640 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 102 



herds of llamas and sheep. The first village as one leaves the city- 

 is Moromoro; then comes the village of Chayanta, capital of this 

 province ; nearby are the villages of Macha, Caracara, Copoata, and 

 others ; and to one side of Potosi lies a fertile valley, abounding in 

 wheat, corn, and other cereals, and native and Spanish fruit ; the 

 settlement here is the village of Tinquipaya, with a large Indian 

 population. The valley is covered with farms and ranches with all 

 kinds of stock. This province contains also the Pitantora Valley, 

 which is one of the best and most prolific in wheat, corn, stock, and 

 the usual products of the other valleys. The jurisdiction of this 

 province extends to Potosi ; the Viceroy appoints a Corregidor here 

 for its satisfactory government and the administration of justice. 



1677. For the region of the city of Chuquisaca or La Plata and 

 for all the villages and valleys round about it, which are, properly 

 speaking, the Province of the Charcas and are called Los Amparaes, 

 after a village in it by that name, the Viceroy appoints a Corregidor 

 for its wise government and for the dispensing of justice. All the 

 Indians of this province attend to the service needs of the city's 

 residents ; these Indians are assigned by this Corregidor to the resi- 

 dents. It contains excellent fertile valleys, full of farms with large 

 flocks of llamas and sheep and with great numbers of cattle and 

 swine, and ranches of mares, mules, horses, and goats. There are 

 delicious fish in all the rivers. The Mojotoro Valley is 2 leagues from 

 the city and the pleasure resort for its residents ; there are cattle 

 ranches there, and in this valley and others round about it, besides 

 a large production of wheat, corn, and other cereals, there are ex- 

 cellent vineyards, sugar plantations, and all kinds of Spanish fruit, 

 like pears, large and small peaches, quinces, apples, pippins, figs, 

 and plums, together with all the native sorts ; they have melons, 

 cucumbers both Spanish and native, which latter are the better, and 

 all kinds of Spanish vegetables. The Corregidor of this province 

 usually resides in the city. 



1678. This Corregimiento of Los Amparaes is bounded by the 

 frontier Province of Tomina. To reach it, one leaves the city where 

 the San Diego convent stands, which is occupied by Franciscan 

 Recollects. It is 7 leagues from the city to the first village in the 

 Tomina jurisdiction ; it is named Tarabuco. At one side of this lies 

 the village of Presto, built in a splendid valley, which was the 

 encomienda of Martin de Almendras Holguin. This valley is thickly 

 dotted with llama ranches, vineyards, fields of wheat, corn, and other 

 cereals, Spanish and native fruit, and a few cattle ranches. From 

 Tarabuco to the town of Tomina it is 12 leagues, all lined with 



