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3,000 at Guayra,Choroni,Ocumare,Chuao,and Burburata. 

 4,000 at San Carlos, Nirgua, San Felipe, Llanos de Bar- 

 quesimeto, Carora, Tocuyo, Araure,> Ospinos, Gua- 

 nare, Villa de Cura, San Sebastian, and Calabozo. 

 22,000 at Cumana, Nueva Barcelona, Varinas, Maracaybo, 



and in Spanish Guyana. 

 The number of Spanish Americans probably amounts only 

 to 200,000 j that of whites born in Europe- to 12,000 j 

 whence would result for the whole ancient Capitania ge- 

 neral of Caraccas, the proportion of 0 51 mixed (mulattoes, 

 zamboes, and mestizes), 0 *25 Spanish Americans (creole 

 whites), 015 Indians, 0 08 Negroes, and 0 01 Europeans. 



With respect to the kingdom of New Grenada, I refer to 

 the numberings of 1778, which gave 747,641 for the audi- 

 encia of Santa Fe ; and 531,799 for that of Quito. Now, 

 supposing only one seventh omitted, and adding only 0*018 of 

 annual increase, we find in 1800, from the most moderate 

 suppositions, above two millions. Mr. Caldas, well informed 

 of the political state of his native country, reckoned three 

 millions in 1808 (Semanario de Santa-Fey No. 1, p. 2 — 4). 

 But it is to be feared, that this learned writer greatly ex- 

 aggerated the number of independent Indians. I find, after 

 mature examination of the materials I possess, the popula- 

 tion of the republic of Columbia to be 2,785,000. This 

 estimate is less than that of the president of the congress, 

 who, in the proclamation of the 10th of January, 1820, 

 reckons 3 \ millions 5 and it is rather more than that which 

 was officially published in the Gazeta de Colombia of the 

 10th of February, 1822, and which I know only from the 

 journals of Buenos Ay res. 



Departments. Provinces. Population. 



Oroonoko 



70,000 

 44,000 

 45,000 

 15,000 



174,000 



