The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)

Part 25

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Irala, Domingo Martinez de, principal part taken by, xvi; personal ambition of, _ib._, defence of, xvii; xxvi _seq._; obtains title of governor, xxviii; xxx, 14, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34; yields up government to Cabeza de Vaca, 36; subdues the Carios, 38; supposed author of conspiracy against Cabeza de Vaca, 53; elected governor, _ib._; attacks and defeats the Carios, 57 _seq._; advances against Tabaré, 60; proposes expedition, 61; sends messengers to Peru, 65; his letter, 73; 75, 78; marries his daughters to Spaniards, 80; 102; is blamed for the death of Ayolas, 103; withdraws from the country of the Payaguás, _ib._; 125, 143; sent to explore Upper Paraguai, 160, 165; returns from his exploration, 167; his report, 168; ordered to assist Mendoza, 172; makes peace with hostile chiefs, 174;185, 241; elected deputy governor, 243 _seq._; 249, 252, 253, 254, 258, 259

Iron plates, a mistake of author's, 58

Isabella, Queen of Spain, 148

Itabitan. _See_ Itapuan

Itapuan, 183

_Itaqui_, two ports of that name, 180

Itati, 212

Itatis, 37, 41, 43

J.

Jejuy (Giguy) river, 170

"Jigger." _See_ _Nigua_

Juberich Sabaije. _See_ Yeruquihaba

K.

Kalles. _See_ Cadiz

Karchkonis, or Karckkockios, 66, 68, 71 _seq._, 77

Keyser, Christoff, agent of Fugger, 80

Kueremagbas. _See_ Mbaiás

Kumero. _See_ Gomera

_Kuniglin_, probably guinea-pigs, 66

L.

La Gasca, governor of Peru, 65, 74

Lambaré, 20

La Palma, island of, 4, 96, 97

La Plata. _See_ Rio de la Plata

Las Piedras, or Pan de Azúcar, 160 _seq._

Lauchstein. _See_ Lujan

Leagues, Castilian, 4

Lebron, friar Alonzo, 100, 105, 116, 136, 159, 175, 250

Lezcano, Juan Gabriel de, 159

Lieme. _See_ Lima

Locusts, crops eaten by, 68

Lopez, Antonio, a pilot, 104

Lima, 74, 76

Lip ornaments, 20, 37, 40, 43, 72, 214, 230

Lisbon, xxiv, xxviii, 81, 85

Llamas, or great sheep of Peru, 63; used for riding, _ib._, 204

Los Reyes, port of, 168, 169, 174, 189, 191, 196; curious rocks near, _ib._; shallows of, 197; Indians of, 199; church built at, 201, 203, 205, 213, 215, 220, 221, 225, 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 263, 264, 265

Loxa, wife of Alonso Cabrera, 262

Luchsam, Jörg. _See_ Lujan

Lujan, Jorge, 6, 10

M.

Machin, a Biscayan, 259

Machkaria, an Indian chief, 56

Machkasis, Rio, 66, 73, 75

Machkokios, 65, 73

Machkuerendas, perhaps _Mocoretas_, 16; language of, _ib._, 17

Maijeaijs. _See_ Mbaiás

Maijegoni, or Maigenos, 67, 70 _seq._

Maipai. _See_ Mepenes

Maize wine, 230

Malaria, from putrefying fish, 236

Manchossa. _See_ Mendoza

_Mandepore_, _Mandcoch parpij_, _Mandeochade_, _Mandioch Mandapore_. _See_ Manioc

_Mandubís_, mandues or manduís (pea-nuts), 25, 37, 40, 41, 63, 118, 155, 199

Manioc, 14, 15, 19, 37, 41, 63; drink made from, 69, 199

Mantles made by Indian women, 45, 49, 65, 155

Mapennis. _See_ Mepenes

Marañon, sierra of, 267

Marilla, Bartolomé de la, 244

Markets for sale and barter of Indian commodities, 155

Marroni, 67

Martin Garcia, Island, 33

_Matanza_ river, _de la_, 9

Mataraes, Indian tribe, 188

Matto Grosso, xxvii

Mayáes. _See_ Mbaiás

Mayas, 153

Mbaiás, their kindness to the Spaniards, 18; their mode of piercing the nose, _ib._; 26, 54; their mode of fighting, 55; 57, 63; attack by, 64; slaughter of, 65; 66, 203

