Introductory Study

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introductory Study xvii
7. Approvals, Dedications, and Sonnets 1
8. Book One of the Indian Militia 17
9. Book Two of the Indian Militia 55
10. Book Three of the Indian Militia 81
11. Book Four of the Indian Militia 133
12. A Brief Description of All the Western Indies 165
13. Hydrography of the Coasts and Seas of the Indies 213
14. Geography of the Most Distinguished Kingdoms and Provinces of the Indies 221
15. Compendium of the Sphere 229
16. Declaration of the Proper Names of this Book 235
17. Appendix One: A Posthumous Report on Bernardo de Vargas Machuca’s Services, ca. 1622 239
18. Appendix Two: Selections from The Defense of Western Conquests, ca. 1603 245
19. Notes 259
20. Bibliography 281
21. Index 289