This study of Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and South America was first published in 1810.

Excerpt from Present State of the Spanish Colonies, Vol. 2: Including a Particular Report of Hispanola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo; With a General Survey of the Settlements on the South Continent of America, as Relates to History, Trade, Population, Customs, Manners, &C The constitution of their state, with respect to the succession of the crown, could not have been better framed, as by means of it they not only avoided the inconv'eniences of hereditary succession, but those of election also. An in dividual of the royal family was always chosen king, both to preserve the dignity andisplen dour of the crown, and to hinder the throne from ever being occupied by a man of low birth. The brother succeeded, in prefer ence to the son, by which means, the indis cretion of youth and the strat'agems of an am bitious regent were equally avoided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."