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Book II deals with the district of the Circuit Court of the island 

 of Hispaniola. It contains 39 chapters. 



Chapter i. Of the island of Hispaniola, its extent and characteristics, and 

 when it was discovered by Christopher Columbus. 



Chapter 2. Of the city of Santo Domingo and the Circuit Court which has 

 its seat there, and of its district. 



Chapter 3. Continuing the description of the city of Santo Domingo and the 

 district of its Circuit Court, on the ecclesiastical side ; and of the towns and cities 

 which have been established on this island. 



Chapter 4. Of the island of Puerto Rico and the city which has been founded 

 there, capital of that diocese. 



Chapter 5. Of the island of Margarita in the district of the Diocese of Puerto 

 Rico; its description, and other matters. 



Chapter 6. Of the raid on that island and city, of the rebel commander Lope 

 de Aguirre ; and the way in which they fish for pearls. 



Chapter 7. Of the city of Cumana in Nueva Andalucia, and other matters in 

 its district and state. 



Chapter 8. Continuing the description of the district of Cumana, and in 

 especial, the fort and saltworks of Araya. 



Chapter 9. Of the island of Trinidad and city of St. Joseph de Oruiia which 

 is located there. 



Chapter 10. Of the island of Trinidad and city of St. Joseph, and the way 

 they grow and cure tobacco. 



Chapter 11. Of the Provinces of Guiana and city of Santo Tome de Castilla 

 which has been established there. 



Chapter 12. Of the dififerent tribes living on the banks of the River Orinoco, 

 near the district of Guiana. 



Chapter 13. Of the Indian tribe of the Aruacas, valiant beyond the other 

 Indians, and of their ceremony of commissioning warriors, and of their achieve- 

 ments and victories over other tribes. 



Chapter 14. Of the naval battle fought by the Aruaca tribe against the Carib 

 tribe of the Carinas. 



Chapter 15. Of the rites and customs of the Aruaca tribe. 



Chapter 16. Of the ceremony of commissioning warriors in the Carib tribe 

 and of the mouths of the Orinoco, where they live. 



Chapter 17. Of the route they follow in their dugout voyages from Trinidad 

 to Margarita, and of other features of that country. 



Chapter 18. Of the extraordinary fruit growing in the Indies, and of that on 

 the island of Trinidad. 



Chapter 19. Continuing the description of fruit and of other things. 



Chapter 20. Of the Provinces of the Cumanagotos and the Palenques. 



Chapter 21. Of other rivers between the Orinoco and the Maranon, the homes 

 of various tribes. 



Chapter 22. Of the founding of the city of San Juan de la Laguna de Uchire. 



Chapter 23. Of the district of the Provinces of the Diocese and State of 

 Venezuela. 



Chapter 24. Continuing the description of the preceding subject, and other 

 noteworthy things. 



Chapter 25. Of the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, of other features of 

 these provinces, and of the valiant deeds of the Spaniards. 



