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Brocal de la Mina de, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Angaraes in Peru ; finnexed to the curacy of Santa Barbara.

CHACLAIA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Larecaja in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Ambana.

CHACLIA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Huarochiri in the same kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Santa Olaya.

CHACMA, or Chamaca, a valley of the province of Cuzco and kingdom of Peru, near the coast of the S. sea. It was well peopled in former times, and abounds now in sugar-cane, from which sugar is made. It was conquered and united to the empire by Huaina Capac, thirteenth Emperor.

CHACNA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Aimaraez in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Colcabamba.

CHACO, a province of the kingdom of Peru, called the Gran Chaco, is an extensive country ; having as its boundary to the e. the river Paraguay, and being bounded on the [n.e. by the province of the Chiquitos Indians ; on the n. by that of Santa Cruz de la Sierra ; on the zo. it touches upon the provinces of Mizque, Tomina, Pornabamba, Pilaya, Paspaya, Tarija, and Tucuman. On the s. it extends as far as the jurisdiction of the government of Buenos Ayres, which is its farthest limits. Towards the n. it is 150 leagues wide from e. to w. and 250 leagues long from n. to s. ; but to make these distances, it requires many months, owing to the unevenness and roughness of the territory. It is called Chaco, or, with more propriety, Chacu, which, in the Quechuan language, signifies junta, or company, from the circumstance of its having been formed of Indians of several countries, who had fled from the conquering arms of the Incas, and afterwards from those of the Spaniards. Towards the w. it has some serraniasj which are branches of the cordilhrn ; where, on account of their immense height, the cold is very great ; but in the low grounds, which are for the most part plains, the temperature is hot. It is full of thick woods, and in many parts is swampy and wet ; particularly in the part lying towards the e. on the road to Paraguay. In the wet season, which lasts from the month of November to April, the rivers leave their beds and form various lakes, some of which dry up, and some remain. This province has some rivers of note ; such are the Salado and the Bermejo ; is one of the most fertile provinces in America, and would, if it were cultivated, afford, in the greatest abundance, those productions wnich are now thrown away upon the infinite number of barbarous na-

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tions who inhabit it. It produces a great variety of fine woods and fruit-trees; such as walnuts and nuts, although different from those of Europe, but which arc extremely well tasted ; beautiful cedars ; quebrachos^ thus called on account of their hardness ; guqyacanes, carob-trees, balsams, marias, palms, some of which are more than 30 yards in height; almonds, cacaos, ceihas, whicli are very large trees, bearing in the pods a remarkable soft wool, used for quilts, since it cannot be spun ; cotton-trees, mistoles, of the heart of which the Indians make darts and cimeters ; myrrh, sarzafraztrees, bark, and others, which have the interior bark so delicate and white as occasionally to serve instead of writing paper; others there are, whicli, at one or two yards up their stems, form a kind of barrel or pipe, and being of a very tough bark, are accustomed to be ripped open by the Indians, and thus serve as vessels, in which these keep their liquor called chieha ; it is from this that they whimsically call this plant palo borracho, or drunken tree. In this province are found also canes for walking sticks, as fine as those of Asia ; and in the trunks of trees, in holes of the rocks and below the ground, are quantities of honey and wax wrought by bees, of which there are reckoned to be more than 12 sorts : some of the wax, besides being transparent, is extremely fragrant and delicious to the taste, whilst some is so sour as to resemble the juice of boiled lemons. One sort of these bees fabricate, with great skill, excellent hives of mud upon the branches of trees, and of the shape of a decanter, which are so hard that they will not break in falling down upon the ground ; they, morever, are filled Avith exquisite wax and Avell-flavoured honey. The fruit-trees which this province produces, are oranges, cedars, lemons, apples, pears, melocotones^ (or peaches engrafted on quinces), figs, nuts, prunes, and olives, also passion-floAvers ; all of which have been brought hither from the city of Santiago de Guadalcazar. Here are palms Avhich have cups containing 25 kernels each, differing only slightly from the palms of Europe by having a flavour of the cocoa, and being somewhat larger. Here is also a plant called chahuar, having prickles like the savine, of which are made threads similar to hemp, for the manufacture of nets, bags, and some sorts of coarse garments : its root serves as food for the Indians, as do also yucas, potatoes, and others. It has an innumerable quantity of birds, namely, Avild pigeons, ducks, herons, mountain-peacocks’ pheasants, crows, condors, partridges, falcons, SAvans, periguanas, ostriches, parrots, and one kind of bird which exactly imitates an organ, and

Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Angaraes en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Santa Bárbara.

