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dried flesh, hung up to preserve them from corrup-
tion. Their garments are a shirt without sleeves,
reaching down to the middle of their legs. The
married people wear drawers of baize with coloured
puckers for festival days, and those who enjoy
offices of state wear a baize jacket : they neither
use hatnorshoes, and no one of them ever goes out
without slinging round his neck some medals and a
rosary. The hair is worn short until they marry,
and when they become old they suffer it to grow
long. The women wear close gowns which reach
down to the ground, and which they call tapoyes:
they never swathe or bind themselves round the
waist, but carry on their necks, on gala-days, some
threads strung with glass intermixed with beads
made of cacao nuts, and coloured beans ; these
threads usually amount to 20 or SO rows ; on en-
tering the church they always loosen their hair.
The regulars of the company of the Jesuits taught
them offices, in which they assisted most dexte-
rously ; and it really excites admiration that In-
dians, acquainted only with their own barbarian
dialect, should be able to manage the compass of
the notes, understand their proportions and num-
bers, and apply the rules of music to its execution.
At certain times of the year they go a mdear, or
to hunt for honey among the woods : from thence
they bring back wax of two sorts, one which is
white and odoriferous, Jhe other of less substance,
as the wax of Europe, manufactured by a species
of bees without stings, called opernus; also an-
other kind of wax, made by a still different sort of
bees, but which are all properly denominated wild
wax. This wax is delivered to the curate, who
preserves it in his house to send to the provinces of
Peru ; and from the product of this article, and
from that of the cotton, which is made into woofs,
to the amount of two pounds weight yearly by
each Indian, he procures in 3xchange whatever is
necessary for the settlement, such as baizes, coloured
wools, bags, iron and steel articles, chopping
knives, wedges, hatchets, scissars, pocket-knives,
needles, medals, bugles, and other articles of hard-
ware and little necessaries, which, being stored up
by him, is distributed amongst the natives accord-
ing to their necessities, and in a manner that they
may want for nothing, but live happy and con-
tented. The settlements are as follows :
San Xavier, San Joseph,
La Concepcion, Santiago,
San Miguel, San Juan,
San Ignacio, El Santo,
Santa Ana, Corazon.
San Rafael,
CHIQUIZA, a settlement of the corregimiento
of Sachica in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It
is of a cold temperature, and produces wheat,
maize, barley, papaSy and the other fruits peculiar
to its climate. Its ijihabitants are so few as scarcely
to amount to 30 housekeepers, and about the same
number of Indians. Four leagues to the n. w. of
Tunja, and somewhat less from Velez.
CHIRA, a settlement and seat of the silver mines
of the province and corregimiento of Piura in Peru ;
annexed to the curacy of Paita.
Same name, another settlement of the province and
alcaldia mayor of Nicoya in the kingdomof Guate-
mala.
[CHIRAGOW. See Plein River.]
CHIRAMBIRA, an island situate in the large
bay of St. Juan, on the coast of the province and
government of Choco in the S. sea, which gives its
name to a small creek formed by this island and the
continent.
CHIRCA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Sicasica in Peru ; annexed to the
curacy of Chulumani.
CHIRE, Santa Rosa de a city of the govern-
ment and province of Los Llanos in the Nuevo
Reyno de Granada ; founded by the Governor
Francisco Anciso. It is of a very hot and un-
healthy temperature, but affords the same vegetable
productions as the rest of the province. It is so
mean and reduced as to contain hardly 100 house-
keepers, and scarcely deserves the name of a city.
This settlement lies the furthest to the n. w. extre-
mity of any in this kingdom, and is bounded in
that quarter by the province and bishopric of Ca-
racas.
Same name a river of the above
province and government. It rises at the foot of
the lomas del Viento, runs e. and enters the Meta,
traversing the country of the Betoyes Indians.
CHIRGUA, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Venezuela. It rises in the mountain of Ta-
cazuruma on the s. runs s. and enters the Gamalo-
tal, after having collected the waters of many other
rivers.
CHIRIBIQUI, Santa Fe de a settlement of
the province and government of Cumana in the
kingdom of Tierra Firme ; situate on the coast,
between the rivers Mosina and Marecapana.
CHIRICOAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of
the Nuevo Reyno de Granada, to the e. of the
mountains of Bogota, and at the entrance of the
llanos or plains of Cazanare and Meta. They
lead a wandering life through the woods in com-
pany with the Guaibas ; they are crafty and very
dexterous thieves, but of a docile and pacific dis-
position. In 16.64; some of them were reduced into
Translationinaiz y carne seca colgados para librarlos de la corrupción: su vestuario es una camisa sin mangas, de tela gruesa de algodón, que les llega a media pierna: los casados traen un calzón de pañete o bayeta, con buches colorados para los dias de fiesta, y los que tienen oficio de república un armador de bayeta: no usan sombrero ni zapatos; pero ninguno dexa de traer al cuello Rosario y medallas: el pelo le traen corto hasta que se casan, y lo hacen luego que tienen edad, que se lo dexan crecer: las mugeres traen camisas cerradas, que llegan hasta el suelo, y llaman tapoyes: no se faxan; pero traen al cuello por gala unos hilos de cuentas de vidrio interpoladas con cocos pequeños, fríxoles colorados aponiéndose 20 u 30 de estos hilos: al entrar en la Iglesia se sueltan el cabello: los Regulares de la Compañía les enseñaron oficios en que trabajan diestramente, causando admiración que unos Indios que solo saben su bárbaro idioma manejen el compás, entiendan de proporciones y números, y apliquen las reglas de la música a la execucion: en ciertos tiempos del año van a melear, que es a buscar cera en los bosques, y la recogen de dos especies, una blanca y olorosa, aunque no tiene la consistencia de la de Europa, y la fabrican una especie de abejas sin aguijón que llaman opemús, y otra amarilla, que la hacen distinta casta; pero ambas silvestres: esta cera se entrega al Cura, que la beneficia en su casa para enviarla a vender a las Provincias del Perú; de cuyo producto, y de los texidos de algodón que hila cada Inedia dos libras al año, compra lo que necesita cada Pueblo como bayetas, lanas de colores, costales, fierro y azero para machetes, cuñas, hachas, tixeras, cuchillos, agujas, medallas, abalorios y otras quinquillerías y cosas, que almacenadas en casa del mismo Cura. „ les reparte según necesitan, de modo que. nada les. falta, vivan contentos; los Pue los son los siguientes.
San Xavier.
La Concepción.
San Miguel.
San Ignacio.
Santa Ana.
San Rafael.
San Joseph.
Santiago.
San Juan.
El Santo Cora
CHIQUEA Pueblo del Corregimiento de Sachica y jurisdicción de Leiba en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada: es de temperamento frío, y produce trigo, maíz, cebada, papas y demás frutos, de este clima: su vecindario. es tan corto que apenas tendrá 30 vecinos y otros tantos Indios: está 4 leguas al NO de Tunja, y algo ménos de Velez.
CHIRA Pueblo y asiento de minas de plata de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Piura en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Paita.
Tiene, el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Nicoya en el Reyno de Guatemala.
CHIRAMBIRA, Isla situada en la Ensenada grande de San Juan en la. Costa de la Provincia y Gobierno del Chocó y mar del Sur, que da el nombre a una caleta que forma con el Continente.
CHIRCA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Sicasica en. el Perú:, anexo al Curato de Chulumani.
CHIRE, Santa Rosa de, Ciudad del Gobierno y Provincia de Los Llanos en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada, fundada por el Gobernador Francisco Anciso: es de temperamento muy cálido y enfermo, produce los mismos frutos que toda la Provincia; pero es tan pobre y reducida, que apenas tiene 100 vecinos, para, conservar por. mal nombre el de Ciudad: es la población mas distante de este Reyno al NO, por donde ya confina con la Provincia y Obispado de Caracas.
Tiene el mismo nombre un río de esta Provincia y Gobierno; nace al pie de las lomas del viento: corre al E y entra en el de Meta, atravesando el Pais de los Indios Betoyes.
CHIRGUA, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela: nace en el cerro de Tacazuruma a la parte del S, corre siguiendo este rumbo, y entra en el del Gamalotal, después de recoger las aguas de diferentes arroyos.
CHIRIBIQUI, Santa Fe de, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cumaná en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme, situado en la Costa entre los ríos de Mosina y Marecapaná.
