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CONTENTS, 



CHAP. XII. 



PROVINCE OF MINAS GERAES. 



Boundaries^extent — climate— discoverers of its mines— mountains — rivers— mineralogy 

 —zoology— pJiytology— exports— comarcas and towns. — Comarca of Villa Rica— 

 limits— mountains — rivers— capital— povoapoes. — Comarca of Rio das Mortes — limits 

 — mountains— rivers— povoapoes— Comarca of Sahara— limits— mountains — rivers— 

 lakes— povoafoes. — Comarca of Serro Frio — limits — rich in diamonds — mountains — 

 rivers — povoapoes. — Diamond district — Tijuco — seat of diamond junta 258 



CHAP. XIII. 



PROVINCE OF ESPIRITO SANTO. 



Extent — houndaries— misfortunes of its donatories — spirited resistance of the Indians — 

 partial cultivation— 'principally possessed hy Indians — mountains — mineralogy — zoology 

 descents of Indians to the coast — phytology — rivers and ports — povoafoes. — Island of 

 Ascension 288 



CHAP. XIV. 



PROVINCE OF PORTO SEGURO. 



Boundaries — prosperity of its first donatory — reversion to the croivn in a bad state — 

 present partial cultivation — Indians — mountains — mineralogy — zoology — phytology— 

 rivers, lakes, and ports— povoapoes — abrolhos 297 



CHAP. XV. 



PROVINCE OF BAHIA. 



Boundaries — Caramuru — -Jirst donatory — cruel war of the Indians — the capitania for- 

 saken — return of the donatory — shipwreck — slaughter of all hut Caramuru — governor- 

 general— foundation of St. Salvador. — Comarca of the Ilheos — originally a capitania 

 — extent— fertility — mountains — mineralogy — phytology — zoology — rivers and lakes — 

 povoafoes. — Comarca of Jacohina — extent — mineralogy— mountains — rivers— phyto- 

 logy — zoology — povoafoes. — Comarca of Bahia — extent — mountains — mineralogy — 

 phytology— zoology — islands — rivers —povoafoes. — St. Salvador — churches and con- 

 vents — public buildings — Sepulchre of Caramuru's wife — negroes — commerce — produce 

 — exports in 1817 and 1818 — state of society — adoption of a new constitution 309 



CHAP. XVI. 



PROVINCE OF SEREGIPE D'EL REY. 



Colonization — reduction of the Indians — extent — mountains — rivers and lakes— mine- 

 ralogy — zoology — phytology — povoafoes 347 



