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In its vicinity is a reservoir, formed of hewn stone, which serves at once to catch the waters as they come down from the sierra, and to conduct them to Tepcaca, three leagues N N W of its capital.

ACAXUCHITLAN the head settlement of the alcaldía mayor of Tulazingo, to the N E. It contains 406 Indian families, and is a curacy of the bishopric of La Puebla de los Angeles. Distant four leagues to the E of its capital.

ACAYUCA, the alcaldía mayor of Nueva España, and of the province of Goazacoalco. Its jurisdiction is very extended, and consists, for the most part, of places of a hot and moist temperature, but so fertile is it that it gives annually four crops of maize; and as there is no demand for this production in the other provinces, it follows, of course, that the Indians here are little given to industry. Indeed the ground never requires the plough, and the whole of their labours during the seedtime consist merely in smoothing the surface of the mountains, and in scratching up the ground with a pointed stick. It is at times infested by locusts, which destroy the plants and crops ; and having never been able to find a remedy against this evil, the inhabitants had recourse to the protection of the virgin of La Conception, which is revered in the head settlement of the district of the Chichimecas ; and it is said that, owing to her mediatory influence, the plague has been thought to diminish. This province is watered by the abundant river of the Goazacoalco. The settlements of this alcaldía are, Xocoteapa, Macayapa, Menzapa, Molocan, Theimanquillo, Tinantitlan, Chinameca, Zoconusco, Olutla, Otcapa, Pochutla, Ostitan, Cozolcaque, Ixhuatla, Macatepeque.

another, the capital of the above, situate on the coast of the N. sea. Its inhabitants are composed of 30 families of Spaniards, 296 of Indians, and 70 of Mustees and Mulattoes. It lies a little more than 100 leagues S E of Mexico. Lat. 17° 53' N Long. 94° 46' 30" W.

another, settlement in the alcaldía mayor of Pachuca, in the kingdom of Nueva España, annexed to the curacy of Tezayuca, and containing 100 Indian families.

Acacingo, the head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of Tepcaca, situate in a plain of a mild temperature, and watered by two streams which run close to all the houses of the settlement, to the great comfort of the inhabitants. In the middle of the above plain there is a beautiful fountain, a convent of the religious order of St. Francis, a very ancient building, and some other buildings, which have been erected since the conquest of the country. The parish church is a piece of the most ancient architecture. The inhabitants are composed of 150 families of Spaniards, 104 of Mustees, 31 of Mulattoes, and 700 of Indians; 3 1/4 leagues E to the NE of its capital.

ACAZUTLA, a port of the S sea, on the coast of the province of the alcaldía mayor of Zuchitepec, in the kingdom of Guatemala, between the point of Los Remedios, and the settlement of Guapaca. [Lat. 14° 42' N Long. 90° 3'.]

ACCHA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in Peru, situate on the skirt of a mountain, which has a prominence, seeming as though it were about to fall upon the settlement. This mountain is constantly dwindling away without any assignable cause. Lat. 13° 19 s. Long. 71° 13' W

ACCHA-AMANSAIA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in Peru.

ACCHA-URINZABA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masque in Peru.

Aceites, a river of the province and government of Caraccas, in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. It rises in the mountains, and enters the Orituco.

[ACCOCESAWS. The ancient town and principal place of residence of these Indians is on the W side of Colorado of Rio Rouge, about 200 miles S W of Nacogdoches, but they often change their place of residence for a season : being near the bay, they make great use of fish, oysters &c.; kill a great many deer, which are the largest and fattest in the province ; and their country is universally said to be inferior to no part of the province in soil, growth of timber, goodness of water, and beauty of surface; they have a language peculiar to themselves, but have a mode of communication by dumb signs, which they all understand: number about 80 men. Thirty or forty years ago, the Spaniards had a mission here, but broke it up, or moved it to Nacogdoches. They talk of resettling it, and speak in the highest terms,of the country.]

[ACCOMACK County, in Virginia, is situated on a peninsula, bounded N by Maryland, E by the ocean, and on the W by Chesapeak bay, and contains 13.959 inhabitants, including 4.262 slaves.]

