INDEX. 
421 
Goats, of Peak of Teneriffe, i. 66 
Gold, early use of, as a medium of 
exchange, i. 442, ill. 53 
of Braxil, Hi. 406 
di.stricts, ii. 181, 382, iii. 25, 
39, 43, 48, 67, 68, 405, 406 ; 
tlieir legends, iii. 50 
mines of Baruta, i. 443, iii. 
139 
of Buria, i. 441, iii. 
139 
of Cuba, iii. 163 » 
of Paria, i. 439 
of Rineoinada i, 231 
-of San Juan, ii. 75 
— of the valley of Tuy, i. 
487 
ornaments, worn by native 
Indians, iii. 64 
washings, i. 490, 487, iii. 67, 
139, 215 
of Brazil, iii. 405 ; 
])roduceof. iii. 406 
Golfo de las Damas, i. 126 
Yeguas, i. 129 
Triste, i. 289 
Gomara, history of the Parians by, 
i. 337 n 
Gomora, island of, i. 36 
Gonzales Pizarro, iii. 31 
Govierno de Cumana, i. 297 ; pre- 
vailing languages in the, i. 298 
Graoiosa, island of, i. 34-37 
Grammars, American, collected by 
author’s brother, i. 317 
Granite formations, iii. 379; varie- 
ties of, iii. 381 
of Cape Finisterre, i. 14, 
15 
of Guiana, iii. 65 
islands, ii. 7 
mountains, iii. 101 
rocks, i. 10, iii. 380 
Gravina, Admiral, i. 128 
Greenland, language of, i. 314n; 
inhabitants of, i. 339 
Greenstone, strata of, iii. 386 
Grenada, New, connexion of, with 
foreign colonies, i. 396; com- 
merce of, i. 401, ii, 229, 431 ; 
extent of, iii. 129; population 
of, ib. ; mountains of, iii. 287. 
309 
Grenada, Island of, i. 138 
Grotto of Caripe, i. 259, 262 
of Mnggendorf, i. 261 
Grottoes, formation of, i. 264, 265 } 
varied structure of, in both hemi 
spheres, i. 266 
Guacara, Indians, i. 499 
Guachaco, island of, ii. 233, 491 
Guaeliaro, or nocturnal bird, cavern 
of the, i. 254-262 ; description 
of the, i. 256, 257 ; oil or buttei 
procured from, i. 258 
pyramid of, i. 275; ma- 
jestic peak of, i. 281 
Guadaloujie, hot springs of, i. 290 ra; 
volcano of, i. 447 
Guahaibos, nati^s of, ii. 231, 232, 
306, 461 ; cataract of, ii. 467, 
481 
Guaineres, tribe of, ii. 460 
Guamo Indians, tribe of, ii. 161 ; 
habits of the, ii. 494, 503 
Guauaguana, mission of, i. 245 ; 
fertile valley of, i. 247, mules of, 
i. 249 ; geological formations of, 
i. 250 
Guanches, i. 39, 121 ; origin of the, 
i. 52, 124 ; extinction ot the race, 
i. 122 ; laws of, ib. ; mummy 
caves of, i. 123 ; language of, i. 
124 ; successors of the, i. 125 
Guantanamo, iii. 193 
Guaraons, tribe of, i. 331; charac- 
ter and habits of the, i, 332 ; 
habitations of, iii. 8, 55 
Guarapiche, river, i. 245 
Guardia, i. 275 
Guatavita, sacred lake of, iii. 45 
Guatimala, extent and population 
of, ui. 129 
Guatiaos, iii. 86« 
Guaurabo, river, iii. 195 
Guaviare, iii. 3 ; river of, ii. 340 j 
plains of, iii. 358 
Guaiana, Old, iii. 2 ; fort of, iii. 18 
