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	MEXICO, or NEW SPAIN, is the fairest and most famous part of America Septentrionalis, and sometimes the Spaniards, comprehended under this name all that America: We may esteem that which belongs to the Catholick King for the greatest part; in which we shall have several Provinces, and all comprised under four Audiences or Courts of Parliament: viz. that of St. Domingo; of Mexico, which bears the particular name of New Spain; of Guadalajara, or Nova Gallicia; and of Guatimala.		MEXICO, or NEW SPAIN, is the fairest and most famous part of America Septentrionalis, and sometimes the Spaniards, comprehended under this name all that America: We may esteem that which belongs to the Catholick King for the greatest part; in which we shall have several Provinces, and all comprised under four Audiences or Courts of Parliament: viz. that of St. Domingo; of Mexico, which bears the particular name of New Spain; of Guadalajara, or Nova Gallicia; and of Guatimala.

	*~~1.79The~~ Audience of St. DOMINGO hath under it all those Islands which are before the Gulph of Mexico; then Florida which is North-West of them, and in America Septentrionalis; and Venezuela, New Andalousia, and Rio del Hacha, which are towards the South of them, and in America Meridionalis.		*The Audience of St. DOMINGO hath under it all those Islands which are before the Gulph of Mexico; then Florida which is North-West of them, and in America Septentrionalis; and Venezuela, New Andalousia, and Rio del Hacha, which are towards the South of them, and in America Meridionalis.

	*~~1.80The~~ Audience of MEXICO hath the Provinces of Mexico, Panuco, Mechoacan, Tlascala, Guaxaca, Tavasco, and Jucatan. That of Panuco is North of Mexico; Meochan, West; Tlascala, East; Guaxaca, Tavasco, and Jucatan, continuing likewise towards the East. The two last lie wholly upon Mer del Nort; Guaxaca, and Tlascala, on the two Seas of North and South; Mexico and Mechoacan only on that of the South, and Panuco on that of the North.		*The Audience of MEXICO hath the Provinces of Mexico, Panuco, Mechoacan, Tlascala, Guaxaca, Tavasco, and Jucatan. That of Panuco is North of Mexico; Meochan, West; Tlascala, East; Guaxaca, Tavasco, and Jucatan, continuing likewise towards the East. The two last lie wholly upon Mer del Nort; Guaxaca, and Tlascala, on the two Seas of North and South; Mexico and Mechoacan only on that of the South, and Panuco on that of the North.

	*~~1.81The~~ Audience of GƲADALAJARA contains the Provinces of Guadalajara, Xalasco, Los Zacatecas, Chiametlan, Cinaloa: some add New Biscany, and others likewise Cibola, Quivira, Anian, California, &c. New Biscany, and Los Zacatecas, touch not the Sea; Guadalajara, little; to wit, between Xalisco and Chiametlan: and these begin on Mer del Sud. Others advance themselves far into that which they call Mer Vermejo or the Red Sea, the Isle of California being on the other side.		*The Audience of GƲADALAJARA contains the Provinces of Guadalajara, Xalasco, Los Zacatecas, Chiametlan, Cinaloa: some add New Biscany, and others likewise Cibola, Quivira, Anian, California, &c. New Biscany, and Los Zacatecas, touch not the Sea; Guadalajara, little; to wit, between Xalisco and Chiametlan: and these begin on Mer del Sud. Others advance themselves far into that which they call Mer Vermejo or the Red Sea, the Isle of California being on the other side.

	*~~1.82The~~ Audience of GƲATIMALA, South-East of that of Mexico, continues between the Seas del Nort and del Sud, advancing towards America Meridionalis.		*The Audience of GƲATIMALA, South-East of that of Mexico, continues between the Seas del Nort and del Sud, advancing towards America Meridionalis.

	There are under it the Provinces of Guatimala, Soconusco, Chiapia, Vera Pax, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Castorica: and these two last lie on both Seas; Honduras and Vera Pax on the Gulph of Honduras, towards the Mer del North; Chiapa, within Land; Guatimala, and Soconusco, on the Mer del Sud.		There are under it the Provinces of Guatimala, Soconusco, Chiapia, Vera Pax, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Castorica: and these two last lie on both Seas; Honduras and Vera Pax on the Gulph of Honduras, towards the Mer del North; Chiapa, within Land; Guatimala, and Soconusco, on the Mer del Sud.

