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and lies seven leagues to the n. of its head settle-
ment.
CORUTES, a small river of the province and
government of Paraguay. It runs n. n.'e. and en-
ters the Xexuy, opposite the town of Curuguato.
CORWI, a river of the province and govern-
ment of French Guinea. It enters the sea close to
cape Orange.
COSACURO, a small river of the province and
colony of Surinam, or part of Guayana in the
Dutch possessions. It runs n. and enters the
Cuyuni.
COSANGA, a large river of the province of
Quixos in the kingdom of Quito. It runs s. e.
then turns its course e. and as it were imperceptibly
to the n. and afterwards, in order to receive on the
w. the river Bermejo, enters the s. side of the river
Coca.
COSAPA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Carangas in Peru, of the arch-
bishopric of Charcas ; annexed to the curacy of
Turco.
COSCAOCOAS, a nation of Indians reduced
to the Catholic faith, dwelling upon the llanura or
level of Cumboso, of the jurisdiction of Lamas.
They are few in number, and are bounded by the
Amasifucines.
COSCOMATEPEC, San Juan de, a settle-
ment of the head settlement of Yxhuatlan, and
alcaldia mayor of Cordoba, in NuevaEspana. It
contains 10 families of Spaniards, 35 of Mustees,
75 of Mulattoes, and 196 of Indians. Seven leagues
to the n. n. w. of its head settlement ; but the roads
here are so rugged and full of steeps and precipices
that the sight grows dizzy at looking down them.
COSCOMITLAN, a settlement of the liead
settlement and alcaldia mayor of Caxititlas in
Nueva Espana, from whence it lies one league and
a half to the n. w. In its vicinity is a lake.
COSELA, a settlement and real of the silver
mines of the province of Copala, and kingdom of
Nueva Vizcaya ; situate to the n. of that of Char-
cas.
COSEREMONIANOS, a barbarous nation of
Indians, of the province and government of Moxos
in the kingdom of Quito ; discovered by Father
Cypriano Baraza, a Jesuit. It is, however, but
little known.
COSIGUIRACHI, a town of the province of
Taraumara, and kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya ; one
of the most wealthy towns in the kingdom, and of
a mild and healthy temperature. Its population
is composed of many families of Spaniards and
Mustees^ no small number of Mulattoes, and very
many Indians. It is 24 leagues to the s. k?. \ to
the s. of the real of the mines and town of San
Felipe de Chiguagua.
Cosiguirachi, a settlement and real of the
silver mines of the intendancy of Durango in
Nueva Espana; of a cdld temperature ; situate in
a rough and uneven territory, but being fertile, and
abounding in fruits and seeds. (By a very recent
memoir of the intendantof Durango, the population
of this real was made to amount to 10,700.)
COSMA, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Huamalies in Peru ; annexed to the
curacy of Banos.
COSMA, another settlement, in the province and
corregimiento of Andahuailas, of the same king-
dom ; annexed to the curacy of Moro in the pro-
vince of La Santa.
COSME, San, a settlement of the head settle-
ment and alcaldia mayor of Fresnillo in Nueva
Espana. It contains a very large number of
Spaniards, Indians, Mustees, and Mulattoes, being
very close to the city of Zacatecas, lying from
thence only seven leagues to the n. and being 10 to
the e. of its capital.
COSME, San, another settlement, of the province
and government of Sonora in Nueva Espana ;
situate in the country of the Sobaipuris Indians, on
the shore of a river between the settlements of Santa
Catalina and San Francisco Xavier.
COSME, San, another, with the surname of Viejo,
(Old), a reduccion of the missions which were held
by the regulars of the company of Jesuits, in the
province and government of Paraguay ; situate on
the shore of the river Parana, between the settle-
ments of Santa Ana and La Candelaria.
COSME, San, another, with the addition of
Nuevo, (New), to distinguish it from the former in
the same province : also a reduccion of the regulars
of the company of Jesuits, on the shore of the
Parana, and to the w. of the settlement of
Jesus.
COSME, San, a small island of the gulf of Cali-
fornia, or Mar Roxo de Cortes ; situate very near
the coast, in the middle of the canal which is
formed by this coast and the island of Carmen,
and close to another island called San Damian.
COSPALA, a settlement of the head settlement
and alcaldia mayor of Juchipila in Nueva Espana.
It is five leagues to the s. of the head settlement.
COSSA, or COSAIBO, a river of the province
and government of Guayana, in the French posses-
sions.
COSSART, a town of the province and colony
of N. Carolina ; situate on the shore of the river
Jadquin.
