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Retreat of Cortez, and Return; Fall of the City and Empire; Fate of Cortez; Extent of New Spain; Introduction of the Catholic Religion; Native Spanish Population, under the Colonial Government; Classes of the Inhabitants; Causes of the First Mexican Revolution; Commencement of the Revolution; Continuation of the War by the Patriot Chiefs; Decline of the Revolution; Invasion by Mina; Revolution under Iturbide; Adoption of the Federal Constitution; Prosperity of the years 1825 and 1826; Election of President in 1828; Usurpation of Bustamente; Defence of the Federal Constitution; Santa Anna's Proceedings; Establishment of a Central Republic; Attempts against the Central Government; Revolution of 1841; Overthrow of Santa Anna's Government, 802 GUATEMALA. Locality; Extent; Physical Character; Discovery and Conquest; Independence of the Country, 830 SOUTH AMERICA. I. NEW GRENADA. Extent and Physical Features; Revolution of 1811; Formation of a Constitution; Liberation of Quito; Crisis of 1828; Separation of New Grenada, Venezuela, and Equator; State of the Government since the Separation, 833 II. VENEZUELA. Name, Physical Features, &c.; Discovery; State of the Country under the Spanish Dominion; Termination of the Spanish Dominion; Condition since, 837 III. EQUATOR. Name, Extent, and Physical Character; Classes of the Inhabitants; Subversion of the Spanish Authority; Condition since the Spanish Rule, 841 IV. PERU. Locality, Extent, and Physical Character; Condition at the time of its Invasion by the Spaniards; Conquest by Pizarro; Condition of the Country after the Conquest; Insurrection; Revolutionary Movement; Declaration of Independence; Condition after the Expulsion of the Spaniards, 845 V. BOLIVIA. Name, Extent, and Physical Character; Overthrow of the Spanish Power; Proclamation of Independence; Choice of Rulers under the New Constitution; Present Condition, 855 VII. BUENOS AYRES. Name, &c.; Inhabitants, or Classes of People; Discovery and Settlement; First Insurrection against the Government of Spain; Progress and Changes of the New Government; Present Condition of the Government, 863 VIII. URUGUAY. Locality and Extent; Name and History; Constitution, 868 IX. BRAZIL. Situation, Extent, &c.; Discovery and Settlement; Policy of the Portuguese Government; Removal of the Portuguese Court to Brazil; Constitution and Government, 870 X. PARAGUAY. Situation, Extent, &c.; Insurrection and attempt at Revolution in the latter part of the Eighteenth Century; Establishment of Independence, and Despotic Government, 875 WEST INDIES. Situation, Extent, &c.; Inhabitants; Political Divisions, 879 I. BRITISH WEST INDIES. Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbadoes, Bahamas, St. Christopher, Bermudas, and St. Vincent, 881 II. SPANISH WEST INDIES. Cuba and Porto Rico, 885 III. FRENCH WEST INDIES. Martinique and Guadaloupe, 887 IV. DUTCH WEST INDIES. Curacoa, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, and Saba, 888 V. DANISH WEST INDIES.

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