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""XII. San Antonio de la Laguna. 



XIII. San Xavier de Chamicuro. , 



XIV. San Antonio Adad de Aguanos; 



XV. Nueftra Senora de las Neves de Yurimagnas, 

 XVI. San Antonio de Padua. 



XVII. San Joaquin de la Grande Omagua. 



XVIII. San Pablo Apoftol de Napeanos. 

 XIX. San Phelipe de Amaonas. 



XX. San Simon de Nahuapo. 

 XXI. San Francifco Regis de Yameos. 



XXII. San Ignacio de Bevas 'y Caumares. 



XXIII. Nueftra Senora de las Nieves. 



XXIV. San Francifco Regis del Baradero. 



Besides thefe, towns, which have exlfted for fome 

 :time, there are feveral others yet in their infancy ; and 

 the Indians, by whom they are inhabited, of different 

 nations from thofe above-mentioned : likewife many 

 pthers, both large and populous-, fome on the banks 

 of the rivers which fall into the Maranon, and others 

 up the country. Many of the inhabitants of both 

 nations hold a friendly intercourfe with the Spanifh 

 jTiiffionaries, and with the inhabitants of the Chriftian 

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

 •Spaniards and Meftizos, fettled at Borja and Laguna. 

 All thefe nations of Indians have fome rcfemblance iri 

 their cuftom.s ; but in their languages very different, 

 €very one feeming to have a particular dialed, though 

 there are fome of a nearer affinity than others to the 

 general languao;e of Peru. The molt difficult to be 

 pronounced is that of the Yam.eos Indians : while, on 

 the other hand, none is fo eafy and agreeable to the 

 .ear as that of the Omaguas : and the genius and tem- 

 pers of thefe two nations were found to be as different 

 as their language. Thus the Omaguas, even before 

 their fubmiffion, gave many furprizing proofs of the 

 .clearnefs of their intelleds ; but v/ere furpaffed by the 

 yurimaguas, both in wit and penetration. ThQ 

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