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An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3) — John Shaqi

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)Dobrizhoffer, Martin

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An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)

Name: An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)
Author: Dobrizhoffer, Martin

Dobrizhoffer, Martin

Abipon Indians; Jesuits -- Missions; Paraguay -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

Of the new Colonies of the Ytatingua Indians, St.
     Joachim, and St. Stanislaus                                52

     Of the Savages discovered by me in Mbaevera                60

     Of the Colony which I intended to found for them           82

     Of my Excursion to the River Empelado                      87

     Of the Colony of Belen constructed for the Mbaya
     Savages                                                    96

     Of the native Productions of this Country                  99

     Of the Herb of Paraguay                                   100

     Of Tobacco                                                109

     Of the Payaguas, Guaycurus, Abipones, Mocobios,
     and other Savages hostile to this Province                113

     Of the Province of Chaco, the retreat of the
     Savage Nations                                            118

     Of the other Indian Tribes, who wander without
     Chaco, chiefly those who dwell towards the South          126

     Of the exceeding fidelity which the Guaranies have
     always manifested towards the Spaniards in the
     Royal Camps, and of the signal services which they
     have performed there                                      133

     Of the Colonies founded by us for the Indians of
     the Magellanic Region, and of their fate                  138

     Of the Voyage of three Jesuits to explore the
     shores of Magellan, undertaken by command of King
     Philip V.                                                 146

     Of the Shipwreck of the Spaniards near Terra del
     Fuego, and of the Inhabitants of that Island              151


     Of the Island of St. Maló occupied by the French,
     and afterwards sold to the Spaniards                      154

     Of the Brazilian Mamalukes, Destroyers of the
     Guarany towns, and Hunters of the Indians                 157

     Of the Slavery of the Indians prohibited or
     regulated by Royal Edicts                                 163

     Of the Principal Rivers; the Parana, Paraguay, and
     Uruguay, and of the other lesser streams which are
     absorbed by them                                          167

     Of the horrid Cataract of the River Parana                185

     Of another smaller one                                    186

     Of the creation of fresh Islands, and the
     destruction of old ones                                   188

     Of the two yearly Floods                                _ib._

     Of the Magnitude, Ports, Shoals, &c. of the River
     Parana, which, near the city of Buenos-Ayres,
     bears the name of La Plata                                189

     Of the various perils to be encountered in the
     navigation of this river                                  192

     Of the Want of Metals and Precious Stones in
     Paraguay                                                  202

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An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)

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