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alcaldía mayor of Chiapa, in the kingdom of Guatemala. Lat. 16° 53' N Long. 93° 52' W. It is situate on the Tobasco river, near the city of Chiapa, and not far from a bay in the S. sea, called Teguantipac.

ACAPAZINGO, San Diego DE, the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Cuernavaca.

ACAPETLAHUAIA, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Escateopan, and alcaldía mayor of Zaqualpa. It contains 180 Indian families.

ACAPONETA, the alcaldía mayor of the kingdom of Galicia, and bishopric of Guadalaxara, in Nueva España. Its jurisdiction is reduced. It enjoys various hot and cold temperatures, and has therefore the crops peculiar to both climates; and the same are sown in its district, and produce abundantly. The capital is the town of the same name, situate between the two rivers St. Pedro and de Cartas ; the latter dividing Nueva España from the provinces of Rosario and Cinaloa, as also the bishoprics of Durango and Gaudalaxara, from whence it is distant 83 leagues, W. N. W. It has a convent of the order of St. Francisco. Long. 105° 40' 30". Lat. 22° 43' 30".

ACAPULCO, the capital city of the government of Nueva España, situate on the coast of the S. sea. Its inhabitants amount to nearly 400 families of Chinese, Mulattoes, and Negroes. It has a parish church, with two vicars, and two convents, one of the order of St. Francis, and the other of St. Hyppolite de la Casidad, which is a royal hospital ; an office of public accounts, with an accountant and treasurer for the managing and keeping the accounts of the duties produced by the goods brought in the China ships. The city is small, and the churches and houses are moderately ornamented. The greater part of the city is on the seashore. The air is of an extremely hot and moist temperature ; for, independent of its being in the torrid zone, it is entirely shut oxit from the N. winds, being surrounded by lofty serranias. These circumstances render it very unhealthy, especially in the wet season, on account of the damps and seawinds blowing from the S. E. to the great detriment of the inhabitants and merchants who come to trade here ; this being the principal cause why there are scarcely more than eight Spanish families who reside here. It is equally in want of every sort of provision, owing to the reduced and barren state of the land, and is forced to seek its necessary supplies from the Indian settlements within its jurisdiction. The only commerce which it can be said to have, is afair which is held on the arrival of the ships from China ; and when these depart, there are no other means for the people of maintaining a trade, and if the above resource should happen to fail for three or four years, the place must inevitably be abandoned. At the distance of a musketshot, and on a promontory running far into the sea, is situate the castle and royal fort of San Diego, mounted with 31 pieces of artillery, the greater part of them 24 pounders, for the defence of the entrance of the port, which is safe, and so spacious, that 500 ships can lay at anchor in it with ease. It is surrounded by lofty rising grounds. Its principal mouth is on the S. side, formed by an Island of an oblong figure, and somewhat inclining to the S. W. The same Island forms also Acatlan mouth, which they call chica, or little. The canals on either side of the Island are 25 fathoms deep. The governor of the castle has the rank of castellano, with the title of lieutenant general of the coasts of the S. sea ; and for the defence of these coasts, there are three companies of militia, composed of the the whole of the inhabitants, namely, one company of Chinese, Acatlan another of Mulattoes, and the third of Negroes, who run to arms whenever they hear the cannon fired three times at short intervals. In the settlements of its neighbourhood they grow cotton, maize, and other seeds, vegetables and fruits. They have cattle of the large and small kind, and some tobacco, all of which productions are sufficient for the use of the castle and the city, which is 80 leagues distant from Mexico. — [The famous cut in the mountain, (Abra de San Nicholas), near the bay de la Langosta, for the admission of the sea winds, was recently finished. The population of this miserable town, inhabited almost exclusively by people of colour, amounts to 9000 at the time of the arrival of the Manilla galleon (nao de China). Its habitual population is only 4000. The chief trade of Acapulco continues still to be its commerce with Manilla. The Manilla ship arrives once a year at Acapulco, with a cargo of Indian goods, valued at 12 or 1300,000 dollars, and carries back silver in exchange, with a very small quantity of American produce, and some European goods. Lat. according to Humboldt, 16° 50' 29". Long, by ditto, 99° 46'. Lat. according to the Spaniards, 16° 50' 30". Long, by ditto, 160°. Both longitudes being measured from the meridian of Greenwich.] ACARAGA, a river of the province and government of Paraguay. It rises in the province of the Parana, and running n. enters the Uruguay where is the city of Asuncion. It is navigable by canoes throughout, and abounds in fish.

ACAPAZINGO, San Diego de, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido y Alcaldía mayor de Cuernavaca.

ACAPETLAHUAIA, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido de Escateopan, y Alcaldía mayor de Zaqualpa: tiene 180 familias de Indios.