CHACMA o Chamaca, Valle de la Provincia del Cuzco y Reyno del Perú, cercano a la Costa del mar del S: fue muy poblado en otro tiempo, abunda mucho de caña dulce, de que fabrican excelente azúcar: lo conquistó y. unió al Imperio Huaina-Capac XIII Emperador.

CHACNA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Aimaraez en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Coleabamba.

CHACO, Provincia del Reyno del Perú, llamada el gran Chaco: es un dilatado pais que por su parte Oriental tiene por límite, el río Paraguay, confinando por el NE con la Provincia y Gobierno de los Chiquitos ; por el N con la de Santa Cruz de la Sierra; por el Poniente toca otras muchas Provincias que están situadas N S, como son, las de Mizque, Tomina, Pomabamba, Pilaya, Paspaya, Tarija y Tucuman: por el S se dilata hasta la jurisdicción del Gobierno de Buenós-Ayres,que es por donde mas se estrecha: hacia el N tiene 150 leguas de ancho de Oriente á, Poniente, y 250 de largo N S, aunque para andar estas distancias es necesario muchos meses por la fragosidad y aspereza del terreno: llámase Chaco 6 con mas propiedad Chacu, que en lengua Quechua significa junta o compañía, porque allí se juntaron los Indios de muchos países, huyendo de las conquistas de los Yncas, y después de los Españoles: tiene unas serranías hacia el Poniente que son ramas de la Cordillera, en que por su grande altura se experimenta mucho frío, pero en lo baxo que por la mayor parte es tierra llana, el temperamento es cálido: está llena de espesos bosques, y en muchas partes es pantanosa y húmeda, particularmente hacia la parte Oriental caminando al Paraguay: en tiempo de aguas, que son muy abundantes desde Noviembre hasta Abril, salen los rios de madre y forman muchas lagunas, que unas se secan y otras permanecen: tiene esta Provincia algunos rios de consideración, como el Salado y el Bermejo; y es uno de los países mas fertiles de la America, que si estuviera cultivado lograra con abundancia las utilidades que hoy son desperdicios de infinitas naciones bárbaras de Indios que lo habitan; y aun así abunda de muchas cosas, como multitud de maderas y árboles frutales, que son nogales cuyas nueces, aunque diferentes, de las de Europa, son muy gustosas: hermosos cedros, quebrachos, asi llamados por su dureza, guayacanes, algarrobos, bálsamos, marías, palmas, quq algunos tienen mas de 30 varas de alto, almendros, cacaos, ceibas, que son muy grandes y crian en su capullo una lana muy suave que usan para colchones por que no puede hilarse, algodonales, mistóles, de cuyos corazones hacen los Indios dardos y macanas, aromos, sarzafrazes, quina, y otros árboles que tienen la corteza interior tan delicada y blanca, que alguna vez ha servido de papel para escribir, otros que a una o dos varas de alto forman una barriga como una pipa, es de muy fuerte corteza, y cortan aquella parte, que excabada, luego sirve de vasijas en que guardan la chicha, y llaman a este árbol palo borracho: también se crian en este pais cañas para bastones, tan finas como las de Asia, y en los troncos de los árboles, huecos de las peñas y debaxo de la tierra miel y cera de muchas abejas de que cuentan 1.2 especies diferentes, y alguna ademas de ser transparente tiene mucha fragrancía y delicada dulzura; otra hay tan agria que parece zumo de limón cocido; una de estas especies de abejas fabrica con grande artificio unas colmenas admirables de barro en las ramas de los árboles de la figura de un cántaro, y tan duras, que aunque caigan al suelo no se rompen, y allí dentro hacen sus panales de esquisita cera y sabrosa miel: los árboles frutales que produce son naranjas, cidras, limones, manzanas, chirimoyas, granadillas, melocotones, higos, nueces, ciruelas y aceytunas que se han propagado de la Ciudad de Santiago de Guadalcázar; palmas que dan unos cocos que tienen dentro 25 almendras cada uno, cuyo sabor solo difiere de las de Europa, en que saben algo a coco y son mayores; hay una planta llamada chahuar con pencas como la. sábila, de la qual hacen hebras semejantes al cáñamo para fabricar redes, bolsas y algunos tegidos toscos: su raíz sirve de alimento a los Indios, y lo mismo las yucas, camotes o batatas y otras: hay numerables aves, palomas silvestres, patos, garzas, pavos monteses, faysanes, calandrias, cuervos, condores, perdices, aleones, cisnes, periguanas, avestruces, papagayos, loros, y una que imita perfectas mente el órgano, y