CHIRICOAS, Nación bárbara de Indios del Nuevo Reyno de Granada, a Levante de las montañas de Bogotá, y entrada de los llanos de Cazanare y Meta: viven vagantes por las selvas en compañía de los Guaibas: son astutos y muy diestros en robar, pero de genio dócil y pacífico: el año de 1664 se reduxéron algunos | 450450
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dried flesh, hung up to preserve them from corrup-
tion. Their garments are a shirt without sleeves,
reaching down to the middle of their legs. The
married people wear drawers of baize with coloured
puckers for festival days, and those who enjoy
offices of state wear a baize jacket : they neither
use hatnorshoes, and no one of them ever goes out
without slinging round his neck some medals and a
rosary. The hair is worn short until they marry,
and when they become old they suffer it to grow
long. The women wear close gowns which reach
down to the ground, and which they call tapoyes:
they never swathe or bind themselves round the
waist, but carry on their necks, on gala-days, some
threads strung with glass intermixed with beads
made of cacao nuts, and coloured beans ; these
threads usually amount to 20 or SO rows ; on en-
tering the church they always loosen their hair.
The regulars of the company of the Jesuits taught
them offices, in which they assisted most dexte-
rously ; and it really excites admiration that In-
dians, acquainted only with their own barbarian
dialect, should be able to manage the compass of
the notes, understand their proportions and num-
bers, and apply the rules of music to its execution.
At certain times of the year they go a mdear, or
to hunt for honey among the woods : from thence
they bring back wax of two sorts, one which is
white and odoriferous, Jhe other of less substance,
as the wax of Europe, manufactured by a species
of bees without stings, called opernus; also an-
other kind of wax, made by a still different sort of
bees, but which are all properly denominated wild
wax. This wax is delivered to the curate, who
preserves it in his house to send to the provinces of
Peru ; and from the product of this article, and
from that of the cotton, which is made into woofs,
to the amount of two pounds weight yearly by
each Indian, he procures in 3xchange whatever is
necessary for the settlement, such as baizes, coloured
wools, bags, iron and steel articles, chopping
knives, wedges, hatchets, scissars, pocket-knives,
needles, medals, bugles, and other articles of hard-
ware and little necessaries, which, being stored up
by him, is distributed amongst the natives accord-
ing to their necessities, and in a manner that they
may want for nothing, but live happy and con-
tented. The settlements are as follows :
San Xavier, San Joseph,
La Concepcion, Santiago,
San Miguel, San Juan,
San Ignacio, El Santo,
Santa Ana, Corazon.
San Rafael,
CHIQUIZA, a settlement of the corregimiento
of Sachica in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It
is of a cold temperature, and produces wheat,
maize, barley, papaSy and the other fruits peculiar
to its climate. Its ijihabitants are so few as scarcely
to amount to 30 housekeepers, and about the same
number of Indians. Four leagues to the n. w. of
Tunja, and somewhat less from Velez.
CHIRA, a settlement and seat of the silver mines
of the province and corregimiento of Piura in Peru ;
annexed to the curacy of Paita.
Same name, another settlement of the province and
alcaldia mayor of Nicoya in the kingdomof Guate-
mala.
[CHIRAGOW. See Plein River.]
CHIRAMBIRA, an island situate in the large
bay of St. Juan, on the coast of the province and
government of Choco in the S. sea, which gives its
name to a small creek formed by this island and the
continent.
CHIRCA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Sicasica in Peru ; annexed to the
curacy of Chulumani.
CHIRE, Santa Rosa de a city of the govern-
ment and province of Los Llanos in the Nuevo
Reyno de Granada ; founded by the Governor
Francisco Anciso. It is of a very hot and un-
healthy temperature, but affords the same vegetable
productions as the rest of the province. It is so
mean and reduced as to contain hardly 100 house-
keepers, and scarcely deserves the name of a city.
This settlement lies the furthest to the n. w. extre-
mity of any in this kingdom, and is bounded in
that quarter by the province and bishopric of Ca-
racas.
Same name a river of the above
province and government. It rises at the foot of
the lomas del Viento, runs e. and enters the Meta,
traversing the country of the Betoyes Indians.
CHIRGUA, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Venezuela. It rises in the mountain of Ta-
cazuruma on the s. runs s. and enters the Gamalo-
tal, after having collected the waters of many other
rivers.
CHIRIBIQUI, Santa Fe de a settlement of
the province and government of Cumana in the
kingdom of Tierra Firme ; situate on the coast,
between the rivers Mosina and Marecapana.
CHIRICOAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of
the Nuevo Reyno de Granada, to the e. of the
mountains of Bogota, and at the entrance of the
llanos or plains of Cazanare and Meta. They
lead a wandering life through the woods in com-
pany with the Guaibas ; they are crafty and very
dexterous thieves, but of a docile and pacific dis-
position. In 16.64; some of them were reduced into
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