ACAPONETA, Alcaldía mayor del Reyno de Nueva Galicia, y Obispado de Guadalaxara en Nueva España: su jurisdicción es reducida; goza de varios temperamentos cálidos y frios, y por esto son abundantes las cosechas que coje de frutos propios de ambos climas, que se cultivan en su distrito. La Capital es el Pueblo del mismo nombre situado éntrelos dos ríos de S. Pedro y de Cañas; y este es el que divide la Nueva España de las Provincias del Rosario y de Cinaloa, y también los Obispados de Durango y Guadalaxara, de donde dista 83 leguas a el O NO Tiene un Convento de Religiosos de S. Francisco. Longitud 260 5. Latitud 22 10.

ACAPULCO, Ciudad Capital de Gobierno, situada en la Costa de la Mar del S su vecindario es de cerca de 400 Familias de Chinos, Mulatos y Negros. Tiene una Iglesia Parroquial con dos Vicarios; y dos Conventos de Religiosos, uno de S. Francisco, y otro de San Hipólito de la Caridad, que es Hospital Real; una Contaduría con dos Oficiales Reales, que son Contador y Tesorero, para cobrar y llevar la cuenta de los derechos que producen los géneros, que conducen las Naos de China. La Ciudad es pequeña y moderada en el adorno de sus Templos y casas; cuya mayor parte esá en la Playa. El temperamento sumamente cálido y húmedo; porque ademas de hallarse situada en la Zona Tórrida, carece de los vientos Nortes, por estar circunvalada de altas Serranías, y estas calidades la hacen muy enferma, especialmente en tiempo de aguas con motivo de las humedades y vientos marítimos del SE, con mucho estrago de sus habitantes, y de los Comerciantes que allí concurren; siendo esta, la causa principal porque estrañando el clima, apenas lo habitan 8 familias Españolas. Carece al mismo tiempo de toda especie de víveres por lo reducido y estéril de su distrito; y es necesario que los Indios de los Pueblos de su jurisdicción la provean de todo lo necesario. El único comercio que la mantiene es la Feria que se celebra guando llegan las Naos de China; pero luego que se van, no les queda a sus vecinos otro trato en que exercitarse; y si pasaran tres o quatro años sin ellas, abandonarían la Población. A distancia de un tiro, de mosquete de ella, en un Promontorio que sale al mar, está situado el Castillo y Real Fuerza de San Diego, coronado con 31 piezas de artillería, la mayor parte de a 24, para defender la entrada al Puerto, que es seguro y espacioso; de modo que pueden anclar en el 500 Navíos cómodamente: está rodeado de cerros, y su boca principal a la banda del S, con una Isleta de mas longitud que latitud, y alguna inclinación al SO, que divide otra boca, que llaman Chica, y ambos Canales tienen 25 brazas de fondo. El Gobernador del Castillo es Castellano con título de Teniente General de las Costas de la mar del S; para cuyo resguardo compone todo el vecindario tres Compañías de Milicias, una de Chinos, otra de Mulatos, y la tercera de Negros, que ocurren a tomar las armas siempre que oyen tres cañonazos disparados con intermisión. En los Pueblos de su distrito se cria algodón, maíz, y otras semillas, hortalizas y frutas, ganado mayor y menor, y algún tabaco; de cuyos géneros abastece al Castillo y la Ciudad, que dista de México 80 leguas, Longitud 272. 10, Latitud 17 45.

ACARAGA, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno del Paraguay. Viene de la de el Paraná, y corriendo al O desemboca en el Uruguay, donde está la Ciudad de la Asumpcion, es navegable para Canoas en todo su curso, y muy abundante de pescado.

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ACHA, Mountains of, in the province and government of Guayana; they run from N to S on the shore of the river Caroni.

ACHACACHE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Omasuyos, the capital of this province, in Peru. It contains, besides the parish chapel, another, in which is an image of Christ, with the dedicatory title of La Misericordia. [Lat. 16° 33' 30" S. Long. 79° 23' 20" W.]

ACHAGUA, a nation of Indians of the nuevo Reyno de Granada, who dwell among the plains of Gazanare and Meta, and in the woods which skirt the river Ele. They are bold in their engagements with wild beasts, but with human beings they have recourse rather to poison and stratagem; they are dexterous in the use of the dart and spear, and never miss their aim; are particularly fond of horses, of which they take the utmost care, anointing and rubbing them with oil ; and it is a great thing among them to have one of these animals of peculiar size and beauty. They go naked, but, for the sake of decency, wear a small apron made of the thread of aloes, the rest of their bodies being painted of different colours. They are accustomed, at the birth of their children, to smear them with a bituminous ointment, which hinders the hair from growing, even upon the eyebrows. The women's brows are also entirely deprived of hair, and the juice of jagua being immediately rubbed into the little holes formed by the depilatory operation, they remain bald for ever after. They are of a gentle disposisition, but much given to intoxication. The Jesuits reduced many to the catholic faith, forming them into settlements, in 1661 .