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another whose note resembles atrumpet. It abounds in quadrupeds, as mules, horses, and cattle of the large and small kind, the antas, which is called here gran bestia^ (great beast), huanacos, vicunas, llamas, or native sheep, stags, bears, ant-eaters, wild bears, otters, tigers, mountain cats, viscachas, (or large hares), large and small foxes, tortoises, higuanos, and others ; all of which afford food to tlie voracious Indians. In this province are also found many insects, such as scorpions, vipers, snakes of several kinds, some of two heads, and some with rattles, squirrels, mocamucas, ampalabas, or what are called in other countries owls, which are extremely deformed, and attract small animals to them by their screeching, quiriquinchos of various sorts, glow-worms, a great variety of flies and spiders, and of these a large kind very venomous, silk-worms, Avhich, if taken care of, would yield an abundance of silk, locusts, Avhich are eaten by the Indians both dry and fresh ; also ants, the beds of which are so deep as to render the road dangerous for men and for horses to pass, these insects being of such an undaunted and troublesome nature as often to attack a viper or locust in large bodies, and in some settlements to enter a house like a plundering army, devouring every insect and worm in their way, not leaving a single eatable thing untouched ; scarcely shall these have finished their operations, but they are succeeded by another band, and indeed it is very liazardous to disturb them, since they bite very fiercely and cause much pain. This province has no mines, although it is said that formerly some were worked by the Indians ; some little time since, however, one of iron was discovered, when it was thought to have been of gold. This extensive and pleasant country is inhabited by a multitude of infidel Indians, of different nations and of various barbarous customs. It was casually discovered in 1586 by Juan de Banos, a native of Chuquisaca, a factor of the settlement of Yala ; he had an Indian slave who used frequently to run away from his master for a time and return again, and who being asked once whither he went, replied toChacu; this it Avas tliat led to its discovery, and to the subse•quent attempts at several times made to conquer it; first by Martin de Ledesma, afterwards by .Tuan Manso, Don Pedro Lasarte, and lastly by D >11 Christoval de Sanabri, all of which were ineffectual. San Francisco Solano entered the country, and succeeded in reducing some of the natives to the Christian faith ; these, however, soon returned to their idolatry. The regulars of the company of Jesuits likewise engaged themselves in the reduction of this country in 1587, the first of their

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preachers here being Father Alonzo Barzana, called the apostle of Peru ; they continued here for a number of years, and during their stay founded seven settlements. The inhabitants of the whole province are computed at 100,000. Catalogue of the nations which inhabit Chaco.

Chiriguanas,

Abayas,

Churumutas,

Yapayaes,

Mataguayos,

Niguaraas,

Tobas,

Ivirayaras,

Macobies,

Socondues,

Aquilotes,

Marapanos,

Malbalaes,

Cipores,

Agoyas,

Ayusequeteres,

Amulalaes,

Cororaetes,

Palomos,

Taparunas,

Lules,

Bayatuis,

Toconotes,

Layanos,

Toquistineses,

Payaguas,

Tanuyes,

Poreromos,

Chunipies,

ChilacutiquieSj

Bilelas,

Chiquinos,

Yxistineses,

Gortonos,

Oristineses,

Humayonos,

Guamalcas,

Tainuyes,

Zapitalaguas,

Tracanos,

Ojotaes,

Tobotionos,

Chiebas,

Pildoris

Orejones,

Caramais,

Guaicurues,

Perequanos,

Callagaes,

Cucroyenos,

Calchaquies,

Bocaracanas,

Abipones,

Xolotas,

Teutas,

Curetes,

Palalis,

Upionos,

Huarpas,

Morionos,

Tanos,

Bocoos,

Mogosnas,

Motitis,

Choroties,

Corotonos,

Naparus,

Guanas,

Chiribionos.

