Chapala, Lake, I, 73.

Chapetones the name for the whites born in Europe, I, 204.
Chapoltepec-Aqueduct which
conveys fresh water to
Mexico, II, 45-Castle constructed by the viceroy
Galvez, II, 102-His degradation, II, 103.

Chappe-His determination of the position of Mexico, I, xxviii, of Vera Cruz, I, xxxiv-His voyage to California, I, iii, 221.

Charcas, towns and mines, II, 282; III, 120.

Charles, I, (fifth), encourages Cortez to discover the secret of a strait between America and Asia, II, 320.

Charles III. King of Spain. Measures by which he ameliorated the condition of the Indians, I, 183.

Charles IV. King of Spain, causes the benefit of vaccination to be communicated to the natives of America and Asia, I, 113-His statue at Mexico, I, 213, and II, 40. Cheese, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802, IV, in 1803, IV, 46.

Chiahuitzla, port, II, 263..

Chica, a mercury mine, III, 302.

Chicha, a spirituous liquor of the Mexicans, II, 447.

35;

Chichimecs, a tribe of Indian Savages, II, 205, 222, and

285-Their arrival in Mexico, I, 133.

Chila, a salt work of the Intendancy of Puebla, II, 199.

Chile-See Pimento.

Chili-Produce of its gold and silver mines, III, 352. Chilpansingo, a town of the Intendancy of Mexico, II, 185. Chimalapa, (Rio de) might serve for the establishment of a communication between the two seas, I, 23, IV, 22. Chimalatl (Heliantus Annuus)—Its cultivation in Mexico, II, 506-See Vegetables.

Chimalpain-a baptised Indian, author of a manuscript on the History of Mexico, II, 74 (*)

Chinampas, floating gardens in the Lakes of Mexico, II,

97.

China-Quantity of gold and silver which flows into it from Europe, III, 442, IV, 340.

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 Puebla 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.

Chota, mines, III, 344.

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.

Cicimers, a wandering tribe to the north of Mexico, I,

12.

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 Š IV, 156.

Cinnabar See Mercury.

Cinaloa, province, II, 297.

Cinaloa, town, II, 305.

Cinnamon, amount imported into Vera Cruz in 1802. TV, 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, 62Signification of this name, 1, 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, 1V, 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 importation 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 highest summits of the Cordillera of Mexico, I,
62-Description of that mountain, II, 257.

Cohahuila, province, II, 272-Name of its capital, II,
283.

Coinage (Duty on) paid by the proprietors of mines, III,

228.

Colima, volcano, II, 228, 229.

Collnett (James) his voyage in the South Sea, I, xciii—
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.

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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,
1, 22.

Colpa, vitriolic earth-Its employment in amalgamation,

III.

Comilhuitlapohualliztli, religious calendar of the Mexicans, II,

261.

Commerce-How carried on between the Spaniards and cer-
tain Indian tribes, II, 314—Restraints on the commerce
of Mexico, III, 490-Interior commerce, III, 490—It is
impeded 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 cominunication between the
two seas, IV, 17-Foreign commerce, IV, 27, at Vera
Cruz, IV, 28-Objects of exportation, IV, 29, of impor
tation, 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-Contraband 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 of 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,