----, intendancy of, boundaries, ancient and modern history of, i. 103. Climate, produce, animals, 122. Minerals, 125. Ancient inhabitants, 126. Features, 129. Antiquities, 132. Towns, 133. ----, New, province of, extent, boundaries, features, i. 68. Climate, capital, towns, 69. Mines, population, rivers, 70. Indians, 71. Antiquities, 75. ----, city of, attack and capture of by Cortez, i. 29. Description of, scite, architecture of the public edifices, &c., i. 57. Population, 58. Market-place, aqueducts, police, municipal body, courts of justice, 59. Viceroy's court and splendour, 60. Troops, archbishopric, clergy, ecclesiastical courts, university, 61. Colleges, patron saint, character of the people, 62. Manners and customs, 63. Scenery in the vicinity, 64. Public walks, climate, 65. Antiquities, lakes, 66. Lazaroni, 67. _Mexicans_, ancient, i. 119. Modern, 125. _Mexitli_, the Mexican god of war, i. 57. _Michuacan_ kingdom, i. 104. _Micuipampa_, mines of, Peru, ii. 79. Town of, Peru, 125. _Mimbrenos Apaches_ Indians, i. 73. _Minas_, basin of, in Nova Scotia, subject to the bore, i 332. _Mineral_ pitch of Maracaybo, ii. 16. _Mines_ of New Spain, many abandoned for want of proper machinery, number of, i. 42. The most valuable of, 43. ---- of New Granada, i. 214. ---- of Peru, produce of, ii. 78. Description of, ii. 79. ---- of talc in La Plata, ii. 184. ---- of La Plata, produce of, ii. 167. ---- of Potosi, ii. 174. ---- del Azogue, in La Plata, ii. 187. ---- of Salcedo, in La Plata, ii. 188. ---- of Chili, ii. 251. _Mint_ of Mexico, quantity of coinage issued from since the conquest, i. 53. ---- of Santa Fé de Bogota, coinage of, i. 228. ---- of Popayan, coinage of, i. 228. _Miraculous_ fountain in Florida, i. 9. _Mission_ villages of Paraguay, ii. 203. _Missionary_ town, description of one, ii. 34. ---- war with the Indians, i. 48. _Missions_ of California, i. 78-82. _Misteriosa_ island, i. 198. _Mita_, a law obliging the Indians to work in the mines, ii. 107. _Mitla_, temple of the ancient Mexicans, i. 154. _Mixteca_, country of New Spain, i. 154. _Mizque Pocona_, town and district of La Plata, ii. 192. _Mocha_ isle, Pacific Ocean, ii. 282. _Mompox_, town of New Granada, i. 250. _Monclova_, town of New Spain, i. 97. _Mondego_, river of La Plata, ii. 165. _Monkeys_ of Panama, eaten by the natives, i. 232. _Montana Reale_, country of Peru, ii. 153. _Monte Capiro_, mountain of Porto Bello, i. 236. _Monteleone_, Duke of, a descendant of Cortez, i. 48. _Monterey_, town of California, i. 82. Bay of ditto, 85. ----, town of New Spain, i. 97. _Monteses_ Indians, ii. 203. _Montes Claros_, town of New Spain, i. 92. _Monte Video_, city of La Plata, scite, name, ii. 225. Harbour, buildings, climate, vicinity, population, commerce, 226. Taking of, by the British, 227.