Persons in orders, de patrimonio, hav- Persons in the minor orders Syndics, or collectors for the mendi cant orders 13,244 10,774 Dependents on the Cruzada 1,844 Monks, including novices, servants, &c. 61,617 Nuns, ibid. 32,500 According to the general computation, the APPENDIX. american population, including the islands, at the N° II. latter end of the reign of Charles the third, amounted to 10,000,000: that of the Philippines, and other eastern islands, was estimated at 1,000,000.* The spanish dominions were also formed into twelve military divisions, exclusive of the places on the african coast; the chiefs of which were distinguished with the title of captains general, except Navarre, of which the governor was stiled viceroy. These were Old Castile, Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia, Majorca, Navarre, Guipuscoa, Andalusia, coast of Grenada, Galicia, Estremadura, Madrid, and its district. The civil divisions, for the administration of justice, were the chanceries of Grenada and Valladolid; the audiences of Saragossa, Barcelona, Valencia, Majorca, Seville, Corunna, Oviedo, the Canaries, and the royal council of Navarre. The heads of the chanceries were styled presidents; those of the audiences, regents. The subordinate magistrates in the different places, were the corregidors, the alcaldes mayores, who were nominated by the king, and the ordinary alcades, who were chosen by the corporations. Population. IN the early periods of spanish history, we Government. find the constitutions of the different states built on the same rude model, as those in the neighbouring countries, where the feudal system was established. The whole power of the state was vested in the king, conjointly with an assembly By the late estimation of Humboldt, the total amount of the american population was 13,500,000; and of the Philippines 1,500,000. |