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the provinces , Villa Segnor publifhed the refult of hisinquiries in his Tbeatro Americano. His report, however ,is imperfect. Of the nine diocefes, into which the Mexicanempire has been divided , he has publifhed an account offive only , viz. the archbifhopric of Mexico , the bifhopricsof Puebla de los Angeles, Mechoacan, Oaxaca , and NuevaGalicia. The bifhoprics of Yucatan , Verapaz, Chiapa,and Guatimala, are entirely omitted , though the two lattercomprehend countries , in which the Indian race is morenumerous than in any part of New Spain. In his Purveyof the extenfive diocefe of Nueva Galicia, the lituation ofthe different Indian villages is defcribed, but he fpecifiesthe number of people only in a imail part of it The In-dians of that extenfive province, in which the Spanilhdominion is imperfedtly eitablifhed , are not regiftered withthe fame accuracy as in other parts of New Spain. Ac-cording to Villa Segnor, the actual ftate of population inthe five diocefes above mentioned is of Spaniards , negroes,mulattoes, and meftizos , in the diocefes of

Mexico — , ■—•

Families.

— 105,202

Los Angeles —

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—

— 30,600

Mechoacan —

—

—

— 3 °, 84 °

Oaxaca — —

—

—

— 7,296

Nueva Galicia —

—

—

— i 6 , 77 °

190,708

At the rate of five to a family, the total number is 9s 3,540

Indian families in the diocefe of Mexico 119,511Los Angeles — —» — ■ — 88,240

Mechoacan — — — — 36,196

Oaxaca — — — — — 44,222

Nueva Galicia — — — — 6,222

294,391