Mbiaçá or Mbiaçai, the country opposite Santa Catalina Island, 35, 83, 100

Mechseckheim. _See_ Mexico

Mello, Homem de, referred to, 121

Mendoza, Antonio de, 29, 30; death of, 31

----, Diego, death of, 8

----, Don Pedro de, first Adelantado of Rio de la Plata, xv, xvi, xxi, xxv, xxvi, xxvii; his expedition, 1, _note_; appoints Juan Osorio to the command, 5; 6, 7, 8, 10, 12; dies on the voyage back to Spain, 13; 32, 35, 70, 95, 101, 102

----, Don Francisco, 52, 240

----, Gonzalo de, 32, _note_; sent to relieve Buenos Ayres, 159; disaster to, 165; sent to obtain supplies from Indians, 169; writes to the governor, 170 _seq._; commands the rear flotilla, 190; sent for provisions, 223; his orders, 224 _seq._, 226 _seq._, 233

----, Jorge de, his love-adventure not known in history, 2 _note_, 4

Mepen, Pedro, 234

Mepenes, or Abipones, 17; their hostility, _ib._; they only fight on water, 18, 63

Merchireses, Indian tribe, 142

Mexico, 4

Miguel, a converted Indian, 109

Miranda, a Spaniard killed, 238

Miranda, Luis de, the priest, 251, 259

Molina, Pedro de, 253 _seq._

Monkeys pull and throw down pine-cones to eat, 113

Monks, obstinacy of, 116; consulted, 159; take to flight, 175 _seq._

Montoya, Ruiz de, the missionary, xxxiii

Moors, pointed beards of, 266

Morales, a gentleman of Seville, 241

Mormosén, Indian chief, 137, 138

Moussy, Martin de, referred to, 121

Moxos, xxvii

Musical instruments of Indians, 44

N.

Naperus. _See_ Yapirus

Navarrete, his Collection of Voyages referred to, xxxii, xxxvii

Navigation, rules observed in, 33, 89

Niedhart, Sebastian, xxv, 2, 80

_Nigua_, Guaraní for the small flea known in W. Africa as "Jigger", 74

Nova Hispania, 4, 75

Nuremberg, 2; things made at, 48

Nythart, Hans, his translation of Terence's play of "The Eunuch", 52

O.

Ocampo, Augustin de, an officer sent by Irala to Peru, 75

Old age rare among Indians, 50

Oñate, Pedro d', 240

_Orejones_, why so called, 200; compared with the Incas, _ib._, 230

Orejon, Francisco, a Spaniard, 118

Orellana, a Spanish officer, the first to navigate the river Amazon, 46

Orthuses. _See_ Urtuesses

Osorio, Juan, 5; unjustly put to death, 6

Ossorig, Hans. _See_ Osorio

Ostriches, 15, 19, 44, 63, 66, 68, 141, 149

Ostrich flesh, 138

Oviedo, Fernandez de, the historian, xxvi

P.

_Pabesse._ _See_ _Pavés_

Pabon, Johan, 8

Pacheco, a mulatto, 190

Padades. _See_ Potatoes

Paeime, or Paine, Heinrich, xxv, 2, 3

Palm tree, 48; young shoots of, 216

Palm nuts, flour made of, 216

Palma (Palman), 2, 3, 4. _See_ also La Palma

_Palometa_ (Palmede), teeth of, used by Indians for beheading prisoners, 54, 147

Paniagua, Francisco Gonzales, 269, 270

Parabor, or Parabog. _See_ Paraguai

_Parabor_, _parabog_, or _paraog_, a Guaraní word, 20, ethnological note

Paraguai, conquest of, xvii, xviii; conquerors of, xxx; language spoken in, xxxiii

---- river, xiv, xix, xxvi; expedition up, 14; 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28, 35, 37, 39, 41, 44, 51; affluents of, 60; 62, 102, 103; province of, 111, 118; 125, 131, 132, 135, 137, 149, 153, 163, 167, 181, 182, 189, 190; loses itself, 195; 202, 203, 212, 263

Paraiso, Isla del, 41, 43

Paraná, xxxvi, province of, 36, 108, 111; river, xiv, xxvi; width of, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 28, 33; originally called Rio de Solis, _ib._ _note_; 35, 81, 103, 108; also called Rio de la Plata, 120; width of, 121; 122, 126, 127, 128, 164, 165

