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Having sail’d above 700 Leages along the Coast, on the first of December we arriv’d at Acapulco, the Seaport Town in New Spain, on the South Sea, for this Voyage, lying in 16 Degrees 40 Minutes of North Latitude, and is one of the most spacious, the…

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Friday, the first of March, after league's riding, we halted at Cornavaca, the chief place of the Alcadia, or government of that name, belonging to the marques del Valle, or of the valley, which reaches to the valley of Amacusac. The place is rich,…

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The chief Town whereof, is Cinaloa, situated in 26 Degrees odd Minutes North Latitude, and 112 Degrees West Longitude: In this Province, are rich Pasture Grounds well water’d, with the Rivuelts that fall from the Mountains, and here is great Plenty…

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Friday, the first of March, after league's riding, we halted at Cornavaca, the chief place of the Alcadia, or government of that name, belonging to the marques del Valle, or of the valley, which reaches to the valley of Amacusac. The place is rich,…

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The name of Anahuac, which was originally given to the Valle of Mexico only, from its principal cities having been situated on little islands, and upon the borders of two lakes, taking afterwards a more extensive signification, was used to denominate…

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Mexico or New Spain, is divided into three Audiences, viz.. 1. the Audience of Guadalajara, or New Galicia; 2. the Audience of Mexico; and 3. the Audience of Guatemala.

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In the Gulph of Mexico, lies the famous Bay of Campechay, between 18 and 20 Degrees North Latitude, where the greatest Quantities of Logwood are cut.

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When we arrived at a place where a small causeway turns oof, which goes to the city of Cuyoacan, we were met by a great number of the lords of the court in their richest dresses, sent as they said before the great Mmontezuma, to bid us welcome.

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Friday, the first of March, after league's riding, we halted at Cornavaca, the chief place of the Alcadia, or government of that name, belonging to the marques del Valle, or of the valley, which reaches to the valley of Amacusac. The place is rich,…

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4. The fourth grand Division of America is that which the French pretend is subject to them; and, according to their Maps, extends from the North Side of the Gulph of Mexico or Florida, to the North of Canada, that is from the Latitude of 28 to 52…

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The east Part of this Province has plenty of Corn and Fruit, and the West is no less famous for its Silver Mines.

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We are now come to New Spain, the best and most noted part of the Continent of Northern America, which is more inhabited by the Spaniards than any other Country of the New world, and is often call’d The Kingdom of Mexico, from its Metropolitan City.…

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Mexico or New Spain, is divided into three Audiences, viz.. 1. the Audience of Guadalajara, or New Galicia; 2. the Audience of Mexico; and 3. the Audience of Guatimala.

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The vast country of North America, in the Possession of the Spaniards, anciently styled the Empire of Mexico, is now called New Spain: and though the whole be under the Obedience of one Viceroy, yet for the Sake of its being more easily governed, it…

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The Natives of this new World had no general Name for their Country when the Spaniards arriv’d amongst’ em in the 15th Century, but the most considerable Empire in North America went under the Name of Mexico, and in the South, under the Name of Peru.

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For the West Indies consist of two Empires of very great Extent; each of which contains an Infinity of Provinces, and innumerable Islands.

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Zeal for Religión and the public Good gave Way entirely to the Interest and Lust of private Men, and they were continually destroying the poor Indians , who groaned under the heavy Load, labouring for Gold to satisfy the Avarice of other Men, and…

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The North and South Parts are joined by the narrow Isthmus of Darien , which divides the North from the South Sea, and is about 60 Miles over the narrowest place ( viz. ) between Porto Bello and Panama.

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When we came near certain towers which are almost close to the city, Montezuma who was then there quitted his litter, and was borne in the arms of the princes of Tezcuco, Iztapalapa, Tacuba, and Cuyoacan, under a canopy of the richest materials,…

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It stands in a very fertile soil for Indian wheat, called Maiz

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Friday, the first of March, after league's riding, we halted at Cornavaca, the chief place of the Alcadia, or government of that name, belonging to the marques del Valle, or of the valley, which reaches to the valley of Amacusac. The place is rich,…

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What is more remarkable besides in Mexico, is the vast spacious Market-place, or Square in the middle of the Town; on one side whereof runs a Cloyster, under which are some of the richest Shops in the World;

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Northern America includes Canada, the English Empire, Old Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the Northern Land.

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On trouve aussi de l´or en poudre & en paillettes dans la plus grande partie des Torrents & des Fleuves de l´Asie, de l´Affrique & de l´Amerique; principalement dans l´Inde, le Gange & le Pactole en Asie; dans les Fleuves de Guaxata…

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Enfin l´Amérique est décrite en 29. feuilles en y comprenant les Terres Arctices & les Terres Antarctiques. Le Canada, les Antilles, le Mexique , le N. Royaume de Grenade , le Bresil, le Perou, le Chily, la Riviere des Amazones & plusieurs…

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Elle existe sur les bords du Sénégal, du Gange & de l´Ohio, comme sur les rives de l´Elbe & du Tanaïs; au Mexique & au Pérou, comme dans les Gaules & la Germanie; à Madagascar & au Japon, comme dans l´Archipel & aux…

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On l'a trouvée établie dans les pays les plus éloignés, au Pérou, au Mexique , & jusques dans les Indes orientales.

