----, or river of the Missions, ii. 166. 224. _Uspallata_, silver mines of Chili, ii. 217. 252. V _Vaca de Castro_, government of Peru by, i. 292. ii. 99. _Valdivia_, conquest of Chili by, ii. 235. ----, fortress and city of Chili, history, buildings, fortifications, environs, harbour, ii. 281. _Valencia_, city of Caraccas, ii. 55. ----, lake of Caraccas, ii. 16. _Valenciana_, mines of, the richest in New Spain, description of, expences of, profit, i. 43. Height of, 102. _Valladolid_ or Mechoacan, intendancy of New Spain, boundaries and extent, i. 134. Features, 135. Volcano of Xorullo, 135. Population, 137. Capital and towns, productions, 137. _Valladolid_, city of New Spain, scite, description of, aqueduct, population, &c., i. 137. _Valley_ of Caraccas, i. 254. Of Aragua, _ib._ Of Monai, or the Llanos, _ib._ Of the Orinoco, ii. 9. _Valparaiso_, city and port of Chili, scite, history, ii. 267. Buildings, trade, 268. Harbour, 269. _Vampyre bat_, i. 243. _Varinas_, province of Caraccas, ii. 65. ----, city of Caraccas, ii. 68. _Varu_ isle, Caribbean Sea, ii. 297. _Venezuela_, origin of the name, ii. 16. 43. ----, province of, boundaries, population, soil, climate, ii. 43. Features, 44. Commerce, 47. Capital, 49. _Vasco Nuñez de Balboa_, discovery of the Pacific by, i. 213. _Vega de Supia_, silver mines of New Granada, i. 272. _Vela Blasco_, first viceroy of Peru, ii. 99. _Velez_, town of New Granada, i. 270. _Vera Cruz_, intendancy of New Spain, boundaries, extent, climate, i. 143. Singular features of, productions, population, 144. Capital, 145. Towns, 146. Volcanoes, 150. Antiquities, 151. ----, city of New Spain, situation, defence, port, history, buildings, i. 145. Population, vicinity, yellow fever, 146. _Vera Cruz el Antigua_, town of New Spain, i. 147. _Veragua_, first European colony established on the continent of America, i. 179. ----, province of New Granada, i. 229. Boundaries, discovery of, by Columbus, i. 177. 211. Description of, climate, mines, capital, 178. Towns, 179. ----, Duke of, title of Columbus, i. 177. ----, city of New Granada, i. 178. _Vera-Paz_, province of Guatimala, boundaries, i. 165. Extent, climate, features, trade, capital, 166. ----, or Coban, city of Guatimala, i. 166. _Vermelho_, or Vermejo river, ii. 166. 207. _Vernon_, Admiral, attack on Porto Bello by, i. 238. Attack on Carthagena by, 249. _Vicente Yanez Pinzon_, discovery of the Maranon by, i. 329. Explores Paria, ii. 10. _Viceroys_ of New Spain, i. 31. Of New Granada, 214. Of Peru, ii. 100. _Viceroyalty_ of New Spain. See _New Spain_. ---- of New Granada, erection of, i. 293. ---- of Peru, ii. 75. ---- of Buenos Ayres, or La Plata, ii. 155. _Victoria_, town of Caraccas, ii. 54. ----, or Tabasco, town of New Spain, i. 148. _Vicuna_, or Peruvian camel, ii. 137. 253.