The Third Kingdom was distinguished by the Appellation of _Maquana,_ another admirable, healthful and fruitful Region, where at present the most refined sugar of the Island is made. _Caonabo_ then reigned there, who surmounted all the rest in Power, State, and the splendid Ceremonies of His Government. This King beyond all expectation was surpriz'd in his own Palace, by the great subtilty and industry of the _Spaniards,_ and after carried on board in order to his transportation to _Castile,_ but there being at that time six Ships Riding in the Haven, and ready to set Sail such an impetuous storm suddenly arose, that they as well as the Passengers and Ships Crew were all lost, together with King _Canabao_ loaded with Irons; by which judgement the Almighty declared that this was as unjust and impious an Act as any of the former. This Kind had three or four Brothers then Living, Men of strength and Valour, who being highly incensed at the Captivity of their King and Brother, to which he was injuriously reduc'd, having also intelligence of the Devastations and Butcheries committed by the _Spaniards_ in other Regions, and not long after hearing of their Brothers death, took up Arms to revenge themselves of the Enemy, whom the _Spaniards_ met with, and certain party of Horse (which proved very offensive to the _Indians_) made such havoc and slaughter among them, that the half of this Kingdom was laid waste and depopulated.
_Xaraqua_ is the Fourth Kingdom, and as it were the Centre and Middle of the whole Island, and is not to be equalled for fluency of Speech and politeness of Idiom or Dialect by any Inhabitants of the other Kingdoms, and in Policy and Morality transcends them all. Herein the Lords and Peers abounded, and the very Populace excelled in in stature and habit of Body: Their King was _Behechio_ by name and who had a Sister called _Anacaona,_ and both the Brother as well as Sister had loaded the _Spaniards_ with Benefits and singular acts of Civility, and by delivering them from the evident and apparent danger of Death, did signal services to the _Castilian_ Kings. _Behechio_ dying the supreme power of the Kingdom fell to _Anacaona:_ But it hapned one day, that the Governour of an Island, attended by 60 Horse, and 30 Foot (now the Cavalry was sufficiently able to unpeople not only the Isle, but also the whole Continent) he summoned about 300 Dynasta's, or Noblemen to appear before him, and commanded the most powerful of them, being first crouded into a Thatcht Barn or Hovel, to be exposed to the fury of the merciless Fire, and the rest to be pierced with Lances, and run through with the point of the Sword, by a multitude of Men: And _Anacaona_ her self who (as we said before,) sway'd the Imperial Scepter, to her greater honor was hanged on a Gibbet. And if it fell out that any person instigated by Compassion or Covetousness, did entertain any _Indian_ Boys and mount them on Horses, to prevent their Murder, another was appointed to follow them, who ran them through the back or in the hinder parts, and if they chanced to escape Death, and fall to the ground, they immediately cut off his Legs; and when any of those _Indians,_ that survived these Barbarous Massacres, betook themselves to an Isle eight miles distant, to escape their Butcheries, they were then committed to servitude during Life.