_Mamore_ river, ii. 194. _Manati_, or sea cow, i. 333. _Mançanillo_, or poison apple, i. 242. _Manco Capac_, 1st Sovereign of Peru, ii. 84. ---- ----, 16th Inca of Peru, ii. 86. 97. _Mandiha_, lake of La Plata, ii. 163. _Manflos_, mountain of Chili, ii. 249. _Manioc_, cultivation of, in New Spain, i. 37. _Manoa_, or El Dorado, pretended city of Guiana, ii. 71. _Manta_, flat fish, destructive to pearl divers, i. 235. ---- _blancas_, offensive little insects, i. 244. _Manzanares_, river of Caraccas, ii. 42. _Mapimis_, Fort de, in New Spain, i. 94. _Maracay_, town of Caraccas, ii. 54. _Maracaybo_, province of Caraccas, boundaries, soil, population, Indian towns on the lake, ii. 58. History, rivers, 59. Climate, capital, 60. Towns, 63. ----, city of Caraccas, scite, climate, buildings, ii. 60. Foundation, population, slaves, ship-building, manners and customs of the inhabitants, 61. History of the plunder of by the bucaniers, 62. ---- lake, ii. 15. _Maranon_ river, description of, i. 325. _Margarita_ island, Caribbean sea, situation, discovery, ii. 73. Ports, population, commerce, climate, soil, capital, recent events, 74. ---- island, Pacific Ocean, i. 200. _Maria de Escobar_, sows the first wheat in Peru, ii. 131. _Marias, Las Tres_, isles, Pacific Ocean, i. 201. _Mariguitar_, village of Caraccas, ii. 40. _Mariquita_, town of New Granada, i. 269. _Maruisas_, a mouth of the Orinoco, ii. 41. _Marquess del Valle de Oaxaca_, title granted to Cortez, i. 30. _Mas-afuera_ isle, Pacific Ocean, ii. 295. _Mataguayos_ Indians, ii. 211. _Matte_, or Paraguay tea, ii. 200. _Maule_, district of Chili, ii. 274. _Mausolea_ of Chachapoyas in Peru, ii. 104. _Maynas_, province of New Granada, i. 324. _Mayo_, district and river of New Spain, i. 89. _Maypure_ cataract, i. 221. _Mayros_ Indians, ii. 154. _Measurement_ of a degree of the meridian in Quito, i. 297. _Mechoacan._ See _Valladolid_. _Medellin_, birth-place of Cortez, i. 21. _Melipilla_, city and province of Chili, ii. 270. _Menchuan_ isle, Pacific, ii. 287. _Mendoza_, city of La Plata, ii. 218. _Mentuosa_, isle, Pacific, i. 203. _Mercaderes_, town of Popayan, limit of Peruvian conquests, i. 281. _Mercury_ of Antioquia, i. 272. ----, quantity used in the Mexican mines, i. 44. _Merida_, province of New Spain. See _Yucatan_. ----, city of New Spain, i. 158. ----, province of New Granada, i. 261. ----, city of New Granada, i. 262. _Mestizoes_ of New Spain, i. 47. _Meta_ river, ii. 67. _Method_ of travelling over the passes of Popayan, i. 277. The plains of La Plata, ii. 209. 222. ---- of carrying the post letters in Quito, i. 323. _Mexicana_ river, i. 5. _Mexico_, viceroyalty of. See _New Spain_.