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| Chap. I.—Arrival at Mocha....Some Account of Mayo, one of the Cape de Verd Islands touched at on our Passage....Description of Mocha, its Productions, &c....Leave Mocha and land at Tucapel Viejo....Description of the Indians, their Dress, &c....Indians take me to their Home....Description of the House, Family, Food, Diversions....Appearance of the Country....What Trade might be introduced | 1 |
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| Chap. II.—Leave Tucapel Viejo, and arrive at Tubul....Description of our Breakfast on the road....Stay at the House of the Cacique of Tubul....Some Appearances of Civilization....Game of Peuca, Wrestling, &c....Anchorage, Trade, &c....Face of the Country....Arrival at Arauco....Taken to the Commandant, Interview described....Town of Arauco....Indians who come to barter....Weaving of fine ponchos....Excursion to the Water-mills on the Carampangue River....Entertainments, Mate, &c....Visit Nacimiento, Santa Juana, and return to Arauco....Ordered to Conception | 20 |
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| Chap. III.—Account of Cultivation of Farms, &c. in Araucania....Thrashing, &c....Produce....Cattle....Locality....Topographical Divisions....Government (Indian)....Laws and Penalties....Military System....Arms, Standards, &c....Division of Spoil....Treaty of Peace....Religion....Marriages....Funerals....Spanish Cities founded in Araucania....Ideas on New Colonies....Commerce | 40 |
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| Chap. IV.—Valdivia....Port....Fortifications....River....City-foundation....Revolutions....Inhabitants....Garrison....Government....Rents and Resources....Churches....Exiles....Missions in the Province of Valdivia....War with the Indians, and Possession of Osorno....Extract from a Letter in the Araucanian Tongue, and Translation | 67 |
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Chap. V.—City of Conception de Mocha....Foundation....Situation....Government....Tribunals....Bishop....Military....Churches....Houses....Inhabitants and Dress....Provincial
Jurisdiction....Produce....Throwing the Laso....Fruit....Timber Trees....Shrubs....Mines....Birds....Wild Animals....Lion Hunt....Shepherd Dogs....Breeding Capons....Return to Conception | 82 |
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| Chap. VI.—Sent to Talcahuano....Description of the Bay and Anchorage....Plain between Conception and Talcahuano....Prospectus of a Soap Manufactory here....Coal Mine....Town, Custom-house, Inhabitants, &c....Fish, &c. caught in the Bay....Colonial Commerce....Prospectus of a Sawing Mill | 118 |
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| Chap. VII.—Leave Talcahuano in the Dolores....Passage to Callao....Arrival....Taken to the Castle....Leave Callao....Road to Lima....Conveyed to Prison | 130 |
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| Chap. VIII.—Lima, Origin of its Name....Pachacamac....Foundation of Lima....Pizarro's Palace....Situation of the City....Form of the Valley Rimac....River....Climate....Temperature....Mists and Rain....Soil....Earthquakes....Produce | 143 |
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| Chap. IX.—Viceroys and Archbishop of Lima....Viceroyalty, Extent....Viceroy's Titles and Privileges....Royal Audience....Cabildo....Forms of Law....Military....Religion....Inquisition....Sessions and Processes....Archbishop....Royal Patronage....Ecclesiastical Tribunals....Chapter, Cabildo Ecclesiastical....Curates....Asylum of Immunity....Minor Tribunals....Consulado....Crusade....Treasury....Accompts....Temporalidades, Protomedicato | 172 |
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| Chap. X.—Taxes, Alcavala....Indian Tribute....Fifths of the Mines....Lances....Stamped Paper....Tobacco....Media Anata....Aprovechamientos....Composicion and Confirmacion of Lands....Royal Ninths....Venal Offices....Estrays....Confiscations....Fines....Vacant Successions....Almoxarifasgo....Corso....Armada....Consulate....Cirquito....Vacant Benefices....Mesada Ecclesiastica....Media Anata Ecclesiastica....Restitutions....Bulls | 195 |
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| Chap. XI.—City of Lima....Figure and Division....Walls....Bridge....Houses....Churches....Manner of Building Parishes....Convents....Nunneries....Hospitals....Colleges....Plasa Mayor....Market....Interior of the Viceroy's Palace....Ditto Archbishop's Ditto....Ditto Sagrario....Ditto Cathedral....Ditto Cavildo | 210 |
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| Chap. XII.—Particular Description of Parish Churches....Of Santo Domingo....Altar of the Rosary....St. Rosa and other Altars....Cloisters....Sanctuary of Saint Rosa....Church of San Francisco....Chapels Del Milagro, De Dolores, De los Terceros....Pantheon....Cloisters, San Diego....San Agustin....La Merced....Profession of a Nun, or taking the Veil....Hospitals of San Andres, of San Bartolome and others....Colleges of Santo Toribio, San Carlos, Del Principe....University....Inquisition....Taken to it in 1806....Visit to it in 1812, after the Abolition....Inquisitorial Punishments....Foundling Hospital....Lottery....Mint....Pantheon | 237 |
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Chap. XIII.—The Population of Lima....Remarks....Table of Castes....The Qualifications of Creoles....Population and Division....Spaniards....Creoles, White....Costume....Indians....African Negroes....Their Cofradias, and Royal Personages....Queen Rosa....Creole
Negroes....Mestisos....Mulattos....Zambos....Chinos....Quarterones and Quinterones....Theatre....Bull Circus....Royal Cockpit....Alamedas....Bathing Places ....Piazzas....Amancaes....Elevation and Oration Bells....Processions of Corpus Christi, Santa Rosa, San Francisco and Santo Domingo....Publication of Bulls....Ceremonies on the Arrival of a Viceroy | 283 |
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| Chap. XIV.—Fruits in the Gardens of Lima....Flowers....Particular Dishes, or Cookery....Chuno, dried Potatoes....Chochoca, dried Maize....Sweetmeats....Meals....Diseases....Medical Observations....On the Comm
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