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political and commercial writings, iii. 403. His accountof the produce of the Spanifh American mines , 411.

Canary iflands erected into a kingdom by pope Clement VI .i. 43. Are conquered by John de Bethencourt, ibid.

Cannibals , no people ever found to eat human iiefh forfubfiftence , though often for revenge, ii. 158. 424,

Canoes , American, the conftrudtion of, defcribed , ii. 157.

Caraccas , eitabliiliment of the company trading to thatcoafl, iii. Growth of the trade , 400.

Caribbee iflands, difcovered by Columbus in his fecondvoyage, i. 15 6 .

Caribbees , their fpirit peculiarly fierce, ii. 207. Theircharacter by M. deChanvalon, 410. Probable conjectureas to the diltinction in character between them and thenatives of the larger iflands, 435.

Carpini , his extraordinary million to the prince of theTartars , i. 38.

Carthagena , the harbour of, the fafeft and belt fortifiedof any in all the Spanilh American dominions, iii. 231.

Carthaginians , ftate of commerce and navigation among ,

i. 9. The famous voyages of Hanno and Himilco, 11.

Carvajal , Francifco de , contributes to Vaca de Caftro’s

victory over young Almagro, iii. 91. Encourages GonzaloPizarro to affume the government of Peru , 109. Ad-vifes Pizarro to affume the fovereignty of the country, 114.Is feized by Gafca and executed, 530.

Cajlillo , Bernal Diaz del , character of his Hiftoria Verda-dera de la Conquifta de la Nueva Efpagna, ii. 437.

Centeno , Diego , revolts from Gonzalo Pizarro to theviceroy of Peru , iii. 111. Is defeated by Carvajal, andfecretes himfelf in a cave, it 3. Sallies out and feizesCuzco, 123. Is reduced by Pizarro , 127. Is employedby Gafca to make difeoveries in the regions about theriver Plata ,136,

Cbanvalon , M. de, his character of the native Caribbees,

ii. 410.

Cbapetones , in the Spanilh American colonies , who thusdiltinguilhed, iii. 261 .

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