COSTA-BAXA, a part of the coast of Brazil, in
Translationy dista 7 leguas al N de su Cabecera.
CORUTES, Río] pequeño de la Provincia y Gobierno del Paraguay: corre al N NE, y entra en el de Xexuy frente de la Villa de Curuguato.
CORWI, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de la Guayana Francesa, sale al mar junto al Cabo de Orange.
COSACURO, Río] pequeño de la Provincia y Colonia de Surinam o parte de la Guayana que poseen los Holandeses: corre al N y entra en el de Cuyuni.
COSANGA, Río] grande de la Provincia de Quixos en el Reyno de Quito: corre al SE, luego tuerce su curso a Levante y quasi insensiblemente al N, y después de recibir por la parte de Poniente al río Bermejo, entra por la austral en el Coca en 23 minj de lat.
COSAPA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Carangas en el Perú, del Arzobispado de Charcas, anexo al Curato de Turco.
COSCAOCOAS, Nación de Indios reducidos a la fe católica en la llanura de Cumbaso de la jurisdicción de Lamas, son muy pocos y confinan con los Amasifuines.
COSCOMATEPEC, San Juan de, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Yxhuatlán y Alcaldía mayor de Córdoba en Nueva España: tiene, 10 familias de Españoles, 55 de Mestizos, 7 5 de Mulatos y 196 de Indios: está 7 leguas al N NO de su Cabecera, pero de camino muy áspero por barrancas tan profundas que se desvanece la vista al mirarlas.
COSCOMITLAN, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Caxititlán en Nueva España, de donde dista legua y media al N O: en su inmediación hay una laguna.
COSELA, Pueblo y Real de minas de plata de la Provincia de Copala y Reyno del Nueva Vizcaya, situado al N del de Charcas.
COSEREMONIANOS, Nación bárbara de Indios de la Provincia y Gobierno de Moxos en el Reyno de Quito: la descubrió el Padre Cipriano Baraza, de la extinguida Compañía, pero todavía está poco conocida.
COSIGUIRACHI, Villa de la Provincia de Taraumara y Reyno de la Nueva Vizcaya, una de las poblaciones mas ricas y opulentas que hay en él: es de temperamento templado y sano, y su vecindario se compone de muchas familias de Españoles y Mestizos, no pocas de Mulatos y crecido número de Indios: está 24 leguas al SO I al S del Real de Minas y Villa de San Felipe de Chiguagua.
Tiene el mismo nombre un Pueblo y Real de minas de plata de esta Provincia y Reyno, de temperamento frío, situada en un terreno áspero y desigual, pero fértil y abundante en frutos y semillas: su vecindario pasa de 200 familias de Españoles, Mestizos y Mulatos, inteligentes todos así en el beneficio de los metales, com0 en el cultivo y labranza de las tierras: está 34 leguas al O SO de la Villa de S. Felipe de Chiguagua.
COSMA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Huamalies en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Baños.
Otro Pueblo hay del mismo nombre en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Andahuailas del propio Reyno, anexo al Curato de Moro en la de Santa.
SAN COSME, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor del Fresnillo en Nueva España: tiene muy crecido vecindario de Españoles, Indios, Mestizos y Mulatos, por la inmediación a la Ciudad de Zacatecas, de donde dista 7 leguas al N y 10 al E de su Capital.
Tiene el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de la Sonora en Nueva España, situado en el Pais de los Indios Sobaipuris a orilla de un río entre los Pueblos de Santa Catalina y San Francisco Xavier.
Otro con el sobrenombre de Viejo, reducción de las Misiones que tenían los Regulares de la Compañía en la Provincia y Gobierno del Paraguay, situado a orilla del río Paraná entre los de Santa Ana y la Candelaria
Otro con el aditamento de Nuevo para distinguirlo del anterior en la misma Provincia, reducción también de aquellos Regulares a orilla del Paraná y al O del Pueblo de Jesús.
Una Isla pequeña del golfo de California o mar Roxo de Cortés, situada muy cerca de la Costa en medio del Canal que forma ésta con la Isla del Carmen, y junto a otra llamada San Damián.
COSPALA, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Juchipila en Nueva España: está 5 leguas al S de ella.
COSSA, o Cosaibo, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de la Guayana en la parte de ella que poseen los Franceses.
COSSART, Villa de la Provincia y Colonia de la Carolina Septentrional, situada a orilla del río Jadquin.
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and lies seven leagues to the n. of its head settle-
ment.