(Chaco, a large plain of the above province, in which Azara noticed a singular phenomenon, which he calls a large piece of pure iron, flexible and malleable in the forge, but at the same time so hard as not to be cut, though obedient to the file. It contains about 468 cubic feet, and lies on the surface of the large plain of Chaco, on which not a single stone excepting this is to be found ; and what is still more curious, there is no volcano within 300 leagues, nor any iron mine to be heard of in that part of tho country.)

CHACOCHE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Aimaraez in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Sirca.

otra la trompeta: muchos animales quadrúpedos, mulas, caballos, algún ganado mayor y menor, antas que llaman gran bestia, huanacos, vicuñas, llamas o carneros de la tierra, ciervos, osos, hormigueros, javalíes, nutrias, tygres, gatos monteses, viscachas, zorras, zorrillos, tortugas, higuanas y otros muchos que todos son pasto de la voracidad de aquellos Indios: se crian también en esta Provincia muchos insectos como son, alacranes, vívoras, culebras de muchas especies y de dos cabezas, y de cascabel, ardillas, mocamucas, ampalabas que en otros paises llaman buhos, son disformes y con su aliento atraen a los animales pequeños, hay quiriquinchos de varias especies, cucuyos o lucernas, mucha variedad de mosquitos, y arañas pequeñas y grandes sumamente venenosas, que texen hilos muy fuertes y beneficiados dieran mucha seda, langostas que comen los Indios, secas y frescas, ormigas, cuyos ormigueros son peligrosos a los hombres y caballerías por sus profundas oquedades, se mantienen de hojas de árboles, y de insectos, y acometen muchas juntas a una langosta, yívora o zapo, y en, algunos Pueblos entran en las casa como un exército a saco, y la limpian de todo insecto y sabandija, no dexando rincón que no registren para consumir quanrta carne encuentran, y apenas ha concluido una bandada viene otra, y es muy arriesgado inquietarlas, porque acometen y muerden con grande osadía, dando mucho dolor: no tiene minerales algunos, aunque dicen que antiguamente los trabajaron los Indios, y solo se descubrió poco ha uno de hierro que al principio se creyó fuese de oro: este dilatado y ameno pais está habitado de multitud de naciones de Indios infieles diferentes, y de bárbaras costumbres: descubriólo casualmente Juan de Baños, natural de Chuquisaca él año de 1586, encomendero del Pueblo de Yala, que advirtiendo que a temporadas se hura de él un Indio y volvía, preguntado adonde iba respondía que á. Chacu, y de este se adquirieron las primeras noticias, con las quales intentaron la conquista, primero Martin de Ledesma, luego Juan Manso, Don Pedro Lasarte, y el último Don Cristóval de Sanabria en diferentes tiempos, pero todos sin efecto: San Francisco Solano entró a predicar a estos inñeles, y reduxo a algunos, que luego volvieron a su idolatría; y los Regulares de la Compañía se encargaron desde el año de 1 5 87 de su reducción, siendo el primero que entró a predicarles el P. Alonso Barzana, llamado. Apóstol del Perú, y lo continuaron después muchísimos, que fundaron siete Pueblos. Los habitantes de toda la Provincia se reputan por mas de 1000. CATALOGO DE LAS NACIONES que habitan el Chaco. Chlriguanas. Churumatas. Mataguayos. Tobas. Mocobies. Aquilotes. Malbalaes. Agoyas. Amulalaes. Palomos. Lulcs. Toconotes. Toquistineses. TanuyesChunipies. Bílelas. Yxistineses. Oristineses. Guamalcas. Zapitalaguas. Ojotaes. Cinchas. Orejones. Guaicurues. Láyanos. Callagaes. Payaguas. Calchaquies. Poreromos. Abipones. Chilacutiquies. Teutas. Chiquinos. Palalis. Gortonos. Huarpas. Humayonos. Taños. Tainuyes. Mogosnas. Tracanos. Choroties. Tobotionos. Naparus. Pildoris. Guanas. Caramais. Abayas. Perequanos. Yapayaes. Cucroyenos. Niguaraas. Bocaracanas. Yvirayaras. Xolotas. Socondues. Curetes. Marapanos. Upionos. Cipores. Moriónos. Ayusequiteres. Boeoos. Corometesl Motitis. Taparunas. Corotonos. Bayatuis. Chiribionos,

