Spanish America, Vol. II (of 2)

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Author

Bonnycastle, Richard Henry, Sir, 1791-1847

Title

Spanish America, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Credits

E-text prepared by Josep Cols Canals, Adrian Mastronardi, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries ( archive.org/details/americana)

Language

English

LoC Class

F1401: Latin America local history: General

Subject

Latin America -- Description and travel

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51300

Release Date

February 25, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SPANISH AMERICA; OR A DESCRIPTIVE, HISTORICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE DOMINIONS OF SPAIN IN THE Western Hemisphere , CONTINENTAL AND INSULAR ;
2. 2.CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME .
3. 3.CAPTAIN-GENERALSHIP OF CARACCAS . — BOUNDARIES AND EXTENT. — POLITICAL DIVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT. — DISCOVERY AND HISTORY. — CAPITAL. — DESCRIPTION OF THE FEATURES, &C. OF THE COUNTRY. — PROVINCE OF NEW ANDALUSIA. — NEW BARCELONA , — FEATURES, CLIMATE, &C. — PROVINCES OF VENEZUELA AND CORO. — THE PROVINCE OF MARACAYBO. — PROVINCE OF VARINAS. — PROVINCE OF GUIANA; OR, SPANISH GUIANA. — ISLAND OF MARGARITA.
4. 4.VICEROYALTY OF PERU. — BOUNDARIES AND EXTENT. — POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT. — HISTORY, DISCOVERY, &C. — INTENDANCY OF TRUXILLO. — THE INTENDANCY OF TARMA — INTENDANCY OF LIMA. — INTENDANCY OF GUANCAVELICA. — THE INTENDANCY OF GUAMANGA. — INTENDANCY OF CUZCO. — THE INTENDANCY OF AREQUIPA ,
5. 5.VICEROYALTY OF BUENOS AYRES, or LA PLATA . — BOUNDARIES AND EXTENT. — POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS, &c. — FEATURES, CLIMATE, &c. — COMMERCE AND RESOURCES. — GOVERNMENT OF LOS CHARCAS, OR POTOSI. — THE GOVERNMENT OF PARAGUAY. — HISTORY, DISCOVERY, &c. — GOVERNMENT OF TUCUMAN. — THE GOVERNMENT OF CUYO OR CUJO. — THE GOVERNMENT OF BUENOS AYRES ,
6. 6.CAPTAIN GENERALSHIP OF CHILI . — EXTENT AND BOUNDARIES. — POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT. — DISCOVERY AND HISTORY. — CLIMATE, FEATURES, &c. — CONTINENTAL PROVINCES OF CHILI. — PROVINCE OF COPIAPO , — PROVINCE OF COQUIMBO. — PROVINCE OF QUILLOTA. — THE PROVINCE OF ACONCAGUA — THE PROVINCE OF MELIPILLA — THE PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO — THE PROVINCE OF RANCAGUA — THE PROVINCE OF COLCHAGUA — PROVINCE OF MAULE. — THE PROVINCE OF ITATA. — THE PROVINCE OF CHILLAN — THE PROVINCE OF PUCHACAY — PROVINCE OF HUILQUILEMU.
7. 7.INSULAR CHILI. — ARCHIPELAGO OF CHILOE ,
8. 8.ARAUCANIA, or INDIAN CHILI ,
9. 9.ISLANDS ON THE COASTS OF SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA .
10. 10.DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATE OF COMPARATIVE ALTITUDES OF THE MOUNTAINS IN SPANISH NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA .
11. 11.LIST OF WORKS ON, OR RELATING TO SPANISH AMERICA, QUOTED IN THIS PUBLICATION , OR WHICH CONTAIN THE MOST VALUABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING THOSE COLONIES.
12. 12.TABLE OF THE LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN SPANISH AMERICA , CORRECTED FROM THE LATEST INFORMATION, WITH THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN THE CHIEF TOWNS .
13. 13.INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL PLACES AND SUBJECTS TREATED OF IN THE FOREGOING VOLUMES . — Transcriber's Notes

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