LOPEZ VAZ AD. 



1572-87. 

 Spaine. And if the ships chance to winter before they 

 goe home into Spaine, then they lie at Cartagena. Also 

 it is greatly enriched by the marchandize, which is there 

 discharged to be carryed to the new kingdome of Granada, 

 from which kingdome much golde is brought unto Carta- 

 gena. This new kinerdome of Granada is two hundred ^^^^'^ ^^V^'^ 

 leagues within the land : neither can they travel from ^ranaaa. 

 Cartagena to this kingdome by land, because of the 

 mountaines and standing waters, which lie in the way, 

 so that they are faine to carry their goods up a river 

 called The great river of Magdalen. They can goe with ^'^^ grande 

 their barkes but two hundred leagues up this river ; for "^^^^^ Magda- 

 although it be large and very deepe, yet there runneth 

 so swift a current, that the barkes are constrained to 

 discharge their goods at a place in the river called Branco Branco de 

 de Malambo, into small canoas which rowe close by the ^^^^^^"^^°' 

 shores side. In this river are great abundance of Croco- 

 diles, so huge and terrible to behold, that such as never 

 sawe them before are very fearefull at the first sight of 

 'them, for if a man chance to put his hand or foote into 

 the water, they will streightway catch at them. In some 

 places this river is very unhealthfull and full of noysome 

 wormes ; but the first place thereupon which the Spaniards 

 doe inhabite called Mompox is exceeding healthfull. The Mompox. 

 countrey adjoyning upon this river they call The new 

 kingdome of Granada, because the captaine called Cesada 

 which first conquered the same, and inhabited there, was 

 borne at Granada in Spaine : for it is the use of the 

 Spanish captaines, when they have conquered any Pro- 

 vince of the Indies, to call it after the name of the place 

 where they themselves were borne. This new kingdome 

 of Granada is very fruitfull, and bringeth forth much 

 corne & other victuals, and hath many gold-mines, and 

 great quantitie of emeralds, wherof they send so many 

 into Spaine, that now they are become little worth : but 

 before these countreys were found, they were in great 

 estim^ation. Here are also dwelling many of the Indian 

 people so meeke and gentle of nature, that they are 



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