Parana Wassu, or Guazú. _See_ Parana river

Paraná-pané river, now called Paraná-panema, 111

Paranon. _See_ Parana

Parchkadienes. _See_ Brigantines

Paredes, Francisco de, 259, 260

Parnawuie, a Spaniard, 76

Parroni, 67

Parrots, 66; kept by natives, 127; feathers used for ornament, 141

Pat, or podell, a boat, 3, 6, 12

Patos, port of Los, xxvi

_Paves_ (Pabesse), 56

Pavon, Juan, 29, 241

Payaguas (Peijembas or Peyssennas), an Indian tribe, 23; food of, 24, 25, 26; slay Ayolas and his Spaniards, 27, 28, 103, 182; parley with, 186; chief of, 187; flight of, 188, 193

Paysunóes, Indian tribe, 203, 230, 232

Pea-nuts. _See_ Mandubis

Peihoni, 66, 67

Peijembas. _See_ Payaguás

Peijssenas, probably the same as the Payaguás, 26, 66, 69 _seq._

Peischo Spaide. _See_ Swordfish

Pequiry R., tributary of Paraná, 118, 119, 126

Peralta, Francisco de, 241

Perobazanes, 265

Peru, xvi, xxvii; mountains of, 19; 74, 75, 76; sierras of, 265

Pesche-spate, or Peje-espada. _See_ Swordfish

Pesche de ferre, or Peces-sierras, 5, 87

Phillip II, King of Spain, xxix

Pilot, punishment of, 34

Pine-trees, great size of, 112; fruit of, _ib._; 117

Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, 84

_Pique._ _See_ _Nigua_

_Piraputanas_, native name for shad, 229

Piratininga. _See_ San Paulo

Piseron. _See_ Pizarro

Pitfalls made by Indians, 21

Pizarro, El Marqués Don Francisco, 75; historical note, _ib._

----, Gonzalo, his rebellion, 74, 75; his beheadal, _ib._

Plate, river. _See_ Rio de la Plata

Polyphemus, fable of, xxxviii

Portugal, king of, xiv, 5, 81, 85, 88; his vassals killed by natives, 104, 120, 262

Portuguese, 4, 5, 120

Portuguese territory, how delimited, xxi, 81

Potatoes, (Padades), 14, 25, 40, 41, 63; three kinds of, 114

Potosi (called by Schmidt, Poduesis), 76

Priesiell. _See_ Brazil

Protestants, French, try to set foot in Brazil, xxix

Pupebaie, an Indian chief, 110

Purchas, his _Pilgrims_, xxiii

Q.

Quintana referred to, xxv

Quirandis, a tribe of Indians, 7, 8; fight with, 8, 9, 11, 15

R.

Ramallo, Juan (called by Schmidt, Reinmelle), 84, 85; historical note, _ib._; his sons, _ib._; his family the founders of the city of San Paulo, _ib._

Rasquin, Jaime, 240

Ray, wound inflicted by, 200; its tail used for tattooing, 207

_Real Consejo de las Indias_, 262

Ribera, Francisco de, 41; sent to Tapua, 221; returns, 228; his report, 229 _seq._, 230, 232, 233

----, Hernando de, 41, 42, 46, 49; sent to explore, 225; returns from his exploration, 236; narrative of, 263-270

Rio Caliente, 216

Riogenea. _See_ Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, xxviii; meaning of the name, 5, 6; by whom discovered, 5; 86, 99

Rio de la Plata, conquest of, xiii; discovery of, xiv; xv, xvii, xviii, xxvi, xxx, xxxv, 1, 2, 6, 13, 19, 20; government of, 32; 35, 42, 76; province of, xx; how divided, 81; 95, 100, 106, 120

Riodellaplata. _See_ Rio de la Plata

_Rio del Oro_, 193

_Rodela_, 56

Romero, Johann (or Juan), 12, 159; left in command at Los Reyes, 215; his report, 222

Rosario, xiv

Rossel, or Rosel, Peter, xxiv, xxix, 86; mentioned by Hans Staden, _ib._; receives Schmidt kindly, _ib._

Ruiz, Francisco, 243

Rutia, Miguel de, an officer sent by Irala to Peru, 75

S.