ACAXUCHITLAN, Pueblo y Cabecera de Partido de la alcaldía mayor de Tulazingo en N E: tiene 406 familias de Indios, y es Curato del Obispado de La Puebla de los Angeles, distante 4 leguas al E de su capital.

ACAYUCA, Alcaldía mayor de Nueva España, y de la Provincia de Goazacoalco: es de dilatada jurisdicción, y por la mayor parte de temperamento cálido y húmedo; pero tan fértil que da anualmente quatro cosechas de maíz; y como no tiene salida en las demás jurisdicciones, de ahí proviene que los Indios sean poco aplicados al trabajo; pues solo con arrasar los montes, y horadar la tierra a punta de estaca hacen sus siembras, sin gastar arado ni otro equivalente. Padece la calamidad de que a tiempos se inunda de langostas, que destruyen las plantas y sementeras; y no habiéndose hallado remedio a este daño, ocurrieron sus naturales al amparo de la Virgen de la Concepción, que se venera en la Cabecera del Partido de los Chichimecas; con cuyo favor es fama que quando sacan en Procesión la Imagen se disminuye la epidemia. Riega a esta Provincia el caudaloso Río de Goazacoalco. La capital tiene el mismo nombre: está situada en la Costa de la mar del N. Su vecindario se compone de 30 familias de Españoles, 296 de Indios, y 70 de Mestizos y Mulatos. Está poco mas de 100 leguas al SE de México. Longitud 278 25. Latitud 19 20.

ACACINGO, S. Juan de, Pueblo y Cabecera de Partido de la alcaldía mayor de Tepeaca, situado en un llano de temperamento templado, que riegan dos arroyos fertilizándolo; de cuyo beneficio logran casi todas las casas, introduciéndolos en ella. Tiene en medio de su gran Plaza una hermosa fuente, un Convento de Religiosos de San Francisco, obra antigua, y de los primeros que se fabricaron después de la conquista. La Iglesia Parroquial es de primorosa arquitectura: y su vecindario se compone de 150 familias de Españoles, 104 de Mestizos, 31 de Mulatos y 700 de Indios. Está 3 leguas al E, y un quarto al N E de su capital.

ACAZUTLA, Puerto de la Mar del S, en la Costa de la Provincia y alcaldía mayor de Zuchitepec en el Reyno de Guatemala entre la punta de Los Remedios y el Pueblo de Guapaca.

ACCHA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Chilques y Masques en el Perú, situado a la falda de un cerro que tiene un formidable crestón amenazando ruina, y parece que está al caer sobre el Pueblo, el qual se va hundiendo cada dia insensiblemente, sin haberse podido averiguar la causa.

ACCHA-AMANSAIA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Chilques y Masques en el Perú.

ACCHA-URINZABA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Chilques y Masques en el Perú.

ACEITES, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Caracas, en el Reyno de Tierra Firme, nace en las montañas de ella, y entra en el de Orituco.

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same kingdom. It contains 180 families of Indians, and 60 of Spaniards, Mustees, and Mulattoes. Here is an hospital of the religious order of St. Francis. Seven leagues from its capital.

(COXHALL, a township in York county, district of Maine, containing 775 inhabitants.)

COXIMAR, a large plain of the coast of the island of Cuba, close by the city of Havana, in which is a fortified tower. On this plain the English drew up their troops when they besieged that place, in 1762.

COXIMES, a settlement of the province and government of Esmeraldas in the kingdom of Quito ; situate on the sliore of the S. sea, on the point formed by the port Palmar, under the equinoctial line.

COXO, a settlement of the province and government of Venezuela ; situate on the sea-coast, close to the settlement of Carvalleda.

(COXSAKIE, a township in the w. part of Albany county, New York, containing S406 inhabitants, of whom 302 are slaves. Of the citizens 613 are electors.)

COXUMATLAN, a settlement of the head settlement of Zanguio and afcaldia mayor of Zamora in Nueva Espana ; situate on the shore of the sea of Chapala, and being backed by a large mountain covered with fruit-trees of various kinds, and excellent timber and woods. It contains 17 tamilies of Indians, who employ themselves in fishing and in agriculture. Four leagues to the w. of its head settlement.

