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tion of a few choice plants — mostly bulbs — which are displayed 

 in pots around the corridors. 



The city is surrounded by a parapet wall, about seven miles 

 in circuit, and pierced by six gates. It is from eighteen to 

 twenty-five feet high, and about nine feet thick. It is defended 

 by thirty-five bastions, each flank being ninety feet, perpen- 

 dicular to the curtain, and the face about sixty yards, making 

 the angle of the epaule one hundred and thirty degrees. Ex- 

 cept at some of the bastions, the wall is too narrow for the 

 mounting of artillery, which leads us to suppose, that it was 

 constructed to guard against incursions of the Indians. They 

 are without fosse or out works, and their top is a very frequent 

 promenade for foreigners, but natives seldom resort to them. 

 They were built about the year 1685, during the viceroyship 

 of the Duke de la Palata, by Don Juan Ramond, a Flemish 

 priest. 



In 1791, the property of Lima was distributed and owned 

 as follows : — 



Houses. 



9 belonged to 

 362 



The King. 

 Convents. 



216 



66 



66 



Monasteries. 



17 



103 

 24 

 157 



66 

 66 

 66 

 66 



66 

 66 

 66 

 66 



Holy Inquisition. 

 Hospitals. 

 Holy places. 

 Brotherhoods. 



29 

 137 



66 

 66 



66 

 66 



Colleges. 

 Clerigos. 



61 



66 



66 



Private religiosos. 



29 



66 



66 



Individual nuns. 



2797 



66 



66 



Individuals. 



Total, 3941 









It will be seen, on examination of the above list, that nearly 

 one-third of the property belonged to the church and to charita- 

 ble institutions. 



The first census of the population of Lima was made in 1600, 

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