M.

MACEO, cruelty of, 101; his character and appearance, 110; doubts as to whether he is shot, 111.

Mahogany, a once valuable product, 4.

"Maine" disaster, the, 120.

Maize, always been a necessity of life, 4.

Mangoes, 4.

Mantis, 207.

Marco Polo, 38.

Marianao, 148.

Matanzas taken by the English in 1762, 60; its foundation and name, 152; "The Golden Lion," 152; description of M., 157; its attractions, 158; the Yumurri Valley, 159.

Mayas, importation into Cuba of, to take the place of coolie labour, 37.

Merced, 132; the curious picture in the, 135; its orchestra, 138.

Mexico, the Revolution in, 68.

Milanes, the poet, 186.

Monserrat, condition of the island of, in the 17th century, 260.

Moon-flower, the, 213.

Morgan, Henry, the Welsh buccaneer, 52.

Morro Castle, 121.

Mosquitos, swarms of, 126.

Mountains of Cuba, 2; unhealthy condition of the mountain regions, 4.

Music, Cuban, 190.

N.

NASSAU, the city of, 226; Grant's Town, 228; the silk-cotton-tree, 229; its magnificent bay, 233.

Natives, language of the, at the time of Columbus, 15; their appearance and manners of life, 15; extermination of the, 15 (in note); modesty of the native ladies, 39; condition of the, at the time of the discovery, 44; their affinity with the natives of the neighbouring islands and the mainland, 44; their number, 45; their quiet life, 45; and religion, 46; Spanish cruelty to the, 47; their few descendants, 48; reduced to slavery, 49.

Narvaez starts from Santiago for Yucatan, 180.

Negroes introduced to replace the aborigines, 27; the free blacks, 35; their liking for gaudy dresses, 35; in church, 35; their love of music, 36; rebellion of the, 64; barbaric state of the rebel negroes, 109; how the blacks enjoy themselves during the Carnival in Havana, 140; piety of the, 142; the n. at the opera, 142; their superstitions, 193; the n. of the Bahamas, 224; their cleanly habits, 226; the n. of Monserrat, 261.

Nelson, marriage of Lord, 277.

New Providence, Bahamas, 225; a contrast after Cuba, 226; its vegetation, 231; the flatness of the island, 233; the heavy dews, 236.

Newspapers, the, of Cuba, 189.

O.

OBI, the worship of, 193; strange rites of, 194.

Ojo del Toro, Mountain of, 2.

Oranges, 4.

O'Reilly, Marshal, his expedition to Louisiana, 62.

P.

PALMA, SEA'OR THOMASO ESTRADO, President of the Gran Junta in New York, 98.

Palm-trees, 205.

_Patria, La_, the Revolutionary journal, 98.

Payrete Theatre, the, 141.

Petition to the Queen-Regent of Spain, 119.

Philip II., laws framed by, 18; fortifies Cuba, 54.

Philippe, Louis, wishes to buy Cuba, 77.

Pico Turquino, Mountain, 3.

Pine-apple, the, 4; a plantation, 233.

Pinos, La Isla dos, a health resort, 5 and 11.

Plantations, or Haciendas, backward state of the, 174; description of a, 205.

Population, sparse, in mountain regions, 4; early inhabitants, 14; present, 16; the rural, 176.

Prim, General, proposes to sell Cuba to the U.S., 88; assassination of, 90.

Procession, a religious, 169.

Propaganda, the archives of the, 258.

Puentes Grandes, 149.

Puerto Principe, founded by Diego Velasquez, 49; description of, 192.

Punta, La, the fortress, 121.

Q.

QUESADA, MANUEL DE, brother-in-law to Cespedes, elected Commander-in-Chief of the insurgent army, 87.

Quinsai, the imaginery city, 40.

R.

RAILWAYS, mainly in British hands, 26; Cuban, 150.

Rainy season, 2 (in note).

Rebellion, the Cuban, real commencement of the movement, 64; first steps towards open, 75; open revolt under Cespedes, 82; the holder of the funds decamps, 84; want of money and arms, 84; rebels worsted at Bayamo, 85; the horrors which resulted, 85; tragic death of Cespedes, 91; Maximo Gomez elected Commander-in-Chief, 93; the Treaty of Zanjou, 94; abstention of the towns from taking part in the, 100; organization of the, 101; an encampment, 107.

Rebels, cruelty of the, 101; number and organization of the, 101; amusements of the, 109; their priests, 109.