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Le cone léonin se trouve dans les mers d´Amérique, depuis les côtes du Mexique jusqu´à celles du Brésil; il me paroît très-douteux qu´on en rencontre aussi dans l´océan asiatique, comme quelques auteurs l´ont avancé.

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Elle vit sur la côte du Mexique , où les individus que je prossède surent ramassés par la personne qui voulut bien s´en défaire en ma faveur.

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Il falloit, sans finances, avec du papier, combattre ceux qui possédoient les trésors du Mexique .

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Le Mexique, qui est aux Espagnols, est le plus beau et le meilleur pays de l’Amérique; abondant en tout, plein de riches productions, il y joint d’abondantes mines d’or et d’argent: la capitale en est Mexico , la plus belle et la plus considérable…

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Mexico, or New Spain. […] Boundries. bounded north, by unknown regions; cast, by Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico; south, by the Isthmus of Darien, which separates it from Terra Firma in South America; west, by the Pacific ocean.

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Mexico is bounded by New Mexico and by the North Sea in the North-East; by Terra Firma Proper, in South America, on the South-East; and by the Pacific Ocean, or South Sea, on the South-West;

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The Province of Mechoacan is bounded by Panuco on the North, by Mexico Proper on the East, by the South Sea toward the South, and by Guadalajara on the West. In this Province also are Mines of Gold, Silver, and Copper; and the Country produces…

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The kingdom of Michuacan, the most westerly of the whole, was bounded on the east and south by the Mexican dominions, on the north by the country of the Chichimecas, and other more barbarous nations, and on the west by the lake of Chapallan, and some…

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The east Part of this Province has plenty of Corn and Fruit, and the West is no less famous for its Silver Mines.

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Montézuma lui en avoit donné cinq, ornées d’or, et peontes avec des couleurs parfaites: mais ces sarbacanes étoient destinées à chasse fes oisseaux.

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Mexico or New Spain, is divided into three Audiences, viz.. 1. the Audience of Guadalajara, or New Galicia; 2. the Audience of Mexico; and 3. the Audience of Guatimala.

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Of Mexico or New Spain Tyro. How is this Country situated? Philo. Mexico, discovered in 1518 and conquered by the Spaniards in 1522, is bounded on the N. By Nova Granada, on the E. By the Gulph of Mexico, on the W. By the Mare del Zur, or Pacific…

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OLD MEXICO or NEW SPAIN, 2000 miles long, and 620 in its greatest breadth; between 8 and 30 deg. N. Lat. And 83 and 110 deg. W. Lon. Its capital MEXICO situate in the centre of a lake, carries on a trade with Europe, by LA VERACRUZ, and with the East…

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In the mean time, I shall apply myself to enquire into the present State of the Spanish  Territories in America, describing the several Subdivisions of that Empire; and first treat of that of Mexico, or New Spain .

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Mexico or New Spain, is divided into three Audiences, viz.. 1. the Audience of Guadalajara, or New Galicia; 2. the Audience of Mexico; and 3. the Audience of Guatimala.

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This Province [Mexico] is said to exceed all the Provinces of America, in spacious extensive Valleys, in the Richness of its Arable Lands, Pasturage ad Variety of Fruits: The great Lakes and Rivers, and the Neighbourhoods of the Sea, also furnish…

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Chap.V. Of the Provinces Mexico is divided into its Subdivisions, and chief Towns, with their publick and private Buildings and Furniture.

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It now bears the latter name, but the district it waters is called Tobasco .

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It now bears the latter name, but the district it waters is called Tobasco .

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When we came near certain towers which are almost close to the city, Montezuma who was then there quitted his litter, and was borne in the arms of the princes of Tezcuco, Iztapalapa, Tacuba, and Cuyoacan, under a canopy of the richest materials,…

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When we came near certain towers which are almost close to the city, Montezuma who was then there quitted his litter, and was borne in the arms of the princes of Tezcuco, Iztapalapa, Tacuba, and Cuyoacan, under a canopy of the richest materials,…

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I made all possible Dispatch to get my Goods on Shore, and hired a Requa of Mules to quit la Vera Cruz, as soon as possible, the Town being very unhealthy, on Account of its Situation; the South-west Side is bordered with a marthy boggy Soil; the…

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But when we thus divide America into North and South, it must not be understood, that the Equator makes the Division; for what is denominated South America, extends twelve Degrees odd Minutes to the Northward of the Equator: And indeed we follow the…

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