CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME .

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PART II.

SOUTH AMERICAN DOMINIONS.

(CONTINUED.)

Captain Generalship of Caraccas, Boundaries and Extent Page1
Political and Territorial Divisions, Government 2
Discovery, History 2
Capital 4
Description of the Features, &c. of the Country 8
Province of New Andalusia 18
—— New Barcelona 18
Features, Climate, &c. 25
Province of Venezuela and Coro 43
—— Maracaybo 58
—— Varinas 65
—— Spanish Guiana 69
Government of the Island of Margarita 73
Viceroyalty of Peru 75
Extent and Boundaries 75
Political and Territorial Divisions, Government, &c. 76
Discovery, History, &c. 83
Intendancy of Truxillo 120
—— Tarma 126
—— Lima 130
—— Guancavelica 134
Intendancy of Guamanga 138
—— Cuzco 140
—— Arequipa 147
Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres or La Plata, Boundaries and Extent 155
Political and Territorial Divisions, Government, History, Discovery, &c. 156
Features, Climate, &c. 161
Commerce and Resources 167
Government of Los Charcas or Potosi 171
—— Paraguay 195
History, Discovery, &c. 195
—— Tucuman 204
—— Cuyo or Cujo 215
—— Buenos Ayres 220
History, &c. 220
Climate, Features, &c. 222
Captain Generalship of Chili 230
Extent and Boundaries 230
Political and Territorial Divisions and Government 231
Discovery, and History 231
Climate, Features, &c. 245
Population 253
Animals 253
Continental Provinces of Chili 264
Province of Copiapo 265
—— Coquimbo 265
—— Quillota 267
—— Aconcagua 269
—— Melipilla 270
—— Santiago 271
—— Rancagua 272
—— Colchagua 273
—— Maule 274
—— Itata 276
—— Chillan 276
—— Puchacay 277
—— Huilquilemu 279
Insular Chili 282
Archipelago of Chiloe 283
Araucania or Indian Chili 287
Islands on the Coasts of Spanish South America 294
Plate and Description of comparative Altitudes of the Mountains 301
List of Works on or relating to Spanish America, quoted in this publication, &c. 305
Table of the Latitudes and Longitudes of the principal Places 311
Summary of the Population 319
Wealth and Revenue 320
Index 321

ERRATA.

Pages 27, line 18, for Angelo read Antonio.
28, 10, for converziones read conversaziones.
82, 22, for omomum read amomum.
127, 3, from bottom, for Tarmu read Tarma.
164, 8, for Uraguay read Uruguay.
182, 11, from bottom, for Neustra read Nuestra.
250, 4, from bottom for Totten read Tolten.
251, 3, for Caquil read Caguil.
278, 2 and 4, for Lautro read Lautaro.


SPANISH AMERICA.


PART II.
SOUTH AMERICAN DOMINIONS.
(CONTINUED.)


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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