Americans, influence of the, upon Cuba, 19; settlements in the island, 26; help the insurgents, 87. Amusements in Havana, 129; during Carnival, 139. Animals found by Columbus in Cuba, 6; animals of the forests, 106. Antomarchi, Dr to Napoleon I., 203; his death and monument, 203. Apiculture introduced by French colonists, 61. Aquelera, Don Francisco, elected President of the Cuban Republic, 93. Aristocracy, Havanese, 126. _Aristolochia pelicana_, the, 149. Army, the rebel, its number and organization, 101. _Autos da fé_, the frequency of, 56; description of an, 59. B. Bahamas first sighted by Christopher Columbus, 38; New Providence, 224. Bananas, 4; used as vegetables, 154. Banyan tree, the, 148. Baracoa founded by Diego Velasquez, 49. Barbadoes, 263; governorship of Lord Howe, 266. Bats, enormous size of, 7. Bayamo, founded by Diego Velasquez, 49; taken by the Spaniards from the rebels, 85. Beggars in Havana, the, 137. Bellamar Caves, the, 158. Berriz, Colonel, accusations brought against, by Miss Cisneros, 118. Birds, 8. Blake, Lady, 231. Bobadilla, Doña Isabella de, Governess of Cuba, 181. Bolivar, 67. Borgian Maps, the, 258. Botanical Gardens of Havana, the, 127. British interests in Cuba, 26. Buccaneers, the, and their romantic history, 51; their hatred of the Spaniards, 52; their rugged life, 52; Henry Morgan, the Welshman, 52; they burn Havana, 53; enactments against the, 52; the adventures of Jacob Sores, 53. Buchanan, President, threatening message to Spain, 78. Bull-baiting, 145. Butter, lack of, in Cuba, 154. C. Cactus, the enormous size of the, 126. Cafés and restaurants, Cuban, 155. Campos, Marshal Martinez, agrees to the Treaty of Zanjou, 94; his good intentions, 116. Canga, the, 141. Canovas, Señor, de Castillo, signs Treaty of Zanjou, 95. Cardenas, called the "American City," 26; its population, 192 (in note). Carnival, dances given during, 23; the Havanese Carnival, 139; its end on Shrove Tuesday, 142. Caruba tree, the, 190. Cattle used as horses, 167 (in note). Cauto River, the, navigable for small craft, 5. Caves of the Bellamar, the magnificent, 158. Cays, the, dangerous to vessels, 5; their beauty, 174. Cemeteries, Cuban, 202. Cereals, exported from Spain, 4. Cerro, the, 125. Cespedes, Carlos Manuel, begins the rebellion, 83; his character, 83; the burning of his plantation, 85; elected President of the Cuban Republic, 87; his tragic death, 91. Chinese, the wretched condition of the, in Cuba, 37; the Chinese in the ranks of the rebels, 37; their religious practices, 110. Churches, the, of Havana, 132; music in the, 138; flirtation in church, 138. Cienfuegos, the town and harbour, 161; the surrounding country, 162. Cipango, Columbus thinks Cuba is, 42. Cisneros, Miss Evangelina, story of, 117. Cisneros y Bétancourt, Don Salvador, elected President of the Cuban Republic, 93.