ACHALA, Mountains of, in the province and government of Tucuman, bounded by the mountains of Cuyo or Mendoza, of the kingdom of Chile; they run from N N W to S S E at the sources of the river Quarto.

Achamqui. See CHANQUI.

ACHAS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Guamanga in Peru, situate on the confines which divide the above province from Huanta.

ACHEPE, Bay of, a small port of the N. sea, on the E, coast of the Isla Real, or Cape Breton. It is close to N. cape.

[ACHIACHICA, a town in Mexico. See Angelos.]

ACHIANTLAS, Miguel de, the head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of Tepozcolula. It contains a convent of monks of Santo Domingo, and 260 families of Indians, who occupy themselves in cultivating and improving the land. It is eight leagues to the W with an inclination to the S of its capital.

ACHIBAMBA, a river of the province and government of Mainas in the kingdom of Quito; it rises in the mountains, and enters the Marañon.

ACHINUTLAN, a very lofty mountain of the province and government of Guayana, or Nueva Andalucia. It is on the shore of the river Orinoco, and to the E of the Ciudad Real, (royal city), the river Tacuragua running between them.

ACHIRA. See Cata-Magu.

ACHITE, a small river of the province and government of Guayana. It runs from S to N and enters the Cuyuni.

ACHOCALLA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Pacages in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Viacha.

ACHOGOA, a settlement of the province and government of Cinaloa, founded by the missionaries of the Jesuits, between the rivers Tuerte, Mayo, and Ribas.

ACHOMA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Collahuas in Peru. In its vicinity is a volcano, called Amboto and Sahuarcuca, which vomits smoke and flames; the latter of which are seen clearly at night.

ACHONGA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Angaraes in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Lircay.

ACHOUPEKAHIGAN, a river of Canada. It runs E afterwards turns to the S and enters the lake of St. Thomas.

[ACKLIN'S Island. See Crooked Island.]

ACLA, a small city of the kingdom of Tierra Firme, in the province of Darien, founded by Gabriel de Roxas, in 1514, on the coast of the S. sea, at the mouth of the gulph of Uraba, in front of the island of Pinos, with a good fort, then much frequented and very convenient, from having a good bottom, but somewhat incommoded by currents. Pedro Arias Davila built here a fort for its defence in 1516; but the settlement, nevertheless, did not keep long together, the Spaniards having abandoned it, on account of its unhealthiness, in 1532. [Lat. 8° 56' N. Long. 77° 40' W.]

ACOBAMBA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Angaraes in Peru. It was the capital, but at present the town of Guancavelica bears that title, on account of its being the residence of the governor and other people of consequence. It is of a good temperature, and so abundant in grain, that its crops of wheat amount to 25,000 bushels yearly. In an estate near it, are some pyramidical stones, and in other parts

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Villas. It contains 34 families of Indians, who cultivate and trade in grain, pulse, coal, and the bark of trees. A little more than two leagues to the w. with a slight inclination to the s. of its head settlement.

Agustin, San, another setttlement of the province and government of Tucuman in Peru ; situate on the shore of the river Tercero (third river.)

Agustin, San, another settlement of the province and alcaldia mayor of Vera Paz in the kingdom of Guatemala.

Agustin, San, another of the province and government of Popayan in the kingdom of Quito.

Agustin, San, another of the province and government of Buenos Ayres in Peru, on the shore of the river Ibiquay.

Agustin, San, another of the province and alcaldia mayor of Culiacan in Nueva España, situate near the town of Rosario.

Agustin, San, a point or cape of the coast of Brazil, in the province and captainship of Pernambuco, between the port Antonio Vaz and the river Tapado. One hundred leagues from the bay of Los Miiertos ; [300 miles n. e. from the bay of All Souls. Lat. 8° 38' s. Long. 35° 11' tc.]

Agustin, San, another point or cape of the coast of the province and government of Rio de Hacha, and kingdom of Tierra Firme, close to the lake of San Juan, on the e. side.

Agustin, San, a river of the province and government of Antioquia, in the new kingdom of Granada. It runs from s. to n. and afterwards, with a slight inclination to the w. enters the river S. Juan, of the province of Choco.

Agustin, San, a small island of the gulph of California, or Red Sea of Cortes ; situate in the most interior part of it, and near upon the coast of Nueva España, opposite the bay of San Juan Baptista.

[ AGWORTH, a township in Cheshire county. New Hampshire, incorporated in 1766, and contains 704 inhabitants ; eight miles e. by n. from Charlestown, and 73n. w. by a), from Portsmouth.]