CHACOCHE, Pueblo de la Provincia y. Corregímiento de Aimaraez en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Sirca.

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Granada ; situate in a beautiful and delightful country. Its temperature is hot, it abounds in cacao, maize, yucas, and plantains, and has some neat cattle and gold mines. The inhabitants amount to 100 families, and it is annexed to the curacy of its capital.

(CHAPEL Hill, a post-town in Orange county, N. Carolina ; situated on a branch of Newhope creek, which empties into the n.w. branch of Cape Fear river. This is the spot chosen for the seat of the university of N. Carolina. Few houses are as yet erected ; but a part of the public buildings were in such forwardness, that students Avere admitted, and education commenced, in January 1796. The beautiful and elevated site of this town commands a pleasing and extensive view of the surrounding country : 12 miles s. by e. of Hillsborough, and 472 s.w. of Philadelphia. Lat. 35° 56' n. Long. 79° 2' w.)

CHAPEU, Morro del, or Del Sombero, a mountain of the kingdom of Brazil, between the rivers Preto and Tocantines, close to the gold mines of La Navidad.

CHAPIGANA, a fort of the province and government of Darien, and kingdom of Tierra Firme, built upon a long strip of land, or point, formed by the great river of Tuira. There is also a small fort of the same name in a little gulf, and nearly closed at the entrance, behind the fort of San Miguel, in the S. sea.

CHAPIMARCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Aimaraez in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Ancobamba.

CHAPUARE, a river of the province and government of Moxos in the kingdom of Quito, rises in the mountains of Cacao, which are upon the shore of the river Madera ; runs w. forming a curve, and enters the latter river, just where the Ytenes and Marmore also become united.

CHAPULTENANGO, a settlement of the province and alcaldia mayor of Los Zoques in the kingdom of Guatemala.

CHAPULTEPEC, a settlement of the alcaldia mayor of Corjoacan in Nueva España ; situate on the skirt of a mountainous eminence, on which are the castle and palace Avhich were the residence of the viceroys until they made their public entries into Mexico. Here are beautiful saloons and charming gardens, bedecked with all sorts of delicate flowers ; also a wood of branching savins, which was filled Avith stags and rabbits, and an abundant supply of water to render the soil fertile ; although, independently of a large and deep pool, it is also intersected by several streams, which, through canals, are carried to supply the s. part of

the city of Mexico. Its inhabitants amount to 40 families of Indians, in the district of the parish of a convent of St. Francis, with certain families of Spaniards and Mustecs, embodied with the parish of Vera Cruz of Mexico ; from Avheuce this is distant one league to the w. s.w.

Chapultepec, with the dedicatory title of San Juan, another settlement of the district and head settlement of Tlacoluca, and alcaldia mayor of Xalapa, in the same kingdom ; founded between four mountains, the skirts of Avhich form a circle round it. It contains 100 families of Indians, including those of the settlement of Paztepec, close to it. Although its population was formerly thought to amount to 500 families, no cause can be assigned for the present diminution ; notAvithstanding the elder people affirm, that this is a judgment of God for their having caused so many sorrows and anxieties to the poor curate, who had laboured so hard and with such zeal to convert them from their idolatry : certain it is, they are now extremely humble and docile. It is tAvo leagues n. e. of its capital.

Chapultepec, another, with the same dedicatory title of San Juan, in the head settlement of the town of Marquesado, and alcaldia mayor of Quatro Villas. It contains 25 families of Indians, Avho occupy themselves in the cultivation of cochineal, wheat, maize, fruits, woods, coal, lime-stone, and timber. It is a little more than a mile to the s. u\ of its capital.