_Sabalos_, or shad, 229

Salazar, Captain Juan de, 6, 39, 146; left as lieutenant of the governor, 177; desired to complete the caravel, 178; 238, 256, 257

---- Juan de, a monk, 159, 259, 260

Salinas del Jaurú, 65, 72, 74

Salinas, Sancho de, 244

Salleisser. _See_ Salazar

Salt region, 72

Salvaischo, Lazarum, 6, historical note

Samacosis, or Surukusis, 37, 40, 41, 42, 51; their town burnt, 51

San Antonio, cape, 6, 33

Sancte Augo. _See_ Santiago

San Fernando, Point, 33

San Francisco, colony of, xix; river, island, and bay of, 99, 105

San Juan, river, 165

San Lucar de Barrameda, xviii, 2, 88

San Paulo (or Pablo) in Brazil, 85; province of, xxiv, 99

San Thomé, island of, 50

San Vicente (or Santos), xv, xix, xxi, xxiv, xxviii; capitania of, 36; first Portuguese colony in Brazil, 84, 85, 86

Sancti Spiritus, xiv

Sanabria, Don Diego de, takes command on death of his father, xviii; his armada dispersed, _ib._; his unfortunate enterprize, xix

---- Don Juan de, appointed third adelantado of Rio de la Plata, xviii

Santa Catalina (or St. Catherine), island, xix, xx, xxii, xxvi, 32; a possession of Spain, _ib._, 33, 35; given to Cabeza de Vaca, 36; 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107; province of, 108; 124, 127, 164

Santa Lucia, hills, 191

Santa Maria, cape, 6, 33; distance from it to San Gabriel, Island, 34

---- Puerto de. _See_ Buenos Ayres

Santa Martha, sierras of, 265, 267

_Santiago_, battle-cry of Spaniards, 146

Santiago or St. Iago Island, one of the Cape Verd Islands, 4, 5, 50

_Schaubhut_, a fish, 5

Schelebethueba, 84

Scherues. _See_ Xarayos

Schetz or Schetzen, Heinrich, 88

Schetzen, Erasmus, xxiv, xxviii, xxix, 81, 85, 86

Schmidt, Ulrich, his lineage unknown, xiii _seq._; agent of Flemish merchants, xv; his name, _ib._; first edition of his book, xvi; period embraced by his voyage, xvii, xx; links his fortune with Irala, xxvii; not noticed by the chroniclers, _ib._, xxviii; does not mention Hans Stade, xxix; errors committed by, xxxiv; Azara's opinion of, xxxv; leaves Antwerp, 1; arrives at Cadiz, _ib._; at San Lucar, 2; at island of La Palma, _ib._; erroneous distances given by, 4; historical notes, _ib._, 5; arrives at Rio de la Plata, 6; helps to found Buenos Ayres, 7 _seq._; fights against Quirandis, _ib._; ascends the Paraná, 12; the Paraguai, 18; fights against Agazes, 19; and Carios, 21; at Asuncion, 23; takes part in expedition of Ayolas, 24 _seq._; returns with Irala, 26; descends the Paraguai and Parana, 28; at Corpus Christi, 30; at Buenos Ayres, 32; sails for Santa Catalina, _ib._; is shipwrecked, 34; walks to San Gabriel, _ib._; ascends the Parana, 35; remains at Asuncion, _ib._; records arrival of Cabeza de Vaca, 36; takes part in Irala's expeditions, 37 _seq._; his remarks on the Xarayos, 44; on the Amazons, 45 _seq._; marches through flooded land, 46 _seq._; his booty, 49; his observations on climate, 50; astronomical errors of, 50 _seq._; his remarks on Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, 51 _seq._; his illness, 53; an accomplice in conspiracy against Alvar Nuñez, _ib._; his remarks on native warfare, 54 _seq._; takes part in military operations, 57 _seq._; is disabled and rides on a sheep, 63; captives and booty taken by, 65; queer names given by, _ib._; is selected for important duty, 69; gains favour among the men, _ib._; takes part in expedition to Peru, 71 _seq._; his opinion of Pizarro, 74; his remarks on Peru, 75; on the fertility of the country, 77; his share of slaves, 78; receives letter from Seville, 80; applies for leave of absence, _ib._; letters and report delivered by, _ib._; sets out on homeward journey, 81; curious names of places mentioned by, _ib._; comes to the Tapis, 82; his account of that people, _ib._; two of his companions killed, _ib._; is attacked and defends himself, 83; forests described by, 83; fatigues endured by, 84; arrives at San Vicente, 85; is received by Peter Rossel, _ib._; sails from San Vicente, _ib._; puts into Espiritu Santo, 88; arrives at Lisbon, _ib._; posts to Seville, _ib._; arrives at San Lucar, _ib._; at Cadiz, _ib._; narrowly escapes shipwreck, 90; at Cadiz, _ib._; sails for Holland, 91; arrives at Isle of Wight, _ib._; at Antwerp, _ib._