AHOME, a nation of Indians, who inhabit the shores of the river Zuaque, in the province of Cinaloa, and who are distant four leagues from the sea of California : they were converted to the Catholic faith by father Andres de Rivas, a Jesuit. Their country consists of some extensive and fertile plains, and they are by nature superior to the other Indians of Nueva España. Moreover, their Heathenish customs do not partake so much of the spirit of barbarism. They abhorred polygamy, and held virginity in the highest estimation : and thus, by way of distinction, unmarried girls wore

a small shell suspended to their neck, until the day of their nuptials, when it was taken off by the bridegroom. Their clothes were decent, composed of wove cotton, and'they had a custom of bewailing their dead for a whole year, night and morning, with an apparently excessive grief. They are gentle and faithful towards the Spaniards, with whom they have continued in peace and unity from the time of their first subjection. The principal settlement is of the same name, and lies at the mouth of the river Fuerte, on the coast of the gulph of California,* having a good, convenient, and well sheltered port.

AHORCADOS, Point of the, on the shore of the large lake of Los Patos, of the province and captainship of Rey in Brazil.

Ahorcados, some small islands or points on the coast of the S. sea, in the district of Santa Elena, of the province and government of Guayaquil, close to the mouth of the river Colonche.

AHUACATEPEC, San Nicolas de, another settlement of the above head settlement and alcaldia mayor.

AHUACATES, Santa Maria de, a branch of the head settlement of the district and alcaldia mayor of Cuernavaca in Nueva España.

AHUACATLAN, Santa Maria de, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of San Francisco del Talle, and alcaldia mayor of Zultepec, in Nueva España. It is of a cold temperature, inhabited by 51 families of Indians, and distant three leagues s. of its head settlement.

Ahuacatlan (Zochicoatlan), another settlement of’the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Zochicoatlan in Nueva España. It is of a cold temperature, situate on a small level plain, surrounded by hills and mountains. It contains 13 families of Indians, and is seven leagues to the n. of its capital.

Ahuacatlan, with the dedicatory title of San Juan, the head settlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of Zacatlan in Nueva España. Its inhabitants are composed of 450 families of Indians, and 60 of Spaniards, Mustees, and Mulattoes, including the settlements of the district. Five leagues from its capital, and separated by a mountainous and rugged road, as also by a very broad river, whose waters, in the winter time, increase to such a degree as to render all communication between the above places impracticable.

Ahuacatlan, another, of the head settlement of the district of Olinala, and alcaldia mayor of Tlapa, in the above kingdom. It contains 160 families of Indians, who trade in chia^ (a white medicinal earth), and grain, with which its territory abounds. It lies n, w. of its head settlement.

Otro de la Provincia y Gobierno del Tucumán, en el Perú, situado a orilla del Río Tercero.

Otro de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Vera Paz, en el Reyno de Goatemala.

Otro de la Provincia y Gobierno de Popayan en el Reyno de Quito.

Otro de la Provincia y Gobierno de Buenos Ayres, en el Perú, situado a orilla del Río Ibiquay.

Otro de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Culiacán, en Nueva España, situado cerca de la Villa del Rosario;

Otro Una Punta o Cabo de la Costa del Brasil, en la Provincia y Capitanía de Pernambuco, entre el Puerto de Antonio Vaz y el río Tapado, distante 100 leguas de la Bahía de los Muertos.

Otro Punta o Cabo de la Costa, en la Provincia y Gobierno del Río de Hacha y Reyno de Tierra Firme, junto a la Laguna de S. Juan, a la parte del E.

Otro Un Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Antioquía, en Nuevo Reyno de Granada, corre del S al N, y con alguna inclinación después al O, entra en el de S. Juan de la Provincia y Gobierno del Chocó.

Otro Una Isla pequeña del golfo de California o Mar Rojo de Cortés, situado en lo mas interior de él, arrimada a la Costa de Nueva España, delante de la Bahía de San Juan Baptista.

AHOME Nación de Indios, que habita las orillas del río Zuaque, en la Provincia de Cinaloa, distantes 4 leguas del mar de California: fue reducida a la fe católica por el P. Andrés de Rivas, Jesuita ocupa unas grandes llanuras y terrenos fértiles, son de mejor presencia que los demás Indios de Nueva España, y de menos bárbaras costumbres en su gentilidad, repugnaban la poligamia, y conservaban con aprecio la virginidad, trayendo por distintivo las doncellas una conchita colgada al cuello hasta el dia que se casaban, que se la quitaba el novio: vestían honestamente con texidos de algodón, y lloraban durante un año la muerte de sus difuntos con exceso al anochecer y al amanecer: son dóciles y fieles con los Españoles, con quienes han conservado paz y unión desde que se redugeron: el Pueblo principal tiene su mismo nombre, y está a la boca del río Fuerte, en la Costa del golfo de California, con un buen Puerto muy cómodo y abrigado de los vientos.

AHORCADOS, Punta de los, en la Costa de la laguna grande de los Patos de la Provincia y Capitanía del Rey en el Brasil. Tienen el mismo nombre unos Islotes o Farallones de la Costa de la mar del Sur, en el partido de Santa Elena, Provincia y Gobierno de Guayaquil, junto a la boca del río de Colonche.

