History of Europe, Vol. 14: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 (Classic Reprint) - Livres de poche

Excerpt from History of Europe, Vol. 14: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815

534. Character of the Peruvians when the Spaniards arrived, in 1519, 35. Their easy subjugation by the Spaniards, 36. Great effect of the introduction of horses and cattle, 37. Introduction of iron implements, and intermixture of Spanish blood, Great efforts of the Missions in South America, 39. Pernicious effect of the Roman Catholic religion in the towns, 40. State of religion and education, 41. Extent and divisions of the population, 42. Prosperous condition of the slaves in the Spanish provinces, 43. Mode in which the slaves and natives came to be so well managed, 44. Manners of the Gauchos, or the pastoral natives, 45. Prodigious numbers of cattle and horses in these plains, 46. Their prodigious multiplication in the Pampas of Buenos Ayres, 47. Mining establishments in the mountains, 48. Steady increase in the supply of the precious metals for a century before the Revolution, 49. System of government in the Spanish colonies, 50. Oppressive restrictions to which the colonies were subjected.

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