INDEX. 
References are to the English text only. Bibli ographical references are entered but once; they 
refer to the first mention, in the notes, of the work or collection referred to. 
Acapulco, trouble over ships for Philippines, 
259-263 . 
Acatlán, pueblo, encomienda, 12211. 
Ácoma, pueblo, revolt, destroyed, 211; Spanish 
at, 193, 211_ 
Adelantado, Oñate and Ponce de León and title, 
2i2n., 237, 285, 297, 397; see also Governor¬ 
ship 
Administration of estates, condition, 375 
Administration of Spanish colonies, audiencia, 
21, 22; Casa de Contratación, 20; code, 
20; Council of the Indies, 19; ecclesiastical, 
25, 26; elements, 19; evils, 161; in Ofiate’s 
and Ponce de Leon’s contracts, indepen¬ 
dence of New Mexican, 196, 197, 241, 245. 
247, 267, 269, 271, 287, 289, 309, 313 , 3 * 7 » 
319, 325, 329. 333, 343, 405; king, 19; local, 
24, 25; viceroy, 22; see also Officers 
Aguilar, Capt. -, in Ofiate’s expedition, 210 
Aguilar, Marcos de, and Cortés, 8 
Agurto, Sancho López de, clerk, 59 
Ahumada de Samano, Pedro de, Indian cam¬ 
paign, expenditures, 91, 93 
Alamán, Lucas, Méjico, 2on. 
Alarcón, Hernando de, services, voyage, 12, 13, 
39 
Albornoz, Bernardino de (Bernardo de Albor¬ 
nos), evidence, 63, 83 
Albornoz, Rodrigo de, contador, 61 
Alcaldes del crimen, 21 
Alcaldes ordinarios, 25 
Alcaldías mayores y menores, status, 25 
Alemán, Juan, report on services, 33, 86 
Alguacil mayor, 21; in Ofiate’s and Ponce de 
Leon’s contracts, 243, 287, 319, 331 
Almadén, migration to New Mexico, 193; tem¬ 
porary villa at Monclova, 18 
Almanza, Martin Enriquez de, see Enriquez de 
Almanza 
Altamirano, Juana, wife of Torre, 81 
Altamirano, Doña Petronilla, 81. 
Altamirano Saavedra, Juan, services, 81 
Alvarado, Hernando de, report on services, 39 
Alvarado, Juan de, Mixton war, 43 
Alvarado, Juan Sánchez de, 39 , 
Alvarado, Leonor de, wife of Dávila, 35 
Alvarado, Pedro de, and South Sea explora¬ 
tion, Mendoza partnership, 12, 13; gover¬ 
norship, 8; in Grijalva’s expedition, 5; in 
southern Mexico, 7; Mixton war, killed, 
13, 43 » 45 J return to Honduras, 43, 86 
Alvares del Valle, Alonso, evidence, 51 
Alvarez, Catalina, wife of Cepeda, 39 
Alvarez de Toledo, Agustin, and Ponce de 
Leon’s contract, 199m, 303 » 305 
33 
American Historical Review, 26m 
Amichel, extent, attempted settlement, 5 
Ammunition, in Ofiate’s and Ponce de Leon’s 
contracts, 231, 283, 293, 297, 299, 315, 321, 
329 , 331 
Ampues, Juan de, in Venezuela, 86 
Ancona, Eligió, Yucatán, 87 
Andalucía la Nueva, named, 4 
Ángel de la Mota Padilla, Matías, Conquista de 
la Nueva-Galicia, 87 
Anian, Strait of, search for, 194, 195 
Antequera, José M., Legislación Española, 2in. 
Apoana valley, muster of Oñate’s force, 419- 
423, 427 
Appeal, in Ofiate’s and Ponce de Leon’s con¬ 
tracts, 247, 317 
Aranda, Juan de, treasurer, 223 
Arce, Hernando de, 37 
Arce, Juan de, report on services, 37 
Arellano, Tristán de, Florida, 271 
Arias Dávila, Pedro, see Pedrarias 
Aristu (Aristo), encomienda, 95 
Arms and armor, for Olíate from Spain, 212, 
213, 403, 409; in Ofiate’s and Ponce de 
Leon’s contracts, 229, 231, 283, 285, 293, 297, 
309, 321, 331, 429, 431 
Arriola, Pedro de, and Ibarra, 117 
Artieta,-, exploration, 371 
Artillery, in Ofiate’s and Ponce de Leon’s con¬ 
tracts, 231, 283, 299, 315, 329 
Asesor, 25 
Auction of Indian tribute, 173 
Audiencia, and viceroy, 22, 23; districts in 
North America, duties, composition, and 
classes, 21, 22; government for New Spain, 
8; of New Spain, and Ofiate’s delayed ex¬ 
pedition, 205, 379, 381, 391, 393; provincial, 
for Nueva Galicia, 15; with viceroyalty for 
New Spain, 9 
Auditor de guerra, 23 
Augustinians, and Indians, 79 
Autos de fe, 26 
Avalos, Alonso de, region named for, 87 
Avalos provinces, origin of name, 87 
Avila, Alonso de, see Dávila 
Avilés y Márquez, Pedro Menéndez de, see 
Menéndez de Avilés 
Avino mine, 91 
Awnings, Indian tribute, use, 137, 373, 485 
Ayer Collection, 209 
Ayllon, Lucas Vásquez de, attempted settle¬ 
ment, 6 
Ayuntamiento, status, 25 
Azevedo, Fray Francisco de, and Indians, 79 
Aztecs, at San Felipe, 16; Cortés’s conquest, 6 
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