 109 (*).
Lorete, principal place of California, II, 333.

Louisiana, assistance which it drew annually from Mexico
for expences of administration, IV, 235.
Love-apple-See Tomatl.

M.

Macuina, chief or tays of Nootka, II, 374, 378.
Macultepec, basaltic mountain, II, 268.

Maenza (Marquis de)-His attempt to establish a colony
of European artizans in the kingdom of Quito, III,

Maguey (Agave)-Its cultivation in Mexico, II, 519-
Liquor extracted from it under the name of Pulque, II,
521-Importance of this cultivation, II, 526—See plants,
pulque, vegetables.

Maize-Its cultivation, II, 439 et seq.-Its extraordinary
fecundity, II, 442-It constitutes the principal nourish-
ment of the people, II, 444-Its average price, II, 445—
Liquor made from it, II, 447-Amount of its produce, II,
449.

Malaspina (Alexander)-How he fixed the position of
Cape San Lucas, I, lv; and Monterey, I, lvi-His expe-
dition to the north west coast of America, II, 317.
Maldonado (Ferrer)-His apocryphal voyage to the north
west coast of America, II, 359.

Malouin Islands-They contain no

IV, 285.

Malpasso, IV, 21-See Passo.

stable settlements,

Malpays, a canton formed by a volcanic eruption, II,

213.

Malte Brun (M.)-Doubts excited by him respecting the
identity of the Tacoutche Tesse and the Rio Colombia,
I, 21.

Manganese, mines which furnish it, III, 299.

Mangi (Juan Mateo)—His manuscript journal of a voyage
to California, II, 334 (*).

Mani-Its cultivation in Mexico, II, 545.

Maniau (Don Joacquin)-His manuscript work on New
Spain, I, 187 (†).

Manioc-Its cultivation, II, 430-Its species, II, 431-
It is indigenous in America, II, 433-Utility of this pro
duction, II, 435.

Mansos, mountains, II, 403.

Manufactures-Obstacles which the government throws in
their way, III, 458-Amount of the value of their pro-
duce in New Spain, III, 460-Manufactures of cotton,
III, 461; of cloth, III, 463; of silk, III, 465; of tobacco,

III, 466; of soap, III, 467; of stone ware, III, 469; of
gon powder, III, 470; of wrought gold, III, 477-Coin,
III, 479.

Manuscripts on California existing in Mexico, II, 334 (*).
Manzo (Francisco) y Zuniga, archbishop of Mexico-His
liberality during the inundation between 1629 and 1634,
II, 137.

Map of the points of separation and communications projected
between the two seas-Description of this map, I, cv, 43—
Materials that served for it, IV,344.

Map of New Spain and the conterminous countries to the north
and east-Object of this map and materials on which it
was drawn up, I, xc.

Map of the valley of Mexico-Materials for it, I, xciv—
Astronomical observations on which it is founded,
IV, 344.

Map (reduced) of the kingdom of New Spain-Materials
which served for this map, I, ii-Why the author followed
the projection of Mercator, I, xvi-Scale employed, I,
xvii-Bounds of this map, ibid.-Why the scale of cen-
tesimal degrees was not added to it, I, xviii-Principles
followed in the denomination of the seas, I, xx-Thirty-
three points determined by the observations of the author,
I, ibid-Discussion of the position of Mexico, I, xxi—
(See Mexico city); of that of Vera Cruz, I, xxxi; of
that of Acapulco, I, xxxiv; of different places on the
road from Mexico to Acapulco, I, xxxviii; of that from
Mexico to Vera Cruz, I, xii; of different points situated
between Mexico, Guanaxuato, and Valladolid, I, xlviii;
of California, I, 1-Manuscript materials consulted by
the author, I, lxii-Maps of which he availed himself,
I, lxxi-Advantages which his maps possess over those of
an older date, I, lxxxiii-Manner in which he has traced
the mountains, 1, lxxxv.

Maps (geographical), made by the Aztecs, IV, 17.

Maps (Physical), or sections of Mexico-Description of

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