COYAIMAS, a barbarous and ancient nation of Indians of the province and government of Popayán in the kingdom of Quito, and district of the townofNeiba. Tliese Indians are valorous, robust, faithful, and enemies to the Pijaos. Some of tl)ern have become converted to the Catholic faith, and liveuniteil in settlemenis.

(COYAU, a settlement on Tennessee river, SO miles below Knoxville.)

COYONES, a barbarous nation of Indians, who inhabit the s. w. of Tocuyo. They are ferocious and infidels, and live upon the mountains. Their numbers at the present day are much reduced.

COYPO. SeeRAi.EMo.

COZAL, a settlement of the province and alcaldia mayor of Zacapula in the kingdom of Guatemala.

COZALCAQUE, San Felipe de, a settlement of the head settlement of Tenantitlan, and alcaldia mayor of Acaynca, in Nueva Espana. It contains 51 families of Indians, and is 10 leagues to the e. and one-fourth to the a. e, of its head settlement.

COZAMALOAPAN, a province and alcaldia viayor of Nueva España, the capital of which

bears the same name, with the dedicatory title of San Martin, and which is situate on a plain half a league long, and somewhat less broad, surrounded by mountains so knit together, that, at the time of its foundation, passes were obliged to be o[>ened. Through this province runs a river, which flows down from the sferTflA of Zongolica, and which afterwards takes the nam.e of Alvarado, it is of a hot and moist temperature, and continually exposed to inundations during the rainy seasons, owing to the immense overflowings of the rivers. Its population is composed of 38 families of Spaniards, 128 of Mulattoes, and 34 of Mexican Indians, who maintain themselves by the gathering of cotton and maize ; and this last in such abundance as to supply Vera Cruz. The Spaniards employ themselves in fishing in the rivers, which abound with fish the three last months of the year, and they carry them for sale into the other jurisdictions. It has, besides the parish church, a temple of superior architecture, dedicated to Nuestra Seilora de la Soledad, though it be commonly called, Of Cozomalotipan, being of such ancient origin as to be said to liave existed 12 years before the conquest of the kingdom. This temple was inhabited by a religious fraternity, approved by his holiness Gregory XIII. he having granted to the same many favours and indulgences, which, through the devotion of the communily, were perpetuated, through several prodigies and miracles which afterwards took place in the settlement, and in its district. One hundred and fifteen leagues s. s.xo. of Mexico, in lat. 17^ 47' ; long. 274° 50'. The jurisdiction of this alcaldia consists in the folloAving settlements :

A rnatlnn, Acula,

Ixmaluliacan, Chacaltiaiiguis, Texliuacaii, Tlacotalpan,

Otatitlan,

Tuxtepec,

Chinantla,

Utzila,

Uzainacin,

A^etla.

COZAQUl, Santa Maria de, a settlement of the head settlement of Acazingo and alcaldia mayor of Tepeaca, in Nueva Espana. It contains four families of Spaniards, 33 Aluslees and Mulattocs, and 51 of Indians. It is a quarter of a league lioni its head settlement.

COZATLA, San Juan de, a settlement of the head settlement of Axixique, and ahaldia mayor of Zayula, in the same kingdom. It contains 60 familie.s of Indians, its head settlement.

COZAUTEPEC, a settlement and head settlement of the alcaldia mayor of Chichicapain Nueva Espana, of the province and bishopric of 3

iid is two leagues to the w. of

mismo Reyno: tiene 180 familias de Indios y 60 de Españoles, Mestizos y Mulatos: hay en él un Hospital de Religiosos de San Francisco, y dista 7 leguas de su Capital.

COXIMAR, Playón grande de la Costa de la Isla de Cuba, inmediato a la Ciudad de la Habana, en que hay una torre fortificada para su defensa; enella hicieron los Ingleses el desembarco de sus tropas, quando sitiaron aquella Plaza el año de 1762.

COXIMES, Puebla de la Provincia y Gobierno de Esmeraldas en el Reyno de Quito, situado a orilla de la mar del Sur en la Punta que hace el Puerto del Palmar, baxo de la línea equenocial.

