Cn. XV. SOUTH ABIEíilCA. VSt 



Adout a lir.ndred leagues fiom the mission is a 

 nation of idoliiters called Guanoas. It is with great 

 difhciiUy any oí" these are brought to cnibrace the 

 light of the gospel, as they are extremely addicted to 

 it {iceiitious lii'e ; and a great number of Mestizos, 

 iind even some Spaniards:, whom crimes ha^e obliged 

 to take shelter amoi;g them, by their ill example 

 harden the Indians in their contempt of instruclioii. 

 Besides they are so indolesjt and slothful, that the/ 

 >viil not take the pains to cultivate the lands, chusing; 

 to live by the more expeditious way of hunting ; anii 

 being convinced, that, if tlicy onibrace the Ciiristiaa 

 religion, and submit to tlic missionaries, they must la- 

 bour, they cannot bear to think of a change which wiil 

 inevitably deprive them of their favourite indolence. 

 Many, however, of those who come to the Christian^ 

 iowns to visit their relations, cannot withstand the 

 order and decency in which they see them live, and 

 accordingly embrace the Christian religion. 



ÍT is nearly the same with the Cliaraas, a people in- 

 Jiabiting the country between the rivers Parana ana 

 Uruguay. Those dwelling on the banks of the river 

 Parana, from the town of Corpus upwards, and call- 

 ed Guananas, are more tractable, and their industry 

 in agriculture and other rural arts, render J hem more 

 susceptible of listening to the prcachiísg of the mission- 

 aries; besides no such thing as a fugitive is to be found 

 among them. Near Cordova is another nation of ido- 

 laters, called Pampas, wlio, notv/itiistaüding tliüv 

 frequently come to the city to sell difierent produc- 

 tions of the earth, are very obstinate in their opinions, 

 and, consequently, are not recLiiuicd without the 

 greatest dimcylty. These four nations of idolatrous 

 Indians live, however, in peace with the Christians. 



ÍN the neighbourhood of tlie city of Santa Fé, 

 gituated in the province of Buenos Ayrcs, arc others 

 who absolutely reject all terms of peace ; so that even 

 the villages and e,':t:itcs i.ear S:-ii:iic:v!^o and Salta in the 



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