Cii. XIV. SOUTH AMERICA. IGO 



But all these places are small, and built \vi(hoiit eiilier 

 order or symmetry. The ii'oveiuor, notwithstandins^ 

 Santiag'o was the first, resides at Salta ; and even the 

 bishop and his chapter at Cordova, which is the 

 Iaro;cst. The others have their respective corre2;idors, 

 under whom also are the Indian villages within the 

 dependencies of their proper cities. But of these 

 there is no great number, the principal part of the 

 country not being inhabitable, either from a want of 

 water, or from their being co\ered with impenetrable 

 forests. This want of inhabitants is also greatly 

 «wing to the cruelties and ravages of the savage In- 

 dians, in their frequent incursions. 



TifE episcopal church of Tucuman, which, as wo 

 have already ol/served, is in Cordova, was in tlie year 

 1570 erected into a cathedral, and its chapter now 

 consists of the bishop, dean, archdeacon, chanter, rec- 

 tor and treasurer, who is eUcicd ; but has neither 

 canons nor prebendaries. 



TiJosE parts of the country wliich are watered by 

 the rivers, are so remarkably fertile in grain and fruits, 

 that they produce sufficient for the common con- 

 suiuption of the inhabitants. The woods abound in 

 wild honey and wax, whilst the hot parts produce 

 sugar and cotton; the last is manufactured here, and 

 with the woollen stuffs also wove by the iniiabitants, 

 form an advantageous branch of trade. But its great 

 article consists in the mules bred in the luxuriant 

 pastures of its valleys. Inconceivable droves of these 

 creatures are sent to all parís of Pern, the Tucuman 

 mules being famous over these countries, far exceed- 

 ing all others in strength and docdity. 



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