PART I.

NORTH AMERICAN DOMINIONS.

GENERAL Description, Era of Discovery and Colonization Page 1 Extent and Boundaries 4 Political Divisions 6 Territorial Divisions 6

FLORIDA (East and West) 6 Extent and Boundaries 6 Discovery and History 7

NEW SPAIN 20 Political and Territorial Divisions 32 Boundaries 33 Extent 34 Climate 34 Features of the Country, Productions, &c. 35 Capital 57 New Mexico 68 California (New and Old) 76 Intendancy of Sonora 86 Pimeria 86 Sonora 88 Hiaqui and Mayo, or Ostimuri 89 Sinaloa, or Cinaloa 90 Intendancy of New Biscay, or Durango 92 ---- San Luis Potosi 95 Coaguila 96 New Leon 97 New Santander and Texas, and Panuco, or Potosi 97 Intendancy of Zacatecas 99 ---- Guadalaxara 99 ---- Guanaxuato 102 ---- Mexico 103 ---- Valladolid, or Mechoacan 134 ---- Tlascala, or Puebla 138 ---- Vera Cruz 143 Province of Tabasco 147 Intendancy of Guaxaca, or Oaxaca 151 Yucatan, or the Intendancy of Merida 155

GUATIMALA 158 Capital 160 Guatimala Proper 161 Chiapa 163 Province of Vera Paz 165 ---- Nicaragua 166 ---- Honduras 169 ---- Costa Rica 176 ---- Veragua 177

WEST INDIA ISLANDS belonging to the Crown of Spain 179 Political Divisions 180 Puerto Rico 180 Cuba 183 Havannah 188

ISLANDS NEAR THE COASTS of New Spain and Guatimala 192