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CONTENTS. 



DISSERTATION L 



Concerning the firft peopling of America, and in particular 

 that of Mexico . . . . .89 



Who were its firft peoplers . . . . 93 



How men and animals paffed to America . . 103 



Dissert. II, On the principal epochs in the hiftory of Mexico 122 

 Dissert, III. On the land of Mexico . . . 146 



The pretended inundation of America . . 149 



The climate of Mexico . . . . .160 



The foil of Mexico . . . . .177 



Dissert. IV. On the animals of Mexico . . . 191 



The animals tranfported there from Europe . . 228 



Catalogue of American quadrupeds . . . 243 



Species acknowledged by Buffon . . . ibid. 



The fpecies which he has not diftinguiftied, but confufed with 

 others fimilar to them ..... 250 



The fpecies of which he is ignorant, or unjuftly denies to Ame- 

 rica . . . . . . .251 



Dissert. V. On the phyfical and moral conftitution of the 

 Mexicans ... . 256 



Their corporeal and mental qualities . . 257 



Dissert. VI. On the degree of civilization and refinement of 

 the Mexicans . . . . . . 304 



The want of money ..... 306 



Theufeof iron . . . . . . 310 



The art of building fliips, bridges, and of making lime 313 

 The want of letters . . . . .317 



The arts of the Mexicans . . . . . 331 



Their language . . . . .346 



The laws of the Mexicans . . . -354 



Catalogue of European and Creole authors who have written 



in the languages of New Spain . . 370 



Authors of Grammars and Dictionaries of thefe languages 371 

 Dissert. VII. On the boundaries of the kingdoms of Ana- 

 huac . . . . . . . 373 



Population . . . . . .380 



Dissert. VIII. On the religion of the Mexicans . . 399 



Dissert. IX, On the Origin of the French Evil . 415 



