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XII. San Antonio de la Laguna» 



XIII. San Xavier de Chamicuro. 



XIV. San Antonio Adad de Agúanos. 



XV. Nuestra Señora de las Neves de Yuvimaguas. 

 XVI. San Antonio de Pad «a. 

 XVII. San Joaquin de la Grande Omagua. 

 XVIII. San Pablo Apóstol de Napeanos. 

 XIX, San Phelipe de Amaonas. 

 XX. San Simon de Nahnapo. 

 XXI. San Francisco Regis de Yamcos. 

 XX H. San Ignacio de Bevas 'y Caumares. 

 XXIII Nuestra Señora de las Nieves. 

 XXIV. San Francisco Reíais del Baradero. 



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Besides these towns, which have existed for some 



time, there are several others yet in their intancv ; and 



the Indians, by whom they are inhabited, ofdiiFerent 



nations from those above mentioned : likewise many 



otliers, both large and populous ; some on the banks 



of the rivers which fall into the INIaranon, and others 



up the country. Many of the inhabitants of both 



nations hold a friendly intercourse with the Spanish 



missionaries, and with the inhabitants of the Christian 



villages, with whom they traffic, as well as with the 



Spaniards and Mestizos, settled at Borja and Laguna. 



All these nations of Indians have some resemblance in 



their customs; but in their languages very different, 



every one seeming to have a particular ilialect, though 



there are some of a nearer affinity than others to the 



general language of Peru. The most difficult to be 



pronounced is that of the Yameos Indians : while, on 



the other hand, none is so easy and agreeable to the 



ear as that of the Omaguas; and the genius and tem^ 



pers of these two nations were found to be as different 



as their language. Thus the Omaguas, even before 



their submission, gave many surprizing proofs of the 



clearness of their intellects; but were surpassed by the 



Yurimaguas, both in wit nnd penetration. The 



former 



