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one for men, the other for women*. That of Santa Maria 

 De La Caridad, for Spanish women, and those who approach 

 the nearest to that class. El Espiritu Santo, for seafaring- 

 persons of every description. San Bartholeme, with two 

 distin6l buildings, for men and women of the negro cast, and 

 their immediate races. San Juan De Dios, for Spaniards. 

 The Bethlemites, for Indian men within the cloisters of the 

 convent, and, in front of the church, for women of that na- 

 tion. Tlie Refuge, for incurables, within the convent for 

 men, and, in its vicinity, for women. St. Lazarus, for le- 

 pers of both sexes, in separate infirmaries. And, lastly, las 

 Camilas, for women labouring under any infirmity, and of 

 every condition. 



To these great establishments may be added four colleges for 

 public instru6lion, three of them for the higher faculties of 

 the arts, civil and canonical laws, and theology ; and the 

 other for Latinity and polite literature. And, finally, many 

 public schools for reading and writing, the masters belonging 

 to which are, as well as the pens, ink, and paper, at the 

 charge of the community. An incredible number of large 

 funds have been colle6ted, to portion off, annually, young 

 girls of virtuous and sober manners, either for the cloisters, or 

 for a wedded state. The benefices and anniversaries, or yearly 

 obits, are as numerous as the endowments designed to cele- 

 brate, with the utmost pomp and magnificence, the sacred 

 festivals of Jesus Christ and the Saints. With the exception of 

 the cathedral church ; of the chapel of the palace ; and of the 



* Wherever there is an establishment for each of the sexes, two distinft hospitals 

 are reckoned. 



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