CHAPTER IV.--Almanza Viceroy--Chichimecas revolt--Jesuits-- Inquisition--Pestilence--No Indian tribute exacted--Almanza departs--Xuares Viceroy--Weak Administration--Increase of commerce--Pedro Moya de Contreras Viceroy--Reforms under a new Viceroy--His power as Viceroy and Inquisitor--Zuñiga Viceroy--Treasure--Piracy--Cavendish--Drake captures a galeon--Zuñiga and the Audiencia of Guadalajara--His deposition from power, 160 CHAPTER V.--Luis de Velasco II. becomes Viceroy--Delight of the Mexicans--Factories reopened--Chichimecas--Colonization-- Alameda--Indians taxed for European wars--Composition--Fowls-- Acebedo Viceroy--Expedition to New Mexico--Indian ameliorations--Death of Philip II.--New scheme of hiring Indians--California--Montesclaros Viceroy--Inundation--Albarrada, 170 CHAPTER VI.--Second administration of Don Luis Velasco--His great work for the Drainage of the Valley--Lakes in the Valley--Danger of Inundation--History of the Desague of Huehuetoca--Operations of the engineers Martinez and Boot--The Franciscans--Completion of the Desague--La Obra del Consulado-- Negro revolt--Extension of Oriental trade--Guerra Viceroy--De Cordova Viceroy--Indian revolt--Cordova founded, 178 CHAPTER VII.--Marques de Gelves Viceroy--his reforms--Narrative of Father Gage--Gelves forestalls the market--The Archbishop excommunicates Mexia, his agent--Quarrel between Gelves and the Archbishop--Viceroy excommunicated--Archbishop at Guadalupe--he is arrested at the altar--sent to Spain--Mexia threatened--Mob attacks the Palace--it is sacked--Viceroy escapes--Retribution, 187 CHAPTER VIII.--The Audiencia rules in the interregnum--Carillo Visitador--Inquisitorial examination--Acapulco taken--Attacks by the Dutch--Removal of the Capital proposed--Armendariz Viceroy--Escalona Viceroy--Palafox's conduct to the Viceroy-- Palafox Viceroy--His good and evil, 195 CHAPTER IX.--Sotomayor Viceroy--Escalona vindicated--Monastic property--Bigotry of Palafox--Guzman Viceroy--Indian insurrection--Revolt of the Tarahumares--Success of the Indians--Indian wars--Duke de Alburquerque Viceroy--Attempt to assassinate him--Count de Baños Viceroy--Attempt to colonize--Escobar y Llamas and De Toledo Viceroys--Depredations of British cruisers--Nuño de Portugal Viceroy, 201 CHAPTER X.--Rivera Viceroy--La Cerda Viceroy--Revolt in New Mexico--Success of the Indians--Colony destroyed--Efforts of the Spaniards to reconquer--Vera Cruz sacked--Count Monclova Viceroy--Count Galve Viceroy--Tarrahumaric revolt--Indians pacified--Texas--Hispaniola attacked--Insurrection--Burning of the Palace--Famine--Earthquake, 212