Rudo Ensayo: A DESCRIPTION OF SONORA AND ARIZONA IN 1764

Contents

• Title page
• About the Translators…
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Table of Contents (As in the original volume)
• Preface
• Biographical Sketch
• Letter from Nentvig to Zeballos (July 16, 1764)

• 1. A Description of Sonora
  • 1.1. Its Name, Location, and Boundaries
  • 1.2. Its Latitude and Longitude
• 2. On the Rivers and Brooks of Sonora
  • 2.1. The Yaqui River and Its Tributaries
  • 2.2. Of Other Rivers and Creeks
  • 2.3. The Gila and the San Pedro Rivers
  • 2.4. The Colorado River
• 3. Mountains, Climate, and Fertility of the Soil
  • 3.1. Mountain Ranges
  • 3.2. Fertility of the Soil
  • 3.3. The Climate
  • 3.4. Pertaining to Cattle and Their BreedingIn Spanish, cattle (ganado) is a generic word applicable to all animals and subdivided into large (mayor), such as bovines, horses, mules and donkeys, and small (menor), such as sheep, goats, and hogs.
  • 3.5. Wild Beasts Found in the Province
  • 3.6. Insects and Disgusting Creatures
  • 3.7. The Birds
• 4. Native Flora
  • 4.1. Fruits
  • 4.2. Medicinal Products
• 5. Indian Tribes of Sonora
  • 5.1. Their Language, Nature, Intellectual Capacity, and Distinctive Traits
  • 5.2. Their History, Idolatry, and Sorcery
  • 5.3. Superstitions, Omens, and Credulities
  • 5.4. Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies
  • 5.5. War Practices, Ceremonies, and Rituals
  • 5.6. Treatment of Wounds
• 6. Tribes of Sonora
  • 6.1. Opatas, Eudebes, and Jovas
  • 6.2. Pimas Altos and Bajos
  • 6.3. The Seris and Their Confederates
  • 6.4. The Apaches, Ancient Scourge of Sonora
• 7. The Jesuit Missions
  • 7.1. San Francisco de Borja Rectorship
  • 7.2. The Rectorship of Santos Mártires del Japón
  • 7.3. The Rectorate of San Francisco Javier
  • 7.4. The Rectorate of Pimería Alta (Nuestra Señora de los Dolores)
  • 7.5. Depopulated Indian Settlements
• 8. The Missions and Government
  • 8.1. The Missions: Their Churches, Furnishings, Worship, and Teachings
  • 8.2. Ecclesiastical and Civil Governments
• 9. Settlements
  • 9.1. Preamble
  • 9.2. Mining Camps and Settlements of Spaniards
  • 9.3. The Royal Presidios and Intermediate Villages
  • 9.4. Curacies: Their Vast Size and Places of Worship
• 10. How to Punish the Enemy and Prevent the Ruin of Sonora

• Bibliography and References
• General Index
• Index to Fauna
• Nentvig's Map of Sonora and Areas North, 1762. Retouched by A.F. Pradeau. Reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum.