THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Sanfo Spirito 



50 leagues 

 from Rio de 

 Palmas. 



Los Tenbuis a 

 people. 

 I 5 . Leagues. 



The Quiloacas 

 10. leagues. 



This iowne 

 perhaps may 

 be the tozcne 

 ofSantaJnna^ 

 15. leagues. 

 The Mequar- 

 etas a people. 

 20 leagues. 



The Mepenes 

 30 leagues. 



8. leagues. 



The river 

 Paraguai. 



The 7. 

 currents. 

 [III. 730.] 



The tozune of 

 Piquiri or 

 Picora 170 

 leagues up the 

 river of 

 Parana. 



you must enter by the mouth of the river of Palmas 

 unto Santo Spirito, the way is fiftie leagues : you are 

 to passe still along the cliffes. As you enter on the 

 left hand which is on the West shore up this river there 

 are many Isles, lakes and small rivers, and many Indians 

 which are your enemies. 



From Santo Spirito unto a people which are called 

 Los Tenbuis is fifteene leagues. This is by the narrow 

 arme whereby they passe into the river Parana : it is the 

 more because it is the longer way. From the Tenbuis 

 by this narrow arme upward unto the Quiloacas, which 

 is another nation, are twentie leagues ; and all up this 

 river is great store of people. 



From the Quiloacas, to a place where the Spaniards 

 now have builded a towne, are fifteene leagues. From 

 this towne unto the people called Los Mequaretas is 

 twentie leagues. Here are many sholds which continue 

 thirtie leagues. All these thirtie leagues are sunken 

 landes : where are many Isles, flats, and nations, which 

 are our enemies. 



From the Mequaretas unto the people called Mepenes 

 are these thirtie leagues. And from hence begin the 

 coasts of the firme land unto the mouth of the river 

 Paraguai ; saving that there are eight leagues more of 

 sunken ground. 



From the Mepenes unto the mouth of the river of 

 Paraguai arc thirtie leagues: it is a river that cannot be 

 mistaken although it hath many armes and Islands and 

 dangers, it hath a marke two leagues beneath the mouth 

 on the East side, to wit, an high land, where are 7 points, 

 which we call the 7 currents : and immediatly above these 

 currents there is an Island as you passe up the river over 

 against the poynt aforesaid standeth the mouth of Para- 

 guai. This mouth is very plaine to be found in seeking 

 whereof a man cannot be deceived. From this mouth 

 the river of Parana is divided, which is a very great river : 

 and it goeth unto the towne of Piquiri, which is an hun- 

 dred and seventie leagues : and it runneth all this space 



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