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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX A Abaioa, 141 Acapulco, 289 "Achalaques," 61 Acoma, 69, 78, 268, 312, 313, 317 Acoste, 232 Acuco, 313 Acucu, 313 A-cuique, 69 Acus, 268, 313 Adai, 64, 195 Adaizan linguistic family, where found, 64 Adelantado, derivation of title, 135 Admiral map, 128, 436 DEGREES" Adrian VI., establishes See of Santi- ago de Cuba, 386; confers special privileges on the Mendicant Or- ders, 390 Africa, 212 Agriculture, of the Indian, see In- dians; of the Spanish peasantry, 89-90; of the Spaniard in His- paniola, 106 Aguada, 137 Punta de, 445 Aguaiauale, 289 Aguilar, Francisco de, 448 Ahumada, Pedro de, and Julian de Samano, petition to conquer Florida, 351 Ais, province of, tradition of its Lucayan origin, 64 Ako, 313 Akome, 313 Alabama River, 6, 10, 233, 361 State of, 4, 9; home of the Creeks, 58; Cherokees in north- em part, 61; included in Garay"s grant, 151; De Soto in, 232; De Luna in, 359; southernmost point reached by De Soto in, 361 Alabamas, 237 Alabanio, 237 Alacranes, 356 Alaminos, Anton de, pilot on Ponce de Leon's first expedition, 137, 443, 444; sent to discover Bimini, 143; with Cordova in Florida, 149; suggests Florida to Garay, 150; and the Garay chart, 151 Alarcon, Hernando de, tribes on the Colorado visited by, 74; appointed in command of an expedition, 289; ascends the Gulf of Cali- fornia, 290; sails up the Colorado, 291; among the Cocopas of the lower Colorado, 291-293; hears of Cibola and Estevanico, 293; among the Yuma and Mojave, 293; returns down river and names it Buena Guia, 294; ascends to Fort Yuma, 294; Indian makes a map of river for, 295, 436; re- turns to Mexico, 295, 296 Alaska, 5 Albaicin, 302 Albany (N. Y.), ruins of Spanish fort near, 170 Alcantara, military order of, 86 Alcaraz, Diego de, Cabeca de Vaca...
