Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 Excerpt: ...This space, which Nunez went over, is almost as great as that of the route followed by Captain Lewis from the banks of the Mississipipi to Nootka and the mouth of the river Columbia. When we consider the bold undertakings of the first Spanish conquerors in Mexico, Peru, and on the Amazons' river, we are astonished to find that for two centuries the same nation could not find a road by land in New Spain from Taos to the port of Monterey; in New Grenada, from Santa Fe to Carthagena, or from Quito to Panama; and in Guayana, from l'Esmeralda to S. Thomas deFAngostura From the example of the English maps, several geographers give the name of New Albion to New California. This denomination is founded on the very inaccurate opinion that the navigator Drake ANALYSIS. /X# IiitendancyrofNcic California. This wonderful journey of Captain Lewis was undertaken under the auspices of M. Jefferson, who by this important service rendered to science has added new claims on the gratitude of the savans of all nations. VOL. II. 7. first discovered, in 1.578, the north-west coast of America between the 38 and the 48 of latitude. The celebrated voyage of Sebasdan Viscaino is, no doubt, 24 years posterior to the discoveries of Francis Drake; but Knox and other historians seem to forget that Cabrillo had already examined in 1542 the coast of New California to the parallel of A3," the boundary of his navigation, as we may. see from a comparison of the old observations of latitude with those taken in our owr; days. According to sure historical data, the denomination of Irczv Albion ought to be limited to that part of the coast which extends from the 43 to the 48% or from Cape White of Martin de Aguilar to the entrance of Juan de Fuca f. Besides from the missions of the catholic...