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	And now I shall be bold to say that Hispaniola, Cuba, and the Neighbouring Isles, answer to the Hesperides of the Antients. All agree that the Hesperides were 40 daies sail from the Gorgades, and the Gorgades only two from the Coast of Africa. The Isles of Cape Verde answer to the Gorgades, as we have made appear in Africa. From these Isles to those of Hispaniola, and Cuba, is at present 25 or 30 daies sail, which may well be 40 of the Antients; and moreover there is no Isles in the Atlantick Ocean beyond these. And when the Antients place these Hesperides in one Gulph alone, as Capella doth, or in more, as Solinus doth, they seem to mean the Gulph of Mexico, which contains many other lesser. And if Pliny seems to make account but of two Hesperides, and others of many more, Pliny understands Hispaniola and Cuba alone, in regard of which the rest are little considerable; Solinus and Capella intend in general the body of these Islands. But let us proceed to America Meridionalis.</blockquote>		And now I shall be bold to say that Hispaniola, Cuba, and the Neighbouring Isles, answer to the Hesperides of the Antients. All agree that the Hesperides were 40 daies sail from the Gorgades, and the Gorgades only two from the Coast of Africa. The Isles of Cape Verde answer to the Gorgades, as we have made appear in Africa. From these Isles to those of Hispaniola, and Cuba, is at present 25 or 30 daies sail, which may well be 40 of the Antients; and moreover there is no Isles in the Atlantick Ocean beyond these. And when the Antients place these Hesperides in one Gulph alone, as Capella doth, or in more, as Solinus doth, they seem to mean the Gulph of Mexico, which contains many other lesser. And if Pliny seems to make account but of two Hesperides, and others of many more, Pliny understands Hispaniola and Cuba alone, in regard of which the rest are little considerable; Solinus and Capella intend in general the body of these Islands. But let us proceed to America Meridionalis.</blockquote>

			=== 1685. Geographia universalis: the present state of the whole world by Pierre Duval. ===
			<blockquote>New Mexico.

			THis Mexico is call'd New, because it was one of the last Conquests of the Spaniards in Northern America, not being subdued till after the Year 1583. 'Tis the Ancient Mexico, according to some Authors, who say, its Inhabitants people part of New Spain. The scarcity of Victuals, and other inconveniencies of this Countrey, have not hindred the Spaniards from going to search for Mines in its Entrals. The Natives are Idolaters, and call their Chiefs, Caciques. New Mexico, California, Anien, Quivira, and Cibola, are its principal parts, and Santafe the most considerable Town. California, on whose Coasts some Pearls are found, is one of the greatest Islands in the World. Anian gives its Name to a famous Streight, beyond which is the Land of Jesso. The Wealth of Quivira consists in certain Bulls or Oxen, which are very benificial to the Inhabitants; their Flesh is their Food: of their Skins they make Cloaths and Coverings for their Houses; Thread of their Hair; Bow-strings of their Nerves; Awls and Bodkins of their Bones; Trumpets and Bugles of their Horns; they preserve Water in their Bladders, and make Fewel of their Dung dryed. This Creature has something of the Lyon, the Camel, the Goat, and the Sheep. There is in Cibola, Grandeda, Acoma, and some other Fortresses upon the Mountains, with Palisado's and Ditches, which shew that the Americans were not ignorant of the Art of Fortifying such places as they meant (or stood in need) to defend. Other Enumerations are made of the Countreys of New Mexico, but very uncertain are they: the Inhabitants commonly have no setled abode; give the Names of their Chiefs to their Villages, and those Names only subsists during the Life of each of those Leaders.

			New Spain.

			THe Indians name this Countrey Mexico, and the Spaniards, New Spain; so that hereby they call their King, the King of Spains. The Spaniards here establish'd in this Countrey several rare Colonies, as in the most considerable of their Conquests, notwithstanding the misunderstanding that arose between Cortez and Narvaez their principal Commanders. This Region, tho' under the Torrid Zone, seems to enjoy a perpetual Spring, by reason of the purity of its Air, and the goodness of its Soyl. 'Tis the finest, the most agreeable, and the most populous of all America: All Northern America is called Mexicana. It has Mines of Gold and Silver, wherein they work with more ease than in those of Peru: the Silver that is drawn from thence, is unquestionably the best in the World. It produces that admirable Plant of Magucaz, which produces small Wine, Vinegar, Honey, Needles, Thread, Stuffs, and Timber proper for building. It has Cotton, Hides, Silk, Wool, Balm, Sugar, Salt that is made in its Lakes, and several sorts of good Fruits. It has all the Commodities of Europe, unless Wine and Oyl. Formerly 'twas an Elective Kingdom, full of great Cities, governed with great Policy, and its Inhabitants very civil. Its Kings could bring into the Field, Armies of three or four hundred thousand tall fighting Men. The Kings of Spain, who have a Vice-Roy there, whose Residence is in the Castle of Mexico, have taken care to erect several Bishopricks. The Mexicans are well made, dexterous in melting their Metals, and in making Pictures of their Feathers, which they have off their Cincons, small Birds of their Countrey, which live only upon Dew. They keep their Balls in the open Field, where it is pleasant to see 'em Dance, or rather, make Gamboles, and perform the Double Sommerset, sometimes two or three thousand together.

