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tlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of Xochimilco, in the same kingdom. It contains 210 Indian families, including those of its wards.

ACUA, a river of the kingdom of Brazil, in the island of Joanes or Marajo. It runs s. s. e. and enters the large arm of the river of the Amozonas.

ACUIAPAN, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Zultcpec in Nueva Espana, situate between two craggy steeps, and annexed to the curacy of Temascaltepec. It contains 38 Indian families, who carry on a commerce by the dressing of hides of large and small cattle. Six leagues n. of its capital.

ACUILPA, a settlement of the head settlement of Olinala, and alcaldia mayor of Tlapa, in Nueva Espana. It is of a hot and moist temperature, abounding in grain, chia, (a white medicinal earth), seeds, and other productions, with which its inhabitants carry on a trade* These consist of 92 Indian families. It is a little more than three leagues from its head settlement.

ACUIO, a settlement of the alcaldia mayor of Cinaqua in Nueva Espana; of a hot temperature, and inhabited only by nine Indian families, whose commerce consists in collecting salt and wild wax. It belongs to the curacy of Tauricato, and in its district are 11 sugar mills, and seven pastures fit for the larger cattle, and which are so extensive and considerable as to employ in them 50 families of Spaniards, and 235 of Mustees, Mulattoes, and Negroes. 30 leagues towards the s. of its capital.

ACUL, a settlement of the island of St. Domingo, in the part possessed by the French; situate on the n. coast, on the shore of the port of Petit-Goave.

ACUL, another settlement in the same island, belonging also to the French; situate s. of the Llanos of the N.

ACUL another] settlement on the s. coast, upon the bay which forms the point of Abacu.

ACUL a river of the above island. It is small, and runs into the sea behind the point of Abacu.

ACULA, San Pedro de, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Cozamaloapan in Nueva Espana, situate upon a high hill, and bounded by a large lake of salubrious water, called by the Indians Puetla; which lake empties itself into the sea by the sand bank of Alvarado, and the waters of which, in the winter time, overflow to such a degree as nearly to inundate the country. It contains 305 Indian families, and is four leagues to the e. of its capital.

ACULEO, a lake of the kingdom of Chile, which empties itself into the river Maipo, famous for good fish, highly prized in the city of Santiago. It is three leagues in length, and in some parts one in breadth. It is in the district of the settlement of Maipo, of the province and corregimiento of Rancagua.

ACUMA, a river of the captainship of Seara in Brazil]]: it enters the sea between the lake Upieni and the cape of Las Sierras.

ACURAGU, Angoras, or Camosin, a river of the province and captainship of Seara in Brazil, which rises in the province of Pernambuco, runs n. for many leagues, and enters the sea between the points of Tortuga and Palmeras.

ACURAIP1TI, a river of the province and government of Paraguay, which runs s. s. e. and enters the Parana.

ACUTITLAN, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Tepuxilco, and alcaldia mayor of Zultepec, in Nueva Espana. It contains 45 Indian families, who trade in sugar, honey, and maize, and many other of its natural productions. It is five leagues n. e. of its head settlement, and a quarter of a league from Acamuchitlan.

ACUTZIO, a settlement of the head settlement of Tiripitio, and alcaldia mayor of Valladolid, and bishopric of Mechoacan. It contains 136 families of Indians, and 11 of Spaniards and Mustees. There are six large cultivated estates in its district, which produce abundance of wheat, maize, and other seeds; and these estates keep in employ eight families of Spaniards, 60 of Mulattoes, and 102 of Indians, who have also under their care many herds of large and small cattle, which breed here. It is one league and a half s. of its head settlement.

ADAES, Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Los, a town and garrison of the province of Los Texas, or Nuevas Felipinas, and the last of these settlements, being upon the confines of the French colonies. It is of a mild temperature, very fertile,. and abounding in seeds and fruits, which the earth produces without any cultivation ; such as chesnuts, grapes, and walnuts. The garrison consisis of a captain and 57 men, for the defence of the Indian settlements lately converted by the missions belonging to the religious order of St, Francis. It is 215 leagues from its capital, and 576 from Mexico. Long. 93° 35'. Lat, 32° 9'.

ADAES, a lake of the above province, about five leagues broad, and 10 in circumference, forming a gulph, in which large ships can sail with ease. It is more than 180 fathoms deep, as was once proved, when it was found that aline of that length did not reach the bottom. It abounds in a variety offish, which are caught in vast quantities without nets ;

ACUA, Río del Reyno del Brasil, en 32 Isla de Joanes, o de Marajo. Corre al S SE, y sale al brazo grande del río de las Amazonas.

ACUIAPAN, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Zultepec , en Nueva España: situado entre dos fragosos cerros, anexo al Curato de Temascaltepec. Tiene 38 familias de Indios, que viven del. Comercio de curtir pieles de ganado mayor y menor. Está 6 leguas al N de su Capital.

ACUILPA, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Olinalá, y Alcaldía mayor de Tlapa, en Nueva España. Es de temperamento cálido y húmedo, abundante en grana, chía, semillas y frutos, con que comercian sus vecinos, que son 92, familias de Indios. Está poco mas de tres leguas de su Cabecera.

