_Indians_, independent, in New Spain, i. 49. ---- tribute levied in Mexico, i. 52. Method of catching wild geese, 243. Method of snaring the alligator, 318. ---- Chili, or Araucania, ii. 287. _Indians_, numbers of, in New Spain, i. 49. Description of, 50. ---- of Peru, ii. 105. Of Caraccas, ii. 12. _Inscription_ on the tomb of Columbus, i. 211. ----, commemorative of the Geodesic operations in Quito, i. 297. _Insular_ Chili, ii. 282. _Intendancies_, number of, in New Spain, i. 32. _Joanes_ island, at the mouth of the Maranon, i. 329. _Jorullo_, volcano of, New Spain, i. 135. _Ipava_ lake, source of the Orinoco, ii. 10. _Ipire_, river of Caraccas, ii. 41. _Isabella_, first town founded in the New World, i. 3. _Isabella_ isle, Pacific, i. 201. _Islands_, on the coasts of Florida, i. 18. On the coasts of New Spain and Guatimala, 192. In the Gulf of California, 200. Revillagegido, 202. On the coasts of South America, ii. 294. _Isthmus_ of Darien, or Panama, i. 232. _Itaquiri_, river of La Plata, ii. 165. _Itata_, province of Chili, ii 276. _Itzcoatl_, king of Mexico, i. 110. _Itzli_ stone, i. 125. _Juan Fernandez_ isle, ii. 294. ---- _de Grijalva_, discovery of Mexico by, i. 117. ---- _de Ulua isle_, gulf of Mexico, i. 193. ---- _Rodriguez Cabrillo_ isle, Pacific, i. 200. _Juanico_ isle, Pacific Ocean, i. 201. _Juruay_ river, ii. 194. _Jutay_ river, ii. 195. _Iztaccihuatl_, mountain of New Spain, i. 141. L _La Guayra_, port of, Caraccas, scite, distance from Caraccas, fortifications, ii. 7. Harbour, population, commerce, 8. _La Paz_, province of La Plata, ii. 182. ----, or Chuquiavo, city of La Plata, foundation, scite, ii. 182. Climate, buildings, trade, population, 183. _La Plata_, viceroyalty of. See _Buenos Ayres_. ----, town of New Granada, i. 281. ---- isle, in the Pacific, ii. 297. _La Purissima Concepcion de Catorce_ mine, profits of, i. 44. ---- _Serena_, or Coquimbo, city of Chili, ii. 266. ---- _de Tierra_ isle, in the Pacific, ii. 295. _Lake Ipava_, source of the Orinoco, ii. 10. ---- _Putucuao_, ii. 40. ---- _Chucuito_, or _Titicaca_, ii. 168. 185. ---- _Maracaybo_, ii. 15. ---- _Parima_ ii. 17. ---- _Parina Cocha_, ii. 140. ---- _Valencia_, ii. 16. ---- _Xarayes_, ii. 162. ---- _Guatavita_, i. 266. ---- _George_, i. 17. ---- _Tezcuco_, i. 129. ---- _Chalco_, i. 130. ---- _St. Cristoval_, i. 130. ---- _Zumpango_, i. 130. ---- _Cayman_, i. 46. 94. ---- _Parras_, i. 94. ---- _Chapala_, i. 46. 100. _Lakes_ of New Spain, i. 46. ---- of Caraccas, ii. 15. _Lambayeque_, town of Peru, ii. 123. _Lampa_, district of Peru, ii. 146. ----, city of La Plata or Peru, ii. 190. _Land_ of the missions, or Colonna, ii. 154. _Land-crabs,_ natural history of, i. 181.