CHAPTER 5. — Luis de Velasco II. becomes Viceroy — Delight of the Mexicans — Factories reopened — Chichimecas — Colonization — Alameda — Indians taxed for European wars — Composition — Fowls — Acebedo Viceroy — Expedition to New Mexico — Indian ameliorations — Death of Philip II. — New scheme of hiring Indians — California — Montesclaros Viceroy — Inundation — Albarrada,170
CHAPTER 6. — Second administration of Don Luis Velasco — His great work for the Drainage of the Valley — Lakes in the Valley — Danger of Inundation — History of the Desague of Huehuetoca — Operations of the engineers Martinez and Boot — The Franciscans — Completion of the Desague — La Obra del Consulado — Negro revolt — Extension of Oriental trade — Guerra Viceroy — De Cordova Viceroy — Indian revolt — Cordova founded,178
CHAPTER 7. — Marques de Gelves Viceroy — his reforms — Narrative of Father Gage — Gelves forestalls the market — The Archbishop excommunicates Mexia, his agent — Quarrel between Gelves and the Archbishop — Viceroy excommunicated — Archbishop at Guadalupe — he is arrested at the altar — sent to Spain — Mexia threatened — Mob attacks the Palace — it is sacked — Viceroy escapes — Retribution,187
CHAPTER 8. — The Audiencia rules in the interregnum — Carillo Visitador — Inquisitorial examination — Acapulco taken — Attacks by the Dutch — Removal of the Capital proposed — Armendariz Viceroy — Escalona Viceroy — Palafox's conduct to the Viceroy — Palafox Viceroy — His good and evil,195
CHAPTER 9. — Sotomayor Viceroy — Escalona vindicated — Monastic property — Bigotry of Palafox — Guzman Viceroy — Indian insurrection — Revolt of the Tarahumares — Success of the Indians — Indian wars — Duke de Alburquerque Viceroy — Attempt to assassinate him — Count de Baños Viceroy — Attempt to colonize — Escobar y Llamas and De Toledo Viceroys — Depredations of British cruisers — Nuño de Portugal Viceroy,201
CHAPTER 10. — Rivera Viceroy — La Cerda Viceroy — Revolt in New Mexico — Success of the Indians — Colony destroyed — Efforts of the Spaniards to re-conquer — Vera Cruz sacked — Count Monclova Viceroy — Count Galve Viceroy — Tarrahumaric revolt — Indians pacified — Texas — Hispaniola attacked — Insurrection — Burning of the Palace — Famine — Earthquake,212
CHAPTER 11. — Montañez Viceroy — Spiritual Conquest of California — Valladares Viceroy — Fair at Acapulco — Spanish monarchy — Austria — Bourbon — Montañez Viceroy — Jesuits in California — La Cueva Viceroy — Duke de Linares Viceroy — British slavery treaty — Colonization — Nuevo Leon — Texas — Operations in Texas — Alarcon — Aguayo — Casa-Fuerte's virtuous administration — Louis I. — Oriental trade — Spanish jealousy — The King's opinion of Casa-Fuerte — his acts,221
CHAPTER 12. — Vizarron and Eguiarreta Viceroy — Eventless government — Zalazar Viceroy — Colonial fears — Fuen-Clara Viceroy — Galeon lost — Mexico under Revilla-Gigedo I. — Ferdinand VI. — Indians — Taxes — Colonies in the north — Famine — Mines at Bolaños — Horcasitas — Character of Revilla-Gigedo — Villalon Viceroy — Charles III. — Cagigal Viceroy,232
CHAPTER 13. — Marques de Cruillas Viceroy — Charles III. proclaimed — Havana taken by the British — Military preparations — Peace — Pestilence — Galvez Visitador — Reforms — Tobacco monopoly — De Croix Viceroy — The Jesuits — their expulsion from Spanish dominions — their arrival in Europe — banished — Causes of this conduct to the order — Origin of the military character of Mexico,240
CHAPTER 14. — Bucareli y Ursua Viceroy — Progress of New Spain — Gold placers in Sonora — Mineral wealth at that period — Intellectual condition of the country — Line of Presidios — Mayorga Viceroy — Policy of Spain to England and her colonies — Operations on the Spanish Main, &c. — Matias Galvez Viceroy — his acts,248
