P.
- Pabesse. See Pavés
- Pabon, Johan, 8
- Pacheco, a mulatto, 190
- Padades. See Potatoes
- Paeime, or Paine, Heinrich, xxv, 2, 3
- Palm tree, 48;
- Palm nuts, flour made of, 216
- Palma (Palman), 2, 3, 4.
- Palometa (Palmede), teeth of, used by Indians for beheading prisoners, 54, 147
- Paniagua, Francisco Gonzales, 269, 270
- Parabor, or Parabog. See Paraguai
- Parabor, parabog, or paraog, a Guaraní word, 20, ethnological note
- Paraguai, conquest of, xvii, xviii;
- conquerors of, xxx;
- language spoken in, xxxiii
- —— river, xiv, xix, xxvi;
- expedition up, 14; 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28, 35, 37, 39, 41, 44, 51;
- affluents of, 60; 62, 102, 103;
- province of, 111, 118; 125, 131, 132, 135, 137, 149, 153, 163, 167, 181, 182, 189, 190;
- loses itself, 195; 202, 203, 212, 263
- Paraiso, Isla del, 41, 43
- Paraná, xxxvi, province of, 36, 108, 111;
- river, xiv, xxvi;
- width of, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 28, 33;
- originally called Rio de Solis, ib. note; 35, 81, 103, 108;
- also called Rio de la Plata, 120;
- width of, 121; 122, 126, 127, 128, 164, 165
- Parana Wassu, or Guazú. See Parana river
- Paraná-pané river, now called Paraná-panema, 111
- Paranon. See Parana
- Parchkadienes. See Brigantines
- Paredes, Francisco de, 259, 260
- Parnawuie, a Spaniard, 76
- Parroni, 67
- Parrots, 66;
- kept by natives, 127;
- feathers used for ornament, 141
- Pat, or podell, a boat, 3, 6, 12
- Patos, port of Los, xxvi
- Paves (Pabesse), 56
- Pavon, Juan, 29, 241
- Payaguas (Peijembas or Peyssennas), an Indian tribe, 23;
- food of, 24, 25, 26;
- slay Ayolas and his Spaniards, 27, 28, 103, 182;
- parley with, 186;
- chief of, 187;
- flight of, 188, 193
- Paysunóes, Indian tribe, 203, 230, 232
- Pea-nuts. See Mandubis
- Peihoni, 66, 67
- Peijembas. See Payaguás
- Peijssenas, probably the same as the Payaguás, 26, 66, 69 seq.
- Peischo Spaide. See Swordfish
- Pequiry R., tributary of Paraná, 118, 119, 126
- Peralta, Francisco de, 241
- Perobazanes, 265
- Peru, xvi, xxvii;
- Pesche-spate, or Peje-espada. See Swordfish
- Pesche de ferre, or Peces-sierras, 5, 87
- Phillip II, King of Spain, xxix
- Pilot, punishment of, 34
- Pine-trees, great size of, 112;
- Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, 84
- Pique. See Nigua
- Piraputanas, native name for shad, 229
- Piratininga. See San Paulo
- Piseron. See Pizarro
- Pitfalls made by Indians, 21
- Pizarro, El Marqués Don Francisco, 75;
- ——, Gonzalo, his rebellion, 74, 75;
- Plate, river. See Rio de la Plata
- Polyphemus, fable of, xxxviii
- Portugal, king of, xiv, 5, 81, 85, 88;
- Portuguese, 4, 5, 120
- Portuguese territory, how delimited, xxi, 81
- Potatoes, (Padades), 14, 25, 40, 41, 63;
- Potosi (called by Schmidt, Poduesis), 76
- Priesiell. See Brazil
- Protestants, French, try to set foot in Brazil, xxix
- Pupebaie, an Indian chief, 110
- Purchas, his Pilgrims, xxiii
Q.
- Quintana referred to, xxv
- Quirandis, a tribe of Indians, 7, 8;
R.
- Ramallo, Juan (called by Schmidt, Reinmelle), 84, 85;
- historical note, ib.;
- his sons, ib.;
- his family the founders of the city of San Paulo, ib.