_Reconcentrados_, the miserable lot of the, 108.

Religion, insincerity of the Cubans in their, 24; present religious awakening, 24; toleration, 26; religion and slavery, 34; Catholicism in Cuba, 56; ceremonies of the Church, 57; an Archbishopric created, 58; reaction in favour of, 138; a procession, 169; state of, in Monserrat, 260.

Reptiles: the red asp, 7; scorpions, 7; cure for the bite of a Cuban scorpion, 7.

Republic, the Cuban, proclaimed by, and Cespedes elected President, 87; send envoys to England, France, and the United States, 87; tragic death of Cespedes, 91; Don Cisneros y BA(C)tancourt elected President, 93; Don Francisco Aquelera, third President, 93; the Treaty of Zanjou, 94; the Republican Parliament dissolved in 1879, 95.

Rincon, 151.

Rosario waterfalls, 6.

S.

SAN DOMINGO, revolt of the negroes in, 63.

San Francisco, the church of, 136.

San Salvador, first sighted by Columbus, 38.

Santiago, the province of, earthquakes in, 3; healthiest half of the island, 11.

Santiago de Cuba, founded by Diego Velasquez in 1516, 49; its bay, 178; most historical city in the island, 180; the cathedral, 181; Holy Week in, 181; a literary centre, 184.

Santoveneo, the late Countess of, 125.

Secret societies formed, 67; branches in America, 98.

Shea, Sir Ambrose, Governor of the Bahamas, 232.

Shopping in Havana, mode of, 127.

Sierra de Cobre, 3.

Sierra Maestra, 1; resemblance to Genoese Riviera, 2; its peaks, 2.

Silk-cotton-tree, the, 229.

Slaves, female, 28; the trade, 29; the first steps towards their emancipation, and its horrible consequences, 29; continued sale of, notwithstanding the law, 30; their idea of freedom, 30; laws to protect the, 31; inhuman torture of, 32; the household slaves, 33; their long hours of labour, 34; slavery and religion, 34; slavery replaced by coolie labour, 37; large importation of, 73; an arrangement for freeing them, 82; laws against them, 261; advertisements for the sale of, 271; good treatment of the, 270.

Society, Cuban, 23.

Sores, Jacob, the adventures of, 53.

Soto, Hernando de, his ill-fated expedition to Florida, 50; he rebuilds Havana, 53.

Spain aids the American revolutionists, 62; mistaken policy of, with regard to Cuba, 66; her revolting colonies, 67; revolution in S., 90; maladministration of, in Cuba, 112.

Spaniards in the island, 17; bigotry of, 18; S. and Cubans compared, 18; their way of living, 25; their cruelty, 47; hatred in which they were held in the West Indies, 51; dissipation of the Spanish landowners, 175.

Springs, fresh, 6.

Stories of the Obi, strange, 194.

Sucking-pig, the universal love of, 217.

Sugar, French colonists persuade greater growth of, 4; sugar canes take the place of coffee, 69; depreciation in value of, 114; backward state of the plantations, 174; description of a s. plantation, 208; how sugar is made, 211.

Superstitions, Cuban, 193.

T.

TACON, the good administration of, 72.

Tacon, Theatre, the orchestra of the, 36; the Carnival ball at the, 140; description of the, 142; great singers at the, 143.

Theatres in the West Indies, 274.

Tobacco, one of the chief products, 3; some of the best plantations in British hands, 26; the trade in a bad state, 114; the story of, 218; Cuban, 219; the tobacco industry, 221.

Tom-tom, the, 36.

Torrecillas Theatre, the, 144.

Tortoise-hunting, 8.

Tortuga, Island of, the headquarters of the buccaneers, 52.

Torture of slaves, inhuman, 32.

Trinidad de Cuba, founded by Diego Velasquez in 1513, 171; the starting place of Cortez on his expedition to Mexico, 171.

Turquino, the highest point in Cuba, 178.

Twilight, no, in Cuban latitudes, 174.

U.

UNITED STATES, the, wish to annex Cuba by purchase, 78; will not recognise the Cuban Republic, 88; another proposal for the purchase of the island, 88; indignation in, over the "Virginius" affair, 89; importance of Cuba to the, 95; her trade with Cuba, 97, 113.

University of Havana established in 1721, 18; several chairs created by Las Casas, 19; almost entirely governed by Cubans, 112.