Schmidt, editions of his Voyage, xxii. _See_ also Bibliography

Schue Eiiba Thuescha, 84

Segura, Pedro, 80

Segurola, Don Saturnino, his collection of MSS., xxiii

Seville, xiv, xv, xxiv, xxvi, xxviii, 2, 78, 80, 88, 241

Sheep, Indian, 15, 19, 25, 45, 56, 63, 68, 118

Siberis, 47, 48, 50, 68 _seq._

Sibylla. _See_ Seville

Sierra do Mar, 108

_Sierra_, meaning of the word, 116

Silver, pieces of, xiv; crowns, 64. _See_ also "Gold and silver"

Skins of tiger, tapir, deer, etc., 155

Smith, Buckingham, translation of Cabeza de Vaca's _Naufragios_, referred to, xvii

Snake, monstrous, 16

Sococies, 191, 197, 202, 224

Socorinos, 224, 234

Solis, Juan Diaz de, xiv, 84

Solorzano, 240

Sosa, Hernando de, 247

Sousa, Martin Affonzo de, sent to Brazil, xiv; factory established by, xxiv; colony founded by, 85; his captaincy and discovery, 120

----, Thomé de, xix

Spain, xxx; propaganda against, power of, xxxi; conquests of, how based, xxi

Spaniards discover Rio Janeiro, 5; suffer from famine, 9 _seq._; execution of three, 10; ill-treated by their officers, 101, 103; perilous position of, 126 _seq._; their wars with natives, 131 _seq._; drowned in crossing river, 139; land and establishments of, 151; critical situation of, 165; escape the fire at Asuncion, 166; their destitute condition, 167; wounded by poisonous arrows, 173; health of, 184; wild fruit eaten by, 189; suffer from fever, 233; discontent of, 238

Spanish government, colonial policy of, xxx; enemies of, xxxii

Spanish Jesuit missionaries, xxxiii

Spanish words Germanised, 24, 56

Stade, Hans, his narrative, xviii _seq._; he is contemporary with Schmidt, _ib._; by whom written, xxx; not mentioned by Schmidt, xxix; mistakes made by, 85, 86

St. Andrew's Day, 91

St. Anthony's Day, 85

St. Bartholomew's Day, 2

St. Domingo, island of, 261

St. Fernando, mountain of, 24, 40, 62; position of, _ib._, 63, 65

St. Gabriel, island of, 6, 7; distance from, to Cape Santa Maria, 34, 260

St. Hieronymus's Day, 88

St. Iago, island of, 97; climate of, _ib._; gold plentiful in, _ib._ _See_ Santiago

St. James's Day, 80

St. Jerome, cannibalism attributed to the Scotch in the time of, xxxviii

St. John's Day, 12, 86

St. John's bread, 18, 24

_St. Mark_, name of brigantine, 197

Sthuesia river, possibly the Xejuy, or Ipané, 60

Stockades, 57

Suelapa, erroneous rendering of an Indian name, 30

Sugar factories in Brazil, 86

_Sumere_, or straw-fish, 87

Sun, house of the, 266

Surukufers. _See_ Samacosis

Surukusis. _See_ Samacosis

Swamps, difficult marching in, 208

Sword-fish, 5, 87

Symanni, 66, 67

T.

Tabaré, (Dabere or Thabere), brother of Aracaré, 38 _seq._; 58, 59; submission of, 61

Tabellino, Diego, 37

Tabor, Indian chief, 132

Tamacoxas, also called Samacosis and Machkasis, 73, 76, 77

Tapapirazú, an Indian chief, 109

Tapis (Tapii), Toppis, or Tupys, the tribes inhabiting the south of Brazil, xix, xxviii, 5, 81 _seq._ ethnological note; their habits, 82; their language, _ib._; hostility of, 83, 216, 229