			Formerly the Mexicans divided their Countreys into hot and cold. At present the Spaniards reckon their several small Provinces; as New Galicia, Guadalaira, New Biscay, Mexico, Mechoachan, Panuco, Jucatan, Guatimala, Honduras, Nicaregua, Costarica, Veragua, and others. They have establish'd Royal Audiences, I mean Parliaments, at Mexico, Guadalaira, and Guatimala. There is a sort of Ravenous Birds in Guadalaira, which are not much greater than our Sparrows, and nevertheless make a horrible distruction of their Corn: they have Bees too without stings. The Province of Mexico, properly taken, is that which lies near the City of Mexico, the greatest, richest and best peopled of all America. This City suffer'd a great loss in the Year 1629. all its Digues, and most of its Houses, having been carried away by the violence of the Waters, its scituation being neer a Salt-water-Lake, of about twenty five or thirty Leagues in circuit, where there enters another Lake of sweet Water. Since that, it has been rebuilt, and has full a hundred thousand Houses, great and small. Before the coming of the Spaniard into this Countrey, there were several places very considerable neer Mexico. Chulula contain'd above twenty thousand Houses, with as many Temples as there are days in the year; and its Inhabitants did annually put to death five or six thousand of their Children, in sacrificing them to their Idols. Tezeuco was twice as big as Seville in Spain. Queretaro had a Fountain which wou'd furnish Water for four years together, and cease running four years after. Los Angelos, upon the way from Vera Cruz to Mexico, is a City of ten thousand Inhabitants, where is a Bishoprick of great Revenue; there's also a Mint for the coining of Money: Cloth, Hats and excellent Glasses, are made there too. Acapulco upon the South Sea, with a Fort of five Bastions, is a Bay of good security, tho' at the entrance it be but a League in breadth. Jucatum is a Peninsula between the two Gulphs, where the City of Merida is so call'd, upon the account of its ancient Structures and Buildings, which were found equal to those of Merida in Europe. Tabasco, the first City that made any defence against the Spaniards, is a Province, where the Inhabitants have great Priviledges, because they contributed much to the Conquest of Mexico. Near Tabasco, Cortez gain'd a great Victory in the Year 1518. over Montezuma, the Ninth and last King of Mexico; We killed there upon the spot above three hundred thousand Indians. This Land is so fertile, that a Peasant having caused two Sheep to come thither from Castile, those two Sheep multiplied in such a manner that there were above forty thousand of 'em in a few years: The Isle of Cozumel, near the Coast, is famous upon the account of its ancient Idol. Guatimala produces Balm, Sulphur, Wood, and Cacao, which is a Fruit like to little Almonds, whereof the Inhabitants make a very delicious Drink. Near Guatimala, is a Vulcan, that is, a Mountain which casts forth Fire; where a private person seeking after Treasures, which he fancied there, found the End both of his Wealth and his Life. The Henduras furnishes Honey, Cotten, Cloaths, and Wool. Niceregua was first of all named the Paradice of Mahomet, by reason of its fertility, and the quantity of its Gold. Its Lake of a hundred and thirty Leagues in length, ebbs and flows and disgorges it self into the North Sea. There was once a design of communicating it with the South Sea, but they imagin'd this would cause a great deal of disorder, this Sea being much higher than the North Sea, because of several Rivers, which have their source in its Neighbourhood, and nevertheless fall into the North Sea. One of the last Kings of Niceregua, seems to have had some knowledge of the Mysteries of our Faith; He ask'd the Spaniards, What they knew of the Deluge? If any was to happen? If the Sun and Moon won'd one day lose their light? What was the Cause of their Motion? Whither the Souls went after the separation from their Bodies? If the Pope and Emperour were immortal? And for what reason they sought after Gold and Silver with so much Eagerness and so many Perils?</blockquote>

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