Chapultepec, another, with the dedicatory title of San Miguel, in the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Cuernavaca,

Chapultepec another, with the same dedicatory title as the former, in the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Metepéc. It contains 168 families of Indians.

CHAPULUACAN, a settlement of the jurisdiction and alcaldia mayor of Valles in Nueva Espana ; situate on the skirt of a very lofty sierra ; is of a mild temperature, and produces maize, cotton, bees-Avax, and honey, and large cattle. It is annexed to the curacy of Tamzunchale, contains 58 families of Indians, and lies 38 leagues from its capital.

Chapuluacan, another settlement of the head settlement of Colotlán, and alcaldia mayor of Mextitlan, in Nueva Espana, contains 140 families of Indians, and is two leagues from its head settlement.

CHAQUI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Canta in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of its capital.

Chaqui, another settlement of the province and corregimiento of Porco in the same kingdom.

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Granada, situado en una hermosa mezeta de país ameno y delicioso: es de temperamento cálido, abundante de cacao, maíz, yucas y plántanos, algún ganado bácuno, y minerales de oro: tiene ioo vecinos, y es anexo al Curato de su Capital.

CHAPEU, Morro del, o del Sombrero, monte del Reyno del Brasil, entre los rios Preto y de Tocantines junto a las minas de oro de la Navidad.

CHAPIGANA, Fuerte de la Provincia y Gobierno del Darien y Reyno de Tierra-Firme, construido en una Lengua de Tierra o Punta que forma el río grande de Tuira, y el pequeño que tiene su mismo nombre en un pequeño golfo casi cerrado, que forma detras del de San Miguel eo la mar del Sur.

CHAPIMARCA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Aimaraez en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Ancobamba.

CHAPUARE, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de Moxos en el Reyno de Quito: nace en las montañas de Cacao que hay a la orilla del río de la Madera: corre al O formando un arco, y entra en él, donde se juntan los de Ytenes y Mamoré.

CHAPULTENANGO, Pueblo de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de los Zoques en el Reyno de Guatemala.

CHAPULTEPEC, Pueblo de la Alcaldía mayor de Coyoacan en Nueva España, situado a la falda de un cerro montuoso en que está el alcázar y palacio donde hacían mansión los Vireyes, hasta hacer su entrada pública en México: tiene hermosos salones y un vistoso jardín cubierto de las mas delicadas flores, y un bosque de frondosos sabinos en que habia abundancia de ciervos y conejos, ayudando a la amenidad del terreno la copia de aguas, pues ademas de un estanque grande y profundo que hay en el jardín, tiene otros manantiales que producen las que por cañerías se dirigen a México para el consumo de la parte del Sur de aquella Ciudad: su vecindario será de 40 familias de Indios en la feligresía de un Convento de San Francisco, y las de Españoles y Mestizos agregados a la Parroquia de la Vera Cruz de México, de donde dista 1 legua al O SO.

Tiene el mismo nombre con la advocación de San Juan otro Pueblo del Partido y Cabecera de Tlacoluca y Alcaldía mayor de Xalapa en el mismo Reyno, fundado entre 4 cerros, cuyas faldas le hacen círculo: tiene 100 familias de Indios, inclusos los del Pueblo de Paztepec que está inmediato: aunque antiguamente pasaba su vecindario de 500 familias, se ignora la causa de hallarse hoy tan deteriorado; no obstante de que los ancianos dicen que es castigo de Dios por haber perdido el respeto a su Cura y dádole mil pesares por el zelo con que procuraba impedirles la idolatría, por cuya razón hoy son muy temerosos y dóciles: está 2 leguas al N E de su Cabecera. Otro con la misma advocación de San Juan en la Cabecera de la Villa del Marquesado y Alcaldía mayor de Quatro Villas: tiene 25 familias de Indios, que se ocupan en el cultivo y comercio de la grana, trigo, maiz, frutas, maderas, carbón, cal y leña, está poco mas de una milla al SO de su Capital. Otro con la advocación de San Miguel en la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Cuernavaca. Otro con la misma advocación que el antecedente en la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Metepec : tiene 168 familias de Indios.

