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these sections; 1st of the eastern declivity of the table
land of Anahuac, I, cvii; 2nd of the western declivity of
the table land of New Spain, I, cxvi; 3rd of the central
table land of New Spain, I, cxix-See also, I, 51 et
seq.

Mapimi-See Bolsɔn.

Mapimis, town, II, 204.
Marfil, mines, II, 206.

Marquez (Pietro)-His work on Mexican antiquities, Il,

261.

Marquis (Port of the), part of the port of Acapulco, IV,

59.

Marquis (The), name by which Cortez is known in Mexico,
LI, 7 (†).

Martin (Don Luis), a Mexican engineer, I. xcix, cxxiii—
Extent which he gives to the valley of Mexico, II, 5-
His work on the ruins of the palace of Mitla, II,
238.

Martinez (Alonzo) colleague of Enrico Martinez, II,

123.

Martinez (Enrico) author of the Desague of Huehuetoca,

II, 122 Beginning of his work, II, 125-Reproaches
made to him, II, 128–He drew up the maps of the
voyage of Viscaino, II, 361.

Martinez (Don Estevan Jose) pilot of Juan Perez, in his
voyage to the north west coast of America, II, 363,
367-He is charged with the establishing a settlement
at Nootka, II, 369-Orders James Collnett to be arrested,
II, 374

Mascaro (Don Manuel)-His manuscript voyage, I, lxii—
His map of New Spain, I, lxxiv; of the environs of El
Doctor, &c. I, lxxviii.

Maso (Don Jose del) proprietor of a mercury mine, III,

303.

Matalans, a nation of New California, II, 345.

Matches, quantity imported into Mexico in 1803, IV, 47.

Matlasahuatl, a disease peculiar to the Indians, I, 117, IV,

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Maurello (Don Francisco) a pilot, author of the journal of
the voyage of Heceta, Ayala, and Quadra, II, 365.A
Maya, language of the Indians of Yucatan, II, 246.
Mayo, river, II, 297.

Mayolas, a tribe of Indians, II, 205.

Mayorazgo—Introduction of into Mexico hostile to the pro-
gress of agriculture, III, 102.

Meat (Salted)-Amount annually exported from Vera
Cruz, IV, 30.

Mechoacan, a medical root, III, 39.

Mechoacan, an antient kingdom independent of the Mexican
empire, II, 208-See also Valladolid.

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Mecos, savage Indians, I, 175-War carried on against
them by the missionaries, I, 237, II, 285.

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Medford (M. Macall)-His researches respecting the
exports of the United States, IV, 317.
Medina (Bartholomé de) inventor of the amalgamation used
in the mines of the New World, III, 254.
Medina (Salvador de)-His voyage to California, II,
222.

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Meganos, moving sand hills in the environs of Vera Cruz,
IV, 154.

Meiya, a species of Banana, II, 417.

Mendez (Simon)-His project to prevent inundations,
II, 134Was again examined in 1774 by Velasquez,
II, 167.

Menquis, a people of California, II, 332.. if th
Mercury-Quantity of this metal employed in extracting
the silver from the minerals of Mexico, III, 281; IV,
356-Inconvenience from the commerce in this metal
not being free, III, 284-Influence of its price in mining,
HII, 285-Attempt to procure it from China, III, 286
Mines which furnish it, III, 301-Importation of this
metal into America will soon cease, III, 304-Places

of Spanish America out of Mexico where it is to be
found, II, 306-Quantity sent to Potosi, III, 378-
Amount annually imported into Vera Cruz, IV, 31—
Amount imported into Mexico in 1802, IV, 41; in 1803,
IV, 51; in 1804, IV, 365-Amount of revenue which
its sale produces to the king, IV, 209-Table of the
consumption of this metal in the districts of mines,
IV, 356.

Merida, intendancy-Its extent, II, 243-Its climate, II,
24.5-Indians who inhabit it, II, 246-Its productions,
II, 247.

Merida de Yucatan, town, II, 248.

Mermentas, river, II, 277.

Mesada y media anata-Annual produce which the exercise
of this right brings into the king, IV, 214.

Mescala, village-Its geographical position, I, xxxviii,
Mescaleros See Apaches.

Mestizoes, I, 130-Their number, II, 243.

Metates (los) mountains, II, 295.

Metals employed as money by the Aztecs; gold dust, cop-
per, tin, III, 116.

Metals (precious)-See the articles, silver, gold, mines,
Philippines.

Mexicans-See Aztecs.

Mexical, a spirituous liquor from Pulque, II, 527.

Mexicana, river, II, 277.