CORUTES, a small river of the province and
government of Paraguay. It runs n. n.'e. and en-
ters the Xexuy, opposite the town of Curuguato.
CORWI, a river of the province and govern-
ment of French Guinea. It enters the sea close to
cape Orange.
COSACURO, a small river of the province and
colony of Surinam, or part of Guayana in the
Dutch possessions. It runs n. and enters the
Cuyuni.
COSANGA, a large river of the province of
Quixos in the kingdom of Quito. It runs s. e.
then turns its course e. and as it were imperceptibly
to the n. and afterwards, in order to receive on the
w. the river Bermejo, enters the s. side of the river
Coca.
COSAPA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Carangas in Peru, of the arch-
bishopric of Charcas ; annexed to the curacy of
Turco.
COSCAOCOAS, a nation of Indians reduced
to the Catholic faith, dwelling upon the llanura or
level of Cumboso, of the jurisdiction of Lamas.
They are few in number, and are bounded by the
Amasifucines.
COSCOMATEPEC, San Juan de, a settle-
ment of the head settlement of Yxhuatlan, and
alcaldia mayor of Cordoba, in NuevaEspana. It
contains 10 families of Spaniards, 35 of Mustees,
75 of Mulattoes, and 196 of Indians. Seven leagues
to the n. n. w. of its head settlement ; but the roads
here are so rugged and full of steeps and precipices
that the sight grows dizzy at looking down them.
COSCOMITLAN, a settlement of the liead
settlement and alcaldia mayor of Caxititlas in
Nueva Espana, from whence it lies one league and
a half to the n. w. In its vicinity is a lake.
COSELA, a settlement and real of the silver
mines of the province of Copala, and kingdom of
Nueva Vizcaya ; situate to the n. of that of Char-
cas.
COSEREMONIANOS, a barbarous nation of
Indians, of the province and government of Moxos
in the kingdom of Quito ; discovered by Father
Cypriano Baraza, a Jesuit. It is, however, but
little known.
COSIGUIRACHI, a town of the province of
Taraumara, and kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya ; one
of the most wealthy towns in the kingdom, and of
a mild and healthy temperature. Its population
is composed of many families of Spaniards and
Mustees^ no small number of Mulattoes, and very
many Indians. It is 24 leagues to the s. k?. \ to
the s. of the real of the mines and town of San
Felipe de Chiguagua.
Cosiguirachi, a settlement and real of the
silver mines of the intendancy of Durango in
Nueva Espana; of a cdld temperature ; situate in
a rough and uneven territory, but being fertile, and
abounding in fruits and seeds. (By a very recent
memoir of the intendantof Durango, the population
of this real was made to amount to 10,700.)
COSMA, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Huamalies in Peru ; annexed to the
curacy of Banos.
COSMA, another settlement, in the province and
corregimiento of Andahuailas, of the same king-
dom ; annexed to the curacy of Moro in the pro-
vince of La Santa.
COSME, San, a settlement of the head settle-
ment and alcaldia mayor of Fresnillo in Nueva
Espana. It contains a very large number of
Spaniards, Indians, Mustees, and Mulattoes, being
very close to the city of Zacatecas, lying from
thence only seven leagues to the n. and being 10 to
the e. of its capital.
COSME, San, another settlement, of the province
and government of Sonora in Nueva Espana ;
situate in the country of the Sobaipuris Indians, on
the shore of a river between the settlements of Santa
Catalina and San Francisco Xavier.
COSME, San, another, with the surname of Viejo,
(Old), a reduccion of the missions which were held
by the regulars of the company of Jesuits, in the
province and government of Paraguay ; situate on
the shore of the river Parana, between the settle-
ments of Santa Ana and La Candelaria.
COSME, San, another, with the addition of
Nuevo, (New), to distinguish it from the former in
the same province : also a reduccion of the regulars
of the company of Jesuits, on the shore of the
Parana, and to the w. of the settlement of
Jesus.
COSME, San, a small island of the gulf of Cali-
fornia, or Mar Roxo de Cortes ; situate very near
the coast, in the middle of the canal which is
formed by this coast and the island of Carmen,
and close to another island called San Damian.
COSPALA, a settlement of the head settlement
and alcaldia mayor of Juchipila in Nueva Espana.
It is five leagues to the s. of the head settlement.
COSSA, or COSAIBO, a river of the province
and government of Guayana, in the French posses-
sions.
COSSART, a town of the province and colony
of N. Carolina ; situate on the shore of the river
Jadquin.
COSTA-BAXA, a part of the coast of Brazil, in
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