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by Fifliing. Near the River Paraguay chc Ameguaes obferve the fame manner of Life$ 

 But the Carioes keep Cattel, and Till their Lands. A hundred Leagues farther 

 dwell the Payaguaes ; and yet farther into the Countrcy the Cbames and Carcares pof. 

 fefs much Gold and Silver, with which Juan d' Jyoh having enrich'd himfclf here, 

 was deftroy'd with all his Men by the Cbames, Anno 1541. 



Alvarez NunnezCabcca came from Spain to be Governor here, but was not able, by N "* Ht < 



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reafon of contrary Winds and Tydes to reach La Plata . wherefore Landing at the «** 

 River Itabucu, and fpending nine days in cutting a Way through thick Brambles, 

 he came to the Jurifdi&ion of Armiriri, and a days Journey farther to Cipoyay j and 

 not long after to Tofanguazu, where the Guaranies, who are the Natives, have two 

 Harvefts every year of Maiz^ and CaJfaVi, and breed and keep Geefe, Hens and Par- 

 rots in their Houfes : They are Man-eaters, and very revengeful, Cabeca having 

 given this Countrey the Name of Vera, he proceeded on his Journey over the Ri- 

 vers Ignazu, Tibagi, and Taquari, on whofe Shore appears the Village Abangobi, and 

 fomewhat farther Tocanguzir. The Countrey hereabouts is very fruitful, and hath 

 many delightful Plains, pleafant Rivers, and Woods ; but beyond appear Hills, 

 Mountains, deep Morafles, dangerous Cane-Fields, Receptacles for wild Bcafts, 

 and great Wilderneffcs. Qabeca having pafs'd through them all, came into the 

 fruitful Countrey of the Guaranies, who are a wild People, and poffefs many 

 large Fields ofMaiz^ andPotato's, alfo feveral Silver Mines. From hence travelling 

 Weftwardly over the River Piautri, he fpent eighteen days before he came to the 

 Stream Ignazu, which falls into the Parana, and at laft came to the River Paraguay ; 

 along whofe Shore he found a People of a gigantick Stature, call'd The Agazes, who 

 regarded no manner of Husbandry, but went out continually a robbing in their 

 Canoos. Thefe People, as Martin del !Barco relates, were not long after all deftroy'd 

 by the Spaniards. 



Not far from the Agazes dwell the Guaycurues, a valiant People ; and fomewhat 

 farther the Cacoves, whofe Countrey produces Gold and Silver ; and yet farther in 

 the Countrey refide the Guaxarapos, who remove yearly to thcParaguay to Fifli there 

 when the Water is low 5 for in the beginning of January the River fwclls fo exceed- 

 ingly, that the Countrey about it being overflow'd, is cover'd with above fix Fa- 

 thom Water. The Paraguay difcharges its Waters into the great Lake Xarayes, full 

 of Iflands. 



Amongft other Rivers that fpringout of the Mountains Andes, the Ignazu, along 

 whofe Shore the People Xacoaes, Xaquejfes, and Cbanejfes dwell, falls alfo into the 

 foremention'd Lake. Somewhat farther lies a great piece of drown'd Land, be- 

 yond which the Xarayes have convenient Habitations, plant Maiz^, and fpin Cotton : 

 Their Countrey borders a great Wilderneft, which ends about the Province Tapua- 

 guazu, the Inhabitants whereof, call'd Tarapecocies, are furnifli'd with plenty of all 

 forts of Provifions. The Payzunoes % dwelling on one fide of them, arc not well 

 known as yet. 



Beyond the Town Jjfumption dwell the Mayaes, in the Way to Peru, and border at 

 the Tamacoaes, both which poffefs Silver»Mines. 



Between Buenos Ayres and Corduba lies the Plain-Countrey Defpoplado, ninety 

 Leagues long, without Trees or Houfes, but is mod PafturcGround, which feed 

 many thoufands of wild Horfes. From hence glide the Streams Lucban, Los Arre+ 

 chivos, Jrreca, Zaracaranna, and others, into La Plata. It is very dangerous for a 

 fmall Company to travel through this Countrey, becaufe the ranging Juries fpare 

 none alive they meet with. 



Moreover, the River Grande flows with a wide Mouth into the Sea, and fpreads 



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