- Rasquin, Jaime, 240
- Ray, wound inflicted by, 200;
- its tail used for tattooing, 207
- Real Consejo de las Indias, 262
- Ribera, Francisco de, 41;
- ——, Hernando de, 41, 42, 46, 49;
- sent to explore, 225;
- returns from his exploration, 236;
- narrative of, 263-270
- Rio Caliente, 216
- Riogenea. See Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro, xxviii;
- meaning of the name, 5, 6;
- by whom discovered, 5; 86, 99
- Rio de la Plata, conquest of, xiii;
- discovery of, xiv; xv, xvii, xviii, xxvi, xxx, xxxv, 1, 2, 6, 13, 19, 20;
- government of, 32; 35, 42, 76;
- province of, xx;
- how divided, 81; 95, 100, 106, 120
- Riodellaplata. See Rio de la Plata
- Rio del Oro, 193
- Rodela, 56
- Romero, Johann (or Juan), 12, 159;
- left in command at Los Reyes, 215;
- his report, 222
- Rosario, xiv
- Rossel, or Rosel, Peter, xxiv, xxix, 86;
- mentioned by Hans Staden, ib.;
- receives Schmidt kindly, ib.
- Ruiz, Francisco, 243
- Rutia, Miguel de, an officer sent by Irala to Peru, 75
S.
- Sabalos, or shad, 229
- Salazar, Captain Juan de, 6, 39, 146;
- left as lieutenant of the governor, 177;
- desired to complete the caravel, 178; 238, 256, 257
- —— Juan de, a monk, 159, 259, 260
- Salinas del Jaurú, 65, 72, 74
- Salinas, Sancho de, 244
- Salleisser. See Salazar
- Salt region, 72
- Salvaischo, Lazarum, 6, historical note
- Samacosis, or Surukusis, 37, 40, 41, 42, 51;
- San Antonio, cape, 6, 33
- Sancte Augo. See Santiago
- San Fernando, Point, 33
- San Francisco, colony of, xix;
- river, island, and bay of, 99, 105
- San Juan, river, 165
- San Lucar de Barrameda, xviii, 2, 88
- San Paulo (or Pablo) in Brazil, 85;
- San Thomé, island of, 50
- San Vicente (or Santos), xv, xix, xxi, xxiv, xxviii;
- capitania of, 36;
- first Portuguese colony in Brazil, 84, 85, 86
- Sancti Spiritus, xiv
- Sanabria, Don Diego de, takes command on death of his father, xviii;
- his armada dispersed, ib.;
- his unfortunate enterprize, xix
- —— Don Juan de, appointed third adelantado of Rio de la Plata, xviii
- Santa Catalina (or St. Catherine), island, xix, xx, xxii, xxvi, 32;
- a possession of Spain, ib., 33, 35;
- given to Cabeza de Vaca, 36; 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 107;
- province of, 108; 124, 127, 164
- Santa Lucia, hills, 191
- Santa Maria, cape, 6, 33;
- distance from it to San Gabriel, Island, 34
- —— Puerto de. See Buenos Ayres
- Santa Martha, sierras of, 265, 267
- Santiago, battle-cry of Spaniards, 146
- Santiago or St. Iago Island, one of the Cape Verd Islands, 4, 5, 50
- Schaubhut, a fish, 5
- Schelebethueba, 84
- Scherues. See Xarayos
- Schetz or Schetzen, Heinrich, 88
- Schetzen, Erasmus, xxiv, xxviii, xxix, 81, 85, 86
- Schmidt, Ulrich, his lineage unknown, xiii seq.;
- agent of Flemish merchants, xv;
- his name, ib.;