COXUMATLAN, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Zanguio y Alcaldía mayor de Zamora en Nueva España, situado a orilla del mar de Chápala, haciéndole espalda un encumbrado cerro poblado de árboles frutales y maderas exquisitas: tiene 17 familias de Indios, que se exercitan en la pesca y en el cultivo de las tierras: dista 4 leguas al Poniente de su Cabecera.

COYAIMAS, Nación bárbara, antigua de Indios de la Provincia y Gobierno de Popayan en el Reyno de Quito y distrito de la Villa de Neiba: estos Indios son valerosos, robustos y rieles, enemigos de los Pijaos: algunos se han reducido a la Religión, y viven unidos en Pueblos.

COYONES, Nación bárbara de Indios, que habita al SO del Tocuyo: es feroz é infiel, y vive en las montañas; hoy está reducida a muy corto numero,

COYPO. Véase Ralemo.

COZAL, Pueblo de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Zacapula en el Reyno de Goatemala.

COZAMALOAPAN, Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de Nueva España, cuya Capital tiene el mismo nombre con la advocación de San Martin, situado en un llano que tiene media legua de largo y poco menos de ancho, cercado de montes tan unidos, que para entrar y salir al Pueblo fue necesario abrircaminos al tiempo de su fundación: pasa por él un río que baxa de las sierras de Zongolica, y Juego toma el nombre de Alvarádo: es de temperamento cálido y húmedo, expuesto siempre a inundaciones en tiempo de aguas por las terribles crecientes de los rios: compónese su vecindario de 38 familias de Españoles, 128 de Mulatos y 34 de Indios Mexicanos, que se mantienen de las cosechas de algodón y maiz, y de este último con tanta abundancia, que de él se provee la Vera-Cruz: los Españoles se ocupan en el exercicio de la pesca de que abundan sus rios los tres meses últimos del año, que venden luego en las otras jurisdicciones: tiene ademas de la Iglesia Parroquial un Templo de primorosa arquitectura, dedicado a nuestra Señora de la Soledad, que comunmente llaman de Cozamaloapan, cuyo origen es de tanta antiguedad, que dicen lo tuvo doce años antes de la conquista de aquel Reyno; figurado en un arco Iris, que nacia a la orilla del río inmediato a la población, y terminaba sobre la Ciudad de México, permaneciendo este arco doce años, que mediaron hasta la entrada de Cortés y conquista, que desapareció substituyendo la Soberana Imagen de tan peregrina y hermosa hechura, que es admiración de quantos la ven: era entonces Capital de la jurisdicción el Pueblo de Amatlán, a cuya Parroquia intento trasladar el Cura la Imagen; pero no pudo conseguirlo, y así se fabricó el Templo en el mismo oarage de su aparición, formando desde entonces una devota Cofradía, que aprobó la Santidad de Gregorio XIII, concediendo muchas gracias é Indulgencias que perpetuó la devoción por los repetidos milagros y prodigios que experimenta el Pueblo y su comarca: está 1 1 5 leguas al S SO de Mexico en 274 grad. 50 min. de long. y 17 grad. 47 min. de lat. la jurisdicción de esta Alcaldía consta de los Pueblos siguientes. Amatlán. Acula. Ixmalhuacan. Chacaltianguis. Texhuacan. Tlacotalpan. Otatitlán. Tuxtepec. Chinantla. Utzila. Uzamacin, Yetla.

COZATLA, San Juan de., Pueblo de la Cabecera de Axixique y Alcaldía mayor de Zayula en el mismo Reyno: tiene 60 familias de Indios, y está dos leguas al Poniente de su Cabecera.

COZAQUI, Santa María de, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Acazingo y Alcaldía mayor de Tepeaca en Nueva España: tiene 4 familias de Españoles, 33 de Mestizos y Mulatos, y 5 1 de Indios, distante un quarto de legua de su Cabecera.

COZAUTEPEC, Pueblo y Cabecera de la Alcaldía mayor de Chichicapa en Nueva España, de la Provincia y Obispado de Oaxaca: solo tiene 20 familias de Indios, que viven del cultivo de la grana y semillas.

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