AHUACATES, Santa María de, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido y Alcaldía mayor de Cuernavaca, en Nueva España.

AHUACATEPEC, San Nicolás de, Pueblo de la misma Cabezera y Alcaldía mayor que el antecedente.

AHUACATLAN Santa María del Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido de San Francisco del Valle y Alcaldía mayor de Zultepec, en Nueva España; es de temperamento frío, habitado por 51 familias de Indios, y distante 3 leguas al S de su Cabecera.

Otro con la advocación de San Juan, Cabecera de Partido de la Alcaldía mayor de Zacatlán, en Nueva España ; su vecindario se compone de 450 familias de Indios y 60 de Españoles, Mestizos y Mulatos, incluyendo los Pueblos de su distrito, está 5 leguas de su Capital, de un camino montuoso y áspero, mediando un caudaloso río, cuyas aguas en Invierno crecen tanto que imposibilitan el tránsito de una parte a otra.

Otro de la Cabecera de Partido de Olinalá y Alcaldía mayor de Tlapa, en el mismo Reyno, tiene 116 familias de Indios, que comercian en Chía y Grana, de que abunda su territorio; está al NO de su cabecera.

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which the inhabitants trade. These are composed of 34 Indian families. It is a little more than three leagues from its head settlement,

AIOZINGO, a settlement of the alcaldía mayor of Chaleo in Nueva España, situate on the shore of the lake of Mexico, with a good port, at which are embarked the fruits of many provinces for the supply of that capital, (Chaleo), which is within eight or ten hours sail from hence. It has a good convent of S. Augustin, where a most beautiful image of the virgin is reverenced, and supposed to be wonder-working. Its inhabitants consist of 120 Indian families and some Spanish. It is distant one league s, s. e. from its capital.

AIQUILE, a settlement of the province of Mizque in Peru.

AIRICOS, a nation of Indians who inhabit the plains of Cazanare and Meta, of the new kingdom of Granada, to the c. of the mountains of Bogota, on the borders of the river Ele. It is numerous, and feared by all its neighbours, on account of its valour and dexterity in the use of arms.

Airicos, with the dedicatory title of San Francisco Xavier, a settlement which belonged to the Jesuits, and founded in 1662 by father Antonio de Monteverde, and composed of some of those Indians who were thus reduced to the Catholic faith.

AIRIHUANCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Cotabamba in Peru.

AIRS, a small city of the province and colony of New Jersey, in the county of Burlington.

AIUDA, Nuestra Senora be la, a village and settlement of the Portuguese, in the province and captainship of Pernambuco in Brazil, situate upon the sea-coast, and on the shore of the river S. Miguel.

Aiuda, another settlement in the province and captainship of Puerto Seguro, situate upon the coast on the shore of the port.

AIUILA, a river of the province and alcaldia mayor of Soconusco, in the kingdom of Guatemala: It runs into the S. sea between the settlement of Suchitepec and the river Coatlan.

AIUINOS, a nation of Indians of the province and government of Cinaloa in Nueva Espana, converted to the faith by father Francisco Olinano, of the abolished society of the Jesuits, in 1624. They live towards the n. of the above province, and in the times of their heathenism they dwelt in the lofty mountains, in order that they might defend themselves from the other nations with whom they were at war. They are docile, well-inclined, and of good habits.

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AIUNCHA, Pago BE, a settlement of the province and government of Tucuman, in the district and jurisdiction of the city of Santiago del Estero, from whence it is 22 leagues distant. It is situate on the shore of the river Dulce.

AIUTLA, the head settlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of Villalta in Nueva Espana. It is of a cold temperature, containing 187 Indian families, and a convent of the religious order of S. Domingo ; distant 13 leagues to the e. of its capital.

Aiutla, another settlement in the head settlement of the district and alcaldia mayor of Autlan of the same kingdom, with 23 Indian families, who have large stores of pulse and fruit, so rich and fertile is their country. It is annexed to the curacy of Tenamaztlani, from whence it lies one league s,

AlUA, a small town of the island of St. Domingo, situate in the line which divides the Spanish territory from the French. It was the inhabitants of this town who chiefly contributed to ensure the victory which was gained against the Spaniards in the plain of Puerto Real, by the president Don Francisco de Segura y Sandoval, in 1691.

AIX, Palmar be, a large beach on the coast of Florida, within the channel of Bahama, near the point of Canaveral ; memorable for the shipwreck of 22 vessels, composing the fleet of Nueva Espana, which took place in 1715, being under the command of Don Antonio de Ubila ; memorable also for the loss of two galleons from Tierra Firme, commanded by Don Antonio de Echevers ; the loss of the one and the other amounting to nearly 20 million dollars.

