During the fall other English reinforcements arrived, and in January, 1807, Montevideo was taken by assault.
At the Russian court he was warmly received, but was soon dismissed at the demand of the Spanish minister.
The India House, as it was called, was established by warrant of Queen Joanna in 1503.[
Under the first head may be mentioned the mita, or forced labor in mines, farms, and factories, and the repartimiento, or encomienda, which was an allotment to Spaniards of territory including the native inhabitants as peons or vassals.