Mexico Archbishoprick-Its revenues, I, 231; II, 84.
Mexico, intendancy-Its extent and population, II, 3-
Its limits, II, 3-Nature of the country, II, 4-Descrip-
tion of the valley of Mexico, II, 5-See valley of Mex-
ico-Its principal towns, II, 183-Its mines, II, 189;
III, 121.

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Mexico, country-Signification of this word, I, 12.1
Mexico, kingdom-Its population, II, 1-See also New
Spain.

Mexico, valley-Its situation, II, 5-Its extent, II, 6-
Roads which run through it, II, 7-Description which

Cortez made of it, II, 10-Plan which he drew up of it,
II. 13 Successive settlements made there by the
Aztecs, II, 16-Description of the Teocalli of Tenochtit-
lan, II, 19—See this word-Description of the town of
Mexico, II, 25—See Mexico-Antique monuments found
in the valley of Mexico, II, 61-Pyramids of San Juan
de Teotihuacan, II, 63--Military entrenchment of Xochi-
calco, II, 69-Places remarkable in a historical point of
view, II, 70—Chinampas floating on the lakes, II, 96-
Hot springs, 11, 101-Castle of Chapo'tepec, II, 102-
Afluents of that valley, II, 107-Desague of Huehuetoca,
II, 111-See this word-Project for draining the valley,
II, 134-Causes of the depopulation of this valley, II,
169.
Mexico, town-Its geographical position, I, xxi-The
longitude which the author assigns to it, differs a degree
and a half from that which has hitherto been adopted,
I, xviii-Consternation which the eclipse of the sun in
1803 occasioned in Mexico, I, xxx-Latitude, ibid
Distance of that town from Acapulco, I, xl-Antient
names of Mexico, I, 12-Advantages of its situation for
communications with the rest of the world, I, 79-Pro-
portion of the casts which constitute the population, II,
209; 256--Scientific establishments contained in this
city, I, 212-Number of saragates or inhabitants without
any domicile, I, 235-Proportion of the sexes in its popu-
lation, I, 252-This city is no longer situated in the
midst of water, II, 9-Dikes by which it communicated
with the continent, II, 25 Mexico, as rebuilt by Cortez
is smaller than Tenochtitlan, Il, 27-Why it is at a
distance from the lakes, II, 29—Beauty of the town and
its environs, II, 38-Cleanliness which prevails there,
II, 44-Aqueducts for the conveyance of Iresh water,
II, 45-Causeways leading to it, II, 47-Remarkable
edifices, II, 49-Antique monuments, iI, 52-Descrip-
tion of the palace of Montezuma, II, 70- Ruins of that of

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king Axajacatl, II, 72-Bridge called Salta de Alvarado,
911, 73-Bride of the Clerigo, II, 76-Did Cortez do right
to rebuild the city in the place where Tenochtitlan was
Situated? II, 78-Its population, II, 81, 183, IV, 291-
Number of the ecclesiastics, I, 230 (*), II, 83—Revenues
of the archbishoprick, I, 271; II, 84-'ts tribunal of
inquisition, 84 Births and deaths, II, 85-Consump-
tion of its inhabitants, II, 90-compared with that of the
inhabitants of Paris, 1, 92-Increase of the consumption
JI 9
of wine since 1791, 11, 93-Consumption of bread, !I,
94 Legumes cultivated in the floating gardens, II,
96 Causes of the inundations to which the city is
exposed, 11, iii, 12-Inundation of 1446, II, 117; of
1553, 1, 120; of 1607 ibid-Great inundation from 1629
to 1634, il, 133-Project of transferring the city else-
where, I, 137-Operations undertaken to prevent future
inundations, II, 152 et seq. See Desague de Huehuetoca-
General view of all these operations, i1, 159-Why they
do not absolutely secure the city from inundation ibid.-
Project of a new canal, II, 162—Another project of a
level, II, 167-Advantages which the city would expe-
rience in supplies of provisions when the new canal will
be completed, I, 175; and the interior commerce of
New Spain, ibid -Project for making a canal from
Mexico to Chalco, II, 177; and another to the port
of Tampico, II, 179-Elevation of the town above the
sea, II, 183-Its manufactures, III 461; IV, 4-Quantity
of gold wrought there within these five years, III, 477,
et seq.-Description of the mint of Mexico. III, 479-
House of separation, III, 483-Works in bronze and
furniture manufactured in Mexico, III, 488-It is the
principal emporium of the interior commerce of New
Spain, III, 492-Details of the population at the enumera-
tion of 1790: 1st monks, IV, 291; 2nd nuns, IV, 292;
3rd secular persons, IV, 292; 4th casts, I, 293; 5th
male students, IV, 294; 6th female schools, IV, 294; 7th

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