CHAPULUACAN, Pueblo de la jurisdicción y Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Valles en Nueva España, situado a la falda de una sierra de mucha altura: es de temperamento templado, y produce maiz, algodón, cera y miel de colmenas, y ganado mayor: está anexo al Curato de Tamazunchale, y tiene 58 familias de Indios distante 38 leguas de su Capital.

Tiene el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Cabecera de Colotlán y Alcaldía mayor de Mextitlán en Nueva España: tiene 140 familias de Indios, y está 2 leguas de su Cabecera.

CHAQUI, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Canta en el Perú, anexo al Curato de su Capital.

Tiene el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Porco en el mismo Reyno.

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COLARIA, a settlement of the province and government of Tucumán, in the district of the capital, to the zo. of this province.

COLASTINA, a small river of the province and government of Buenos Ayres. It runs e. and enters the Parana,

COLATE, a small river of the province and alcaldta mayor of Tecoantepec in the kingdom of Guatemala. It runs into the S. sea, between the rivers Azatian and Capanerealte.

COLATPA, a settlement of the head settlement of Olinalá, and alcald'in mayor of TIapa, in Nueva Espana. It contains 29 families of Indians, who employ themselves in the commerce of chia, a v/hite medicinal earth, and cochineal, which abound in their territory : n. w. of its head settlement.

COLAZA, a small and ancient province, extremely fertile and delightful, belonging at the present day to the province of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It was discovered by Sebastian de Benalcazar in 1536. Its inhabitants, who were a warlike and cruel race, are entirely extirpated.

COLCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Vilcas Huaman in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Huanacapi.

COLCA, another settlement in the province and corregimiento of Xauja in the same kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Chongos.

COLCA, another, in the province and corregimiento of Aimaraez in the same kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Pampamarca.

COLCABAMBA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Aimaraez in Peru.

COLCABAMBA, another settlement, in the province and corregimiento of Theanta in the same kingdom.

COLCAHUANCA, a settlementof the province and corregimiento of Huailas in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Pampas.

COLCAMAR, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Luya and Chillaos in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Luya, its capital.

COLCHA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento oi Lipes, and archbishopric of Charcas, in Peru. It was formerly the capital, and preserves in its cluirch an image of the blessed virgin, sent thither by the Emperor Charles V. It is now annexed to the curacy of San Christoval.

COLCHA, another settlement, of the'province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in the same kingdom.

COLCHA, another, of the province and corregimiento of Cochabamba in the same kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Berenguela,

COLCHAGUA, a province and^ corregimiento of the kingdom of Chile ; bounded on the e. by the cordillera Nevada ; s. by the province of Maule, the river Teno serving as the boundary ; and w. by the sea. It is 40 leagues in length from e. to w. and 32 in width from n. to s. Here are some gold mines, and there were several others, the working of which has been discontinued : here are also some copper mines. It abounds in wheat, large and small cattle, horses and mules. In a part called Cauquencs are some hot baths, which arc much frequented, from the salutary affects they produce, especially upon those affected with the French disease, leprosy, spots on the skin, or wounds. The inhabitants of this province amount to 15,000 souls, and its capital is the town of San Fernando.

COLCHAGUA, a settlement of this province and corregimiento, which is the head of a curacy of another, and contains four chapels of ease.

(COLCHESTER, a township in Ulster county. New York, on the Popachton branch of Delaware river, s. w. of Middletown, and about 50 miles s. w. by s. of Cooperstown. By the state census of 1796, 193 of its inhabitants are electors.)

(Colchester, a large township in New London county, Connecticut, seltled in 1701 ; about 15 miles tc. of Norwich, 25 s. e. of Hartford, and 20 n. w. of New London city. It is in contemplation to have a post-office established in this town.)

(Colchester, the chief town in Chittenden county, Vermont, is on the e. bank of lake Champlain, at the mouth of Onion river, and n, of Burlington, on Colchester bay, which spreads n. of the town.)

