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merit of Venezuela ; situate upon the coast near
cape Blanco.

(CATABAW River. See Wateree.)

(Catabaw Indians, a small tribe who have one
town called Catabaw, situate on the river of that
name, hit. 44° S9' n, on the boundary line between
N. and S. Carolina, and contains about 450 inha-
bitants, of which about 150 are fighting men.
They are the only tribe w hich resides in the state ;
144,000 acres of land . were granted them by the
proprietary government. These are the remains of
a forrnidalile nation, the bravest and most generous
enemy thp Six Nations had, butthey have degenera-
ted sincp they have been surrounded by the whites.)

CATABUHU, a river of the province and
country of Las Amazonas: it rises near the equi-
noctial line, runs s. e. and enters the Rio Negro.

CATACACHI, a settlement of the province and
corregimiehto of Caxamarca in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Santa Cruz, in which there is a
stream of water Avhich distils from some crevices,
and deposits in its bed a sort of white stone or
crystalline substance, which they call catachi^ and
which being dissolved in water, is accounted a spe-
cific in the flux.

CATACAOS, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Piura in Peru.

CATACOCHA, a settlement of the province and
correghniento of Loxa in the kingdom of Quito.

CATACUMBO, a river of the province and
government of Maracaibo, which rises to the e. of
the city of Las Palmas, and runs e. increasing its
stream by many others which flow into it, until it
unites itself with the Sulia, to enter the lake of
Maracaibo; where, at its mouth, it extends itself
and forms a large pool of water called La Lagu-
neta.

CATAGANE, a settlement of Canada, situate
on the side of lake Superior, close to the point of
Chagovamigon, (or more properly called Camanis-
tigovan.)

CATAGUAR, a settlement of the province and
government of Cumaná ; situate to the e. of the
city of Cariaco.

CATALANA, an island of the gulf of Califor-
nia, or Mar Roxo de Cories ; situate near the
coast, between the islands of Monserrat and Santa
Cruz.

CATALINA, Santa, a settlement of the head
settlement and alcaldia mayor of Tezcoco in Nue-
va Espana ; annexed to the settlement of Nuestra
Senora de la Purificacion. It contains 132 fami-
lies of Indians.

CATALINA, Santa, another seUlement in the head settle-
mentand district of Tepaxtlan, and alcaldia mar/or
of Cuercavaca, in Nueva España.

CATALINA, Santa, another settlement of the
head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Tepeaca in
the same kingdom.

CATALINA, Santa, another, with the distin-
gnishing title of Martyr, in the head settlement and
ah aldia mayor of Zacatlan in the same kingdom.

CATALINA, Santa, anotlier settlement of the
head settlement of Teutalpan, and alcaldia mayor
of Zacatlan, in the same kingdom.

CATALINA, Santa, a small settlement of the
head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Juxtlahua-
ca in the same kingdom.

CATALINA, Santa, another, of the head set-
tlement of Tantoyuca, and alcaldia mayor of
Tampico, in the same kingdom : it is of a hot tem-
perature, and contains 80 families of Indians, who
apply themselves to the culture of the soil ; is 10
leagues to the e. of its head settlement.

CATALINA, Santa, another, of the province
and corregimiento of Omasuyos in Peru ; annexed
to the curacy of Huaicho.

CATALINA, Santa, another settlement of the
province and corregimiento of Cauta in Peru ; an-
nexed to the curacy of Pari ; it has some hot me-
dicinal baths.

CATALINA, Santa, a small settlement of the
district and jurisdiction of Valladolid in the pro-
vince and bishopric of Mechoacan of Nueva
Espana.

CATALINA, Santa, another,' of the head set-
tlement of Mistepeque, and alcaldia mayor of Ne-
japa, in Nueva España: it is of a cold temperature,
situate at the foot of a mountain, with 60 families
of Indians, and is 4 leagues from its head settle-
ment.

CATALINA, Santa, another, of the head set-
tlement of Quiatoni, and alcaldia mayor of Teutit-
lan, in Nueva España, with 20 families of Indians ;
and is one league n. of its head settlement.

CATALINA, Santa, another settlement of the
missions which were held by the regulars of the
company of Jesuits, in the province of Tepeguana
and kingdom of Nueva Viscaya, on the shore of
the river Las Nasas ; is 30 leagues to the n. w. of
its capital.

CATALINA, Santa, another settlement, with
the addition of Sera, of the province and govern-
ment of Maracaibo, in the district of the city of
Pedraza ; situate on the shore of the river Pariva ;
is one of the missions which are held in Barinas bj
the religion of St. Domingo.

CATALINA, Santa, another, of the same pro-

de Venezuela, situado en la Costa cerca del Cabo Blanco.

CATABUHU, Río] de la Provincia y País de las Amazonas: nace baxo de la línea equinoccial, corre al SE y entra en el río Negro.

CATACACHI, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Caxamarca en el Perú]], anexo al Curato del de Santa Cruz, en que hay un manantial que del agua que destila en unas cuevas se quaxa una especie de piedra blanca y cristalina que llaman catachi, y sirve tomándola disuelta en agua para contener el fluxo de sangre.

CATACAOS, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Piura en el Perú.

CATACOCHA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Loxa en el Reyno de Quito.

CATACUMBO, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de Maracaibo: nace al E de la Ciudad de las Palmas, y sigue corriendo al mismo rumbo, aumentándose su caudal con el de otros que recoge hasta unirse con el de Sulia, para entrar en la laguna de Maracaibo, en cuya boca se extiende y forma un rebalso de aguas muy grande que llaman la laguneta.

CATAGANE, Pueblo de la Nueva Francia o Canadá, situado en la Costa del lago superior junto a la punta de Chagovamigon.

CATAGUAR, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cumaná, situado al E de la Ciudad de Cariaco.

CATALANA, Isla del Golfo de California o mar Roxo de Cortes, situada cerca de la Costa entre las de Monserrat y de Santa Cruz.

SANTA CATALINA, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Tezcoco en Nueva España, agregado al de nuestra Señora de la Purificación: tiene 132 familias de Indios.
Tiene este mismo nombre otro Pueblo en la Cabecera y partido de Tepaxtlán y Alcaldía mayor de Cuernavaca en Nueva España.
Otro de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Tepeaca en el mismo Reyno.
Otro con el distintivo de Mártyr en la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Zacatlán en el mismo Reyno.
Otro de la Cabecera de Teutalpan y Alcaldía mayor de Zacatlán en el mismo Reyno.
Otro pequeño de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Juxtlahuaca en el mismo Reyno.
Otro de la Cabecera de Tantoyuca y Alcaldía mayor de Tampico en el mismo Reyno: es de temperamento cálido, y tiene 8 o familias de Indios, dedicados al cultivo de la tierra, está 10 leguas al Oriente de su Cabecera.
Otro de la Provincia y Corregí miento de Omasuyos en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Huaicho.
Otro de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Canta en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Parí: tiene unos baños medicinales de agua caliente.