WHOLE VOL. THE WEST INDIES VAZQUEZ DE ESPINOSA 'J'J'J 



He appoints another Contador in this city of Lima, who is 

 called the Contador de Retasas (Reappraisement), which are the 

 statements of the amount of the tribute collected from the Indians. 

 He has a salary of 500 assay pesos 500 pesos 



He appoints in this same city an Administrador de los Censos of 

 the Indians (Indians' tax list) ; this is a highly profitable and 

 authoritative (de confianza) post. 



He appoints a Paymaster (Contador) and Inspector (Veedor) 

 of Fleet and Rations ; his salary is 1,200 assay pesos 1,200 



He appoints an Assayor and Weighmaster (Balanzario), who 

 has a salary of 400 assay pesos 400 



He appoints a Contador de Granos (Paymaster of the Granos 

 Fund) , with a salary of 800 assay pesos 800 



Another Weighmaster and Alguacil (Constable) of the Treasury, 

 with a salary of 400 assay pesos 400 



In Caravaya he appoints a Paymaster and a Treasurer, each with 

 a salary of 500 gold pesos (pesos de oro) 500 



In the city of Leon de Huanuco, a Paymaster and a Treasurer, 

 each at 300 assay pesos 300 



At Potosi, an Administrador (Collector) de los Censos (Taxes) 

 of the Indians; he gets 10 percent of what he collects (administra). 

 He is also judge. 



Protector of the Indians, at Potosi, with a salary of 1,200 assay 

 pesos 1,200 " 



Contador de Granos (Paymaster of the Granos Fund), at Potosi, 

 at 800 assay pesos 800 



Paymaster and Treasurer of Chachapoyas, at a salary of 150 

 assay pesos 150 



Inspector for the collection of the tribute of Chucuito ; he has 

 a salary of 1,200 assay pesos 1,200 



He appoints 25 Supervisors (Administraciones) of the Indians' 

 community income and the woolen mills, with salaries of 500, 800, 

 and 1,000 pesos. 



He appoints in that vast Kingdom many Protectors of the In- 

 dians, who all receive salaries of 500 or 800 pesos, and many other 

 officials whom it is impossible to enumerate. 



Treasurer of Tarija, 500 assay pesos 500 



Alcalde Mayor de Minas for Caravaya, 250 pesos de minas 250 



2049. There are 2 Tribunals of the Holy Inquisition : that of Lima 

 has always had 2 Inquisitors and an Attorney, each with a salary 

 of 3,000 assay pesos. It has Secretaries and other functionaries, 

 appointed by the Inquisitor General, but everything is approved and 

 passed upon by the Royal Council for the Indies. 



The Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition in Cartagena is more recent. 

 It has 2 Inquisitors, an Attorney and the other ofificials and 

 functionaries. 



There are Higher Tribunals of the Holy Crusade in all the cities 

 with Circuit Courts ; the Commissaries are appointed by the Com- 

 missary General and approved by the Royal Council. 