Aix, a river of the same province, which runs into the sea very near the Palmar.

AJOIANI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Carabaya in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Coaza.

[AJOS, a parish situate on the foot of the mountains which separate the rivers Paraguay and Parana, about 24 leagues e. of Asuncion. Lat. 23° 26' 34" s. Long. 56° 30' w.~\

AJOUES, a settlement of Indians of the province and government of Louisiana, in which the French held a garrison and fort for its defence, on the shore of a lake near the Missouri.

A joues, another settlement of the same province and government, situate on the shore of the river Missouri.

AKANCEAS, a nation of savage Indians of N. America, who live at the conflux of the rivers Mississippi, and another abundant stream of its

AIOZINGO, Pueblo de la Alcaldía mayor de Chalco, en Nueva España, situado a orilla de la laguna de México, con un buen Puerto en que embarcan los frutos de muchas Provincias, para el abasto de aquella Capital, cuya navegación es de 8 u 10 horas: tiene un Convento de San Agustín, donde se venera una Imagen hermosísima de nuestra Señora, con fama de muy milagrosa; su vecindario es de 120 familias de Indios, y algunas de Españoles: dista una legua al S SE de su Capital.

AIQUILE, Pueblo de la Provincia de Mizque, en el Perú.

AIRICOS, Nación de Indios que habita en los Llanos de Cazanare y Meta, del Nuevo Reyno de Granada, al Levante de las montañas de Bogotá, en las inmediaciones del río Ele, es numerosa, y temida de todas las demás por su valor y destreza en el manejo de las armas.

Tiene el mismo nombre con la advocación de San Francisco Xavier, un Pueblo de las Misiones que tenian allí los Regulares de la extinguida Compañía, fundado el año de 1662 por el Padre Antonio de Monteverde, con algunos de estos Indios que redujo a la fe católica.

AIRIHUANCA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Cotabamba, en el Perú.

AIRS, Ciudad pequeña de la Provincia y Colonia de Nueva Jersey, en el Condado de Burlington.

AYUDA, Nuestra Señora de la, Aldea y Pueblo de los Portugueses, en la Provincia y Capitanía de Pernambuco, en el Brasil, situada sobre la Costa del mar a orilla del río de S.Miguel.

Otro Pueblo hay con el mismo nombre y advocación en la Provincia y Capitanía de Puerto Seguro, también situado en la Costa a orilla del Puerto.

AIUILA, río de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Soconusco, en el Reyno de Guatemala: sale al mar del Sur, entre el Pueblo de Suchitepec y el río de Coatlán.

AIUINOS, Nación de Indios de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cinaloa, en Nueva España, reducidos a la fe por el Padre Francisco Oliñano de la extinguida Compañía el año de 1604; habitan al N de la referida Provincia, y en tiempo de su gentilidad en los cerros mas altos, para defenderse de las demás naciones, con quienes tenían Guerra; son dóciles y bien inclinados y de buenas costumbres.

AIUN, río de la Provincia y Virreynato de Buenos Ayres, corre al S y entra en el río Negro.

AIUNCHA, Pago de, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno del Tucuman, en el distrito y jurisdicción de la Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, de donde dista 11 leguas; está situado a orilla del río Dulce.

AIUTLA, Pueblo y Cabecera de Partido de la Alcaldía mayor de Villalta, en Nueva España; es de temperamento frío, tiene 187 familias de Indios y un Convento de Religiosos de Sto. Domingo; dista 13 leguas al Oriente de su Capital.

Otro Pueblo hay del mismo nombre en la Cabecera de Partido de la Alcaldía mayor de Autlán, del propio Reyno, con 23 familias de Indios, que cogen muchas legumbres y frutas, por ser el País muy fértil; es anexo al Curato de Tenamaztláni, de donde dista legua y media al S.

AIUA, Villa pequeña de la Isla de Santo Domingo, situada en la línea que divide el territorio Español del de los Franceses, cuyos vecinos fueron los que mas contribuyeron a la victoria que ganó contra aquellos en el llano de Puerto Real, el Presidente D. Francisco de Segura y Sandoval el año de 1691.

AIX, Palmar de, Playón de la Costa de la Florida, dentro del Canal de Bahama, cerca de la Punta de Cañaveral, memorable por haber naufragado en el año de 1715, navios de la flota de Nueva España, al mando de Don Antonio de Ubila, y de los Galeones de Tierra Firme al de Don Antonio de Echevers, interesados unos y otros en cerca de 20 millones de pesos.

Tiene el mismo nombre, un río de la misma Provincia, que sale al mar muy cerca del Palmar.

AJOIANI, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Carabaya, en el Perú, anexo al curato de Coaza.

AJOUES, Pueblo de Indios de la Provincia y Gobierno de la Luisiana, en que tenían los Franceses su establecimiento y fuerte para su defensa a orilla de un lago, cerca del de Missouri.