Tapuá, an Indian village, 137, 138, 178, 179

Tapuaguazú, 218, 219, 228, 230

Taquari river, tributary of Parana-pané, 111

Tarapecosies, a tribe, 231, 232

Tardes. _See_ Darts

Targets, made of skins, 56 _seq._

Teasel (_cardas_), used instead of hemp and thread, 155; nets made of, 194

Teneriffe island, 2

Terceira, one of the Azores, 88

Teste de Terzero. _See_ Terceira

Thiembus. _See_ Timbus

Thistles used for food, 7, 48, 164

Thohanna, 66, 67

Thraso, the soldier in Terence's play of "The Eunuch", 52

Three Kings' Day, 91, 167

Tibagi river, affluent of Parana-panemá, 108

Tiger, man killed by, 126; panic caused by, 143 _seq._; skins of, 155

Timbus (Tyembus or Thiembus), an Indian tribe, described, 12 _seq._; 14, 15; island inhabited by, 22; chief of, killed by Spaniards, 29; treachery of, 30 _seq._, 32

Tocanguasú, an Indian chief, 107; 108

Tocangusir, an Indian chief, 111

Tomina, 19

Tonina (tunny-fish), 87

Topyis. _See_ Tapis

Tordesillas, treaty of, xiv, xxi

Traveller's tree, the (_Urania speciosa_), 68

Truxillo, 244

Tucuman, 19

Tuguy, the place, 112, 113

Tupi, Tupis, Tupin, Tape. _See_ Tapis

Turkish corn or maize, 33, 37, 40, 63, 66

U.

Unhealthy country, 50

Ure, Martin de, 241, 253

Uretabere, village, 269

Urquaie. _See_ Uruguay

Ursa Major, constellation of, 51

Urtueses (Orthuses), 47; mortality among, 48, 53, 265, 266

Uruguay river, 83

V.

Vaca, Cabeza de. _See_ Cabeza

Vaca, Pedro, 260

Valderas, Juan, notary, 264

Valdivieso, Sebastian, 270

Valladolid, xvii, 238

Valle, Pedro Diaz del, 244

Vanegas, Garcia, 52, 240, 245, 253; threatens the governor's life, 257; kisses the governor's feet, 260; his terrible end, 262

Vardellesse, Germanised form of Spanish _fortaleza_, 24

Vera, Don Pedro, grandfather of Alvar Nuñez, xiii; province named after, 36; 108

Vergara, Captain, 161

----, Francisco Ortiz de (called by Schmidt, Fergere), 79

Vicenda. _See_ San Vicente

_Viejo_, port, 234

Villegaignon takes possession of Rio de Janeiro, xxix

W.

Welzer, Jacob, xxiv, xxv, 2

West Indies, slaves introduced into, xxv

Weybingen, no village of that name, 24, 25

Whale, length and capacity of, 1

Whales, harm done by, 86 _seq._

Wiessay. _See_ Mbiaçá

Wight, Isle of, 91

Wild boar, 118, 216, 229

Wine made of the carob bean, 18; of honey, 19, 63; of maize, 230

Women, sale and barter of, 20

Worms, white (weevil), fried for food, 115

Wydt. _See_ Wight

X.

Xaqueses, 197, 234

Xaquetes, 191

Xarayos, Xarayes or Guarayos (Scherues), 40, 41, 43; King of, 44, 46, 47, 50; 168, 205; chief of, 207; their dress, 209; their habits, 211 _seq._; country of, 213, 214, 217, 225, 226, 263, 265

_Xeme_, the measure, 200

Y.

_Yacaré_, a Guaraní word for the amphibious animals, 42

Yacareati River, 263, 265, 269

Yaiva River, 263, 265

Yapirús or Apirus, Yaperús (Jeperis or Naperus), a tribe of Payaguás, 26, 54, 56, 57, 61, 149, 153; peace made with, 156; deputation from, _ib._; nomadic habits of, 157

Yeruquihaba (Juberich Sabaiie), 58, 59; distance of, from Asuncion, 59, 81, 179

Ygatu. _See_ Yguatu

Yguaron, an Indian chief, 122

Yguatú River, affluent of Paraná, 117

Yguatú, probably Igatu, now Jaurú River, 195; crosses erected at, 196, 225, 263, 265

Yguazú, Iguazú, or Iguassu River, affluent of Paraná, xxviii, 108, 118, 119; fall of, 120 _seq._; latitude of, 123

Ytabucú or Itapucú River, 105, 106

Z.

Zchemiaisch Saluaischo, a tribe of small people, 16, 17

Zchemui. _See_ Chanes

Zchera Wassu. _See_ Guazu

Zechuas, 11

Zechurias. _See_ Charuas

Zeeland, 91

Zeicho Lijemii, an erroneous rendering of a chief's name, 29

Zeyhannis, 66, 68