(Colchester, a post-town in Fairfax county, Virginia ; situate on the n. e. bank of Ocquoquam creek, three or four miles from its confluence with the Potowmack ; and is here about 100 yards wide, and navigable for boats. It contains about 40 houses, and lies 16 miles s. w. of Alexandria, 106 n. by e. of Richmond, and 172 from Philadelphia.)

(Colchester River, Nova Scotia. See CoheQUIT.)

COLCURA, a fortress of the kingdom of Chile, built on the opposite shore of the river Biobio, to restrain the incursions of the warlike Araucanian Indians, who burnt and destroyed it in 1601.

COLD Bay, in the extremity of the n. coast of the island of Jamaica, between the port Antonio and the n. e. point.

(COLD Spring, in the island of Jamaica, is a villa six miles from the high lands of Liguania. The grounds are in a high state of improvement.

COLARIA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno del district en el distrito de la Capital al O de ella.

COLASTINA, Río] pequeño de la Provincia y Gobierno de Buenos-Ayres: corre al E y entra en el Paraná.

COLATE, Río] pequeño de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Tecoantepec en el Reyno de Guatemala: sale al mar del Sur entre el de Azatian y el de Capanerealte.

COLATPA, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Olinalá y Alcaldía mayor de Tlapa en Nueva España: tiene 29 familias de Indios que se ocupan en el comercio de chia y grana en que abunda su territorio: está al NO de su Cabecera.

COLAZA, Provincia pequeña y antigua, fértil y deliciosa, perteneciente hoy a la de Popayan en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada: fue descubierta por Sebastian de Benalcázar el año de 1536: sus habitantes que eran guerreros y crueles, se han extinguido enteramente.

COLCA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Vilcas Huaman en el Perú, ansxo al Curato de Huanacapi.

Otro Pueblo hay del mismo nombre en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Xauja en el propio Reyno, anexo al Curato de Chongos. Otro en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Ainíaraez en el propio Reyno, anexo al Curato de Pampa marca.

COLCABAMBA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Aimaraez en el Perú.

Otro Pueblo hay del mismo nombre en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Huanta en el propio Reyno.

COLCAHUANCA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Huailas en el Perú]], anexo al Curato de Pampas.

COLCAMAR, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Luya y Chillaos en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Luya su Capital.

COLCHA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Lipes y Arzobispado de Charcas en el Perú: fue antiguamente la Capital, y conserva en su Iglesia una Imagen de nuestra Señora, remitida por el Emperador Carlos V: hoy está anexo al Curato de San Cristóval.

Tiene el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Chilques y Masques en el propio Reyno. Otro de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Cochabamba en el mismo Reyno, anexo al Curato de Berenguela.

COLCHAGUA, Provincia y Corregimiento del Reyno de Chile: confina por el Oriente con la Cordillera Nevada: por el S con la Provincia de Maule, sirviéndole de límites el río Teno, y por el Poniente con el mar: tiene de largo 40 leguas de Oriente a Poniente, y 32 de ancho de N a S: hay en ella algunas minas de oro corrientes, y en otros tiempos hubo muchas mas que ya no se trabajan, y algunas de cobre: abunda en trigo, ganado mayor y menor, caballos y mulas: en un parage llamado Cauquenes hay unas termas o baños de agua caliente muy frecuentados, por el beneficio que en ellas experimentan los que padecen enfermedades de gálico, lepra, pústulas y llagas: los habitantes de esta Provincia llegan a 15000 almas, y su Capital es la Villa de San Fernando.

Tiene el mismo nombre un Pueblo de esta Provincia y Corregimiento, que es cabeza de Curato de otro, y tiene ademas quatro ayudas de Parroquia.

COLCHESTER, Pueblo de la Provincia y Colonia de Virginia en el Condado de Fairfax a la orilla y boca del río Occoquan,

COLCURA, Fortaleza del Reyno de Chile, construida a la otra parte del río Biobio, para contener las incursiones de los Indios Belicosos Araucanos, que la destruyeron y quemaron el año de 1601.

COLD, Bahía de, 6 del Frió, en la extremidad de la Costa del N de la Isla de Jamayca, hacia la del E, entre el Puerto Antonio, y la Punta del NE.

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