Tiene el mismo nombre, otro Pueblo de la propia Provincia y Gobierno, situado a orilla del río Missouri,

AKANCEAS, Nación de Indios Salvages de América Septentrional, que habita en el confluente del río Missisipi, y de otro muy caudaloso de su mismo nombre. La religión de estos Idólatras es muy singular, pues reconocen una sola Deidad, que creen se les manifiesta baxo la figura de algún animal que pace en sus campos, y quando muere substituyen otro después de haber hecho las mayores demostraciones de sentimiento por el difunto.

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ALACLATZALA, a branch of the head settlement of the district of S. Luis, of the coast and alcaldia mayor of TIapa in Nueva España. It contains 125 Indian families, and is one league from the settlement of Quanzoquitengo.

ALACRANES, some islands, or rather some hidden rocks, of the N. sea, in the bay of Mexico, opposite the coast of Yucatan. Those who navigate these parts are accustomed to pass round beyond them for fear of venturing amongst them, although there are some good cliannels among them, and withgood soundings. They are for the most part barren, producing nothing beyond a herb called moron, -And deficient in fresh water ; neither do they produce any animal except the mole, which is found here in prodigious numbers. There are, however, a quantity of birds, of three distinct sorts, each forming a community of itself, and entirely separated from the other two ; and it has been observed, that if one party may have fixed upon any place for building their nests, the others never think of disturbing them, or driving them from it ; but the noise these birds make is so great, that one cannot pass near them without suffering considerably from their united clamours.

[ALADAS, a parish situate about 14; leagues s. e, of Corrientes, in Lat. 28° 15' 20" s. Long. 58° SO' e».]

ALAHUIZTLAN, San Juan de, a branch of the head settlement of the district of Escateopan, and alcaldia mayor of Zaqualpa, in Nueva España. It contains 270 Indian families.

ALAIN, a river of the province and government of Mainas in the kingdom of Quito. It rises in the country of the Locamas Indians, runs from j. to n. and turning to the n. n. e. enters the Pucaré.

ALAMEDA, a settlement of the missions belonging to the religious of St. Francis in Nuevo Mexico.

ALAMILLOS, a settlement of the province of Taraumara and kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya ; one of the missions which belonged to the religious of St Francis. It is close to the town and real of the mines of Santa Eulalia.

ALAMO, a settlement of the province and government of the new kingdom of Leon, situate 15 leagues to the s. e. of the Point.

ALAMOS, Real de Los, Real de Los, a settlement and real of the mines of the province of Sinaloa in Nueva España. It is situate s. e. of the Sierra Madre, and surrounded by rich silver mines, which would produce abundantly but for want of labourers. There are in its district five estates that are fertile in maize, French beans, and sugarcane. The spiritual concerns of all these parts

are under the direction of a curate, whose jurisdiction extends as far as the river Mayo, which flows down from the sierra. It is 20 leagues distant from the town of Tuerte, and between these lies the valley of Maquipo. [Population 7900 souls]

Alamos, with the dedicatory title of S. Jorge, a town of the province and captainship of Para in Brazil, founded by Jorge del Alamo, who gave it his name, in a place called La Vigia. It has a magnificent parish church, with the title of Nuestra Senora de Nazareth, with a large and good fort, and well furnished with artillery. Also, at the distance of a league and an half from the settlement, is a house of charity belonging to the religious order of the Capuchins of La Piedad.

Alamos, another town of the province and government of Sonora, in the line that divides the confines of this jurisdiction and the province of Ostimuri, between the rivers Hiaqui and La Sonora.

Alamos (Sonora near Coro de Guachi), another settlement of the same province and government as the former, situate to the s. of the garrison of Coro de Guachi.

Alamos, another of the missions belonging to the abolished society of Jesuits, in the province of Taraumara and kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya. It is 27 leagues s. w. and a quarter of a league s. of the real of the mines and town of S. Felipe de Chiguaga.

Alamos, another settlement and real of the silver mines of the province and government of Cinaloa.

ALANGASI, a settlement of the kingdom of Quito, in the district of the corregimiento of the Cinco Leguas de la Capital. In its territory is a fountain of hot medicinal waters.

Alangasi, a river of the above corregimiento, and rising in the desert mountain of Sincholagua ; over it there is a large bridge, composed of a single arch, but so strong, that when, in 1660, a part of the mountain fell upon it, and precipitated one half of it into the stream, the other half still remained firm and immoveable. This bridge is built of mud and stone.

ALANIS, a settlement of the province and government of Maracaibo, in the district of the city of Merida, situate in the way whicE leads from this city to the new kingdom of Grenada.

ALANGI, Santiago de, a city and head settlement of the district of the province of Chiriqui and government of Santiago de Veragua, in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. It is small, but abounding in fruits and cattle ; in which a regular trade is carried on for supplying the city of Panama. This trade consists principally in pigs.