- first edition of his book, xvi;
- period embraced by his voyage, xvii, xx;
- links his fortune with Irala, xxvii;
- not noticed by the chroniclers, ib., xxviii;
- does not mention Hans Stade, xxix;
- errors committed by, xxxiv;
- Azara’s opinion of, xxxv;
- leaves Antwerp, 1;
- arrives at Cadiz, ib.;
- at San Lucar, 2;
- at island of La Palma, ib.;
- erroneous distances given by, 4;
- historical notes, ib., 5;
- arrives at Rio de la Plata, 6;
- helps to found Buenos Ayres, 7 seq.;
- fights against Quirandis, ib.;
- ascends the Paraná, 12;
- the Paraguai, 18;
- fights against Agazes, 19;
- and Carios, 21;
- at Asuncion, 23;
- takes part in expedition of Ayolas, 24 seq.;
- returns with Irala, 26;
- descends the Paraguai and Parana, 28;
- at Corpus Christi, 30;
- at Buenos Ayres, 32;
- sails for Santa Catalina, ib.;
- is shipwrecked, 34;
- walks to San Gabriel, ib.;
- ascends the Parana, 35;
- remains at Asuncion, ib.;
- records arrival of Cabeza de Vaca, 36;
- takes part in Irala’s expeditions, 37 seq.;
- his remarks on the Xarayos, 44;
- on the Amazons, 45 seq.;
- marches through flooded land, 46 seq.;
- his booty, 49;
- his observations on climate, 50;
- astronomical errors of, 50 seq.;
- his remarks on Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, 51 seq.;
- his illness, 53;
- an accomplice in conspiracy against Alvar Nuñez, ib.;
- his remarks on native warfare, 54 seq.;
- takes part in military operations, 57 seq.;
- is disabled and rides on a sheep, 63;
- captives and booty taken by, 65;
- queer names given by, ib.;
- is selected for important duty, 69;
- gains favour among the men, ib.;
- takes part in expedition to Peru, 71 seq.;
- his opinion of Pizarro, 74;
- his remarks on Peru, 75;
- on the fertility of the country, 77;
- his share of slaves, 78;
- receives letter from Seville, 80;
- applies for leave of absence, ib.;
- letters and report delivered by, ib.;
- sets out on homeward journey, 81;
- curious names of places mentioned by, ib.;
- comes to the Tapis, 82;
- his account of that people, ib.;
- two of his companions killed, ib.;
- is attacked and defends himself, 83;
- forests described by, 83;
- fatigues endured by, 84;
- arrives at San Vicente, 85;
- is received by Peter Rossel, ib.;
- sails from San Vicente, ib.;
- puts into Espiritu Santo, 88;
- arrives at Lisbon, ib.;
- posts to Seville, ib.;
- arrives at San Lucar, ib.;
- at Cadiz, ib.;
- narrowly escapes shipwreck, 90;
- at Cadiz, ib.;
- sails for Holland, 91;
- arrives at Isle of Wight, ib.;
- at Antwerp, ib.
- Schmidt, editions of his Voyage, xxii.
- Schue Eiiba Thuescha, 84
- Segura, Pedro, 80
- Segurola, Don Saturnino, his collection of MSS., xxiii
- Seville, xiv, xv, xxiv, xxvi, xxviii, 2, 78, 80, 88, 241
- Sheep, Indian, 15, 19, 25, 45, 56, 63, 68, 118
- Siberis, 47, 48, 50, 68 seq.