ALACLATZALA, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido de San Luis de la Costa y Alcaldía mayor de Tlapa, en Nueva España ; tiene 125 familias de indios, y está una legua del de Quauzoquitengo.

ALACRANES, Islotes, o por mejor decir Escollos del mar del N, en el Seno Mexicano, delante de la Costa de Yucatán: los que hacen esta navegación pasan por fuera, sin arriesgarse a entrar entre ellos, aunque tienen buenos canales con bastante fondo; son por la mayor parte estériles, no producen mas que una yerba llamada Morón, y faltos de agua dulce, ni se crían en ellos otros animales que los topos, que abundan mucho, y una multitud de pájaros de tres especies distintas, que cada una forma su comunidad o bandada, con separación de las otras; y se ha observado que en el parage que elige una para su estancia, no entran las otras a inquietarla; el ruido que meten es tan grande, que no se puede pasar cerca de donde están sin sufrir una intolerable molestia de sus graznidos.

ALAHUIZTLAN, San Juan de, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido de Escateopan, y Alcaldía mayor de Zaqualpa, en Nueva España ; tiene 270 familias de Indios.

ALAIN, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Mainas, en el Reyno de Quito, nace en el País de los Indios Cocamas, corre del S al N, y torciendo al N N E, entra en el Pucaré.

ALAMEDA, Pueblo de las Misiones que tiene la Religión de San Francisco, en el Nuevo México.

ALAMILLOS, Pueblo de la Provincia de Taraumara y Reyno del Nueva Vizcaya, uno de las Misiones que en ella tienen los Religiosos de San Francisco; está inmediato a la Villa y Real de Minas de Santa Eulalia.

ALAMO, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno del Nuevo Reyno de León, situado 15 leguas al SE del de la Punta.

ALAMOS, Real de los, Pueblo y Real de Minas de la Provincia de Sinaloa, en Nueva España, está situado al SE de la Sierra Madre, rodeado de minas abundantes de plata, que produgeran mas si hubiera operarios; tiene también cinco haciendas en su distrito, fértiles de maíz, frixoles, y cañas de azúcar; a todas las cuales, da pasto espiritual el Cura, cuya jurisdicción divide el río Mayo, que baxa de la Sierra: dista 20 leguas de la Villa del Fuerte, y en el intermedio está el Valle de Maquipo.

Tiene mismo nombre, Real de los, Conócese también por este nombre, con la advocación de S. Jorge, una Villa de la Provincia y Capitanía del Para en el Brasil, fundada por Jorge del Alamo, que le dio su nombre, en un sitio llamado la Vigía; tiene una magnífica Iglesia Parroquial del título de nuestra Señora de Nazareth, y una gran fortaleza regular, guarnecida con mucha artillería, y a distancia de legua y media de la Población, un Hospicio de Religiosos Capuchinos de la Piedad.

Tiene mismo nombre, Real de los, Otra Villa de la Provincia y Gobierno de Sonora, en la línea que divide los confines de esta jurisdicción y la Provincia de Ostimuri, entre los rios Hiaqui y de la Sonora.

Tiene mismo nombre, Real de los, Otro de las Misiones que tenían a su cargo los Regulares de la Extinguida Compañía en la Provincia de Taraumara y Reyno del Nueva Vizcaya: está 27 leguas al S O y un cuarto al S del Real de Minas y Villa de S. Felipe de Chiguagua.

Tiene mismo nombre, Real de los, Otro Pueblo y Real de Minas de Plata de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cinalóa.

ALANGASI, Pueblo del Reyno de Quito, en el distrito del Corregimiento de las 5 leguas de la Capital; en su territorio hay una fuente de aguas calientes medicinales.

Tiene el mismo nombre un río de esta Provincia, que nace del páramo y monte de Sincholagua; sobre él hay un Puente grande de un solo arco, pero tan fuerte, que cuando rebentó aquel Monte el año de 1660, y se deshizo la mitad de él en el río corriendo, otro de lodo y piedras, no pudiendo romperle, pasó por encima de él.

ALANIS, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Maracaibo, en el distrito de la Ciudad de Mérida, situado en el camino que va de esta Ciudad al Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

ALANJE, Santiago de, Ciudad y Cabeza de Partido de la Provincia de Chiriqui y Gobierno de Santiago de Veragua, en el Reyno de Tierra Firme ; es pequeña, pero abundante de frutos y ganado, de que hace un regular comercio por mar para abastecer la Ciudad de Panamá, principalmente de cerdos, mulas, gallinas, quesos y carne salada, tiene también algunas minas de oro en su distrito, que nojdexan de trabajarse, aunque pudieran producir mas utilidad si se aumentara el número de trabajadores: se gobierna por un Teniente que nombra el Gobernador de Santiago de Veragua.

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