- Sibylla. See Seville
- Sierra do Mar, 108
- Sierra, meaning of the word, 116
- Silver, pieces of, xiv;
- Skins of tiger, tapir, deer, etc., 155
- Smith, Buckingham, translation of Cabeza de Vaca’s Naufragios, referred to, xvii
- Snake, monstrous, 16
- Sococies, 191, 197, 202, 224
- Socorinos, 224, 234
- Solis, Juan Diaz de, xiv, 84
- Solorzano, 240
- Sosa, Hernando de, 247
- Sousa, Martin Affonzo de, sent to Brazil, xiv;
- factory established by, xxiv;
- colony founded by, 85;
- his captaincy and discovery, 120
- ——, Thomé de, xix
- Spain, xxx;
- propaganda against, power of, xxxi;
- conquests of, how based, xxi
- Spaniards discover Rio Janeiro, 5;
- suffer from famine, 9 seq.;
- execution of three, 10;
- ill-treated by their officers, 101, 103;
- perilous position of, 126 seq.;
- their wars with natives, 131 seq.;
- drowned in crossing river, 139;
- land and establishments of, 151;
- critical situation of, 165;
- escape the fire at Asuncion, 166;
- their destitute condition, 167;
- wounded by poisonous arrows, 173;
- health of, 184;
- wild fruit eaten by, 189;
- suffer from fever, 233;
- discontent of, 238
- Spanish government, colonial policy of, xxx;
- Spanish Jesuit missionaries, xxxiii
- Spanish words Germanised, 24, 56
- Stade, Hans, his narrative, xviii seq.;
- he is contemporary with Schmidt, ib.;
- by whom written, xxx;
- not mentioned by Schmidt, xxix;
- mistakes made by, 85, 86
- St. Andrew’s Day, 91
- St. Anthony’s Day, 85
- St. Bartholomew’s Day, 2
- St. Domingo, island of, 261
- St. Fernando, mountain of, 24, 40, 62;
- St. Gabriel, island of, 6, 7;
- distance from, to Cape Santa Maria, 34, 260
- St. Hieronymus’s Day, 88
- St. Iago, island of, 97;
- St. James’s Day, 80
- St. Jerome, cannibalism attributed to the Scotch in the time of, xxxviii
- St. John’s Day, 12, 86
- St. John’s bread, 18, 24
- St. Mark, name of brigantine, 197
- Sthuesia river, possibly the Xejuy, or Ipané, 60
- Stockades, 57
- Suelapa, erroneous rendering of an Indian name, 30
- Sugar factories in Brazil, 86
- Sumere, or straw-fish, 87
- Sun, house of the, 266
- Surukufers. See Samacosis
- Surukusis. See Samacosis
- Swamps, difficult marching in, 208
- Sword-fish, 5, 87
- Symanni, 66, 67
T.
- Tabaré, (Dabere or Thabere), brother of Aracaré, 38 seq.; 58, 59;
- Tabellino, Diego, 37
- Tabor, Indian chief, 132
- Tamacoxas, also called Samacosis and Machkasis, 73, 76, 77
- Tapapirazú, an Indian chief, 109
- Tapis (Tapii), Toppis, or Tupys, the tribes inhabiting the south of Brazil, xix, xxviii, 5, 81 seq. ethnological note;
- their habits, 82;
- their language, ib.;
- hostility of, 83, 216, 229
- Tapuá, an Indian village, 137, 138, 178, 179
- Tapuaguazú, 218, 219, 228, 230
- Taquari river, tributary of Parana-pané, 111
- Tarapecosies, a tribe, 231, 232
- Tardes. See Darts
- Targets, made of skins, 56 seq.
- Teasel (cardas), used instead of hemp and thread, 155;
- Teneriffe island, 2
- Terceira, one of the Azores, 88
- Teste de Terzero. See Terceira
- Thiembus. See Timbus
- Thistles used for food, 7, 48, 164
- Thohanna, 66, 67
- Thraso, the soldier in Terence’s play of “The Eunuch”, 52
- Three Kings’ Day, 91, 167
- Tibagi river, affluent of Parana-panemá, 108
- Tiger, man killed by, 126;
- panic caused by, 143 seq.;
- skins of, 155
- Timbus (Tyembus or Thiembus), an Indian tribe, described, 12 seq.; 14, 15;
- island inhabited by, 22;
- chief of, killed by Spaniards, 29;
- treachery of, 30 seq., 32
- Tocanguasú, an Indian chief, 107; 108
- Tocangusir, an Indian chief, 111
- Tomina, 19
- Tonina (tunny-fish), 87
- Topyis. See Tapis
- Tordesillas, treaty of, xiv, xxi
- Traveller’s tree, the (Urania speciosa), 68
- Truxillo, 244
- Tucuman, 19
- Tuguy, the place, 112, 113
- Tupi, Tupis, Tupin, Tape. See Tapis
- Turkish corn or maize, 33, 37, 40, 63, 66