ACUIO, Pueblo de la Alcaldía mayor de Cinagua, en Nueva España: es de temperamento, cálido, habitado solo por 9 familias de Indios; cuyo comercio es el beneficio de la sal y cera silvestre. Pertenece al Curato de Tauricato, y en su distrito se hallan 11 trapiches de azúcar, y 7 estancias de ganado mayor, tan copiosas y opulentas, que asisten en ellas 50 familias de Españoles, y 235 de Mestizos, Mulatos y Negros. Está 30 leguas inclinado al S de su Capital.

ACUL, Pueblo de la Isla de Santo Domingo en la parte que poseen los Franceses, situado en la Costa del N a orilla del Puerto de Petit-Goave.

Otro Pueblo de este nombre hay en la misma Isla perteneciente también a los Franceses, situado al S del de los Hanos del Norte.

Otro hay también en la Costa del S, sobre la Ensenada que forma la punta de Abacú.

Otro hay un río de esta denominación en la misma Isla. Es pequeño, y sale al mar detras de la Punta de Abacú.

ACULA, San Pedro de, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Cozamaloapan, en Nueva España: situado en una loma alta, y rodeado de un estero de agua salobre, que los Indios llaman Puetla. Desagua en el mar por la barra de Alvarado, cuyas aguas quando crece en Invierno inundan de tal modo la tierra, que hasta la Población alcanzan sus derrames. Tiene 505 familias de Indios, y está 4 leguas al E de su Capital.

ACULEO, Laguna del Reyno de Chile, que desagua en el Río Maipo, celebre por la abundancia y delicadeza de los Pejereyes, que se crian en ella, y son muy estimados en la Ciudad de Santiago. Tiene 3 leguas de largo, y en partes una de ancho. Está en el distrito del Pueblo de Maipo, de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Rancagua.

ACUMA, Río de la Capitanía de Seara, en el Brasil: sale al mar entre el Lago de Upieni, y el Cabo de las Sierras.

ACURACU, Angoras o Camosin, Río de la Provincia y Capitanía de Seara, en el Brasil; nace en la de Pernambuco. Corre al N muchas leguas, y sale al mar entre las puntas de la Tortuga y de Palmeras.

ACURAIPITI, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno del Paraguay. Corre al S SE, y entra en el de Paraná.

ACUTITLAN, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Partido de Tepuxilco, y Alcaldía mayor de Zultepec , en Nueva España: tiene 45 familias de Indios, que comercian en azúcar, miel y maiz, y muchas frutas que produce la tierra: está 5; leguas al NE de su Cabecera, y un quarto de legua de Acamuchitlán.

ACUTZIO, Pueblo de la Cabecera de Tiripitio, y Alcaldía mayor de Valladolid, y Obispado de Mechoacan. Tiene 136 familias de Indios, 11 de Españoles y Mestizos; seis haciendas muy grandes de labor en su distrito, que producen con abundancia trigo, maiz, y otras semillas. Para su cultivo viven en ellas 8 familias de Españoles, 60 de Mulatos, y 10a de Indios, que ademas de la labranza crian mucho ganado mayor y menor. Está legua y medía al S de su Cabecera,

ADAES, nuestra Señora del Pilar de los, Población y presidio de la Provincia de los Texas o Nuevas Filipinas, y el último de ella por donde confina con las Colonias Francesas; es de temperamento templado, fértil y abundante en semillas y frutas, que produce la tierra sin cultivo alguno, como castaños, ubas y muchos nogales: tiene de guarnición un Capitán y 57 nombres para defensa de las Poblaciones de Indios, nuevamente reducidos por las Misiones que tienen allí los Religiosos de S. Francisco: está 215 leguas de su Capital, y 576 de México. Longit. 284 15, latit. 32 20.

Tiene el mismo nombre una laguna de la misma Provincia, tan grande que su anchura es de 5 leguas, con muchas mas de largo y 10 de circunferencia, formando un golfo en que pueden navegar navios muy grandes; pues habiendo querido sondearla con una cuerda de 180 brazas, no se le halló fondo; es muy abundante en variedad de peces, que sin red sé cogen en gran cantidad, sucediendo lo mismd en la muchedumbre de rios que cruzan y fertilizan la Provincia, y todos entran a aumentar el caudal del Missisipi: en medio de la laguna hay un cerro de forma piramidal, que tiene mas de 100 varas de circunferencia, cuya piedra es semejante al christal, y es el mas alto de toda la Provincia. En sus comarcas abunda un ganado montaraz, que llaman cíbolos, y es una especie de vacas silvestres, muy poblada la cerbiz de lana larga y muy suave, cuya carne les sirve de alimento a los naturales; con la grasa que sacan de los muchos osos, que también se crian allí, suplen la falta del aceyte. Hay también castores y otras especies de animales monteses, dista 1 leguas del presidio.

tlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of Xochimilco, in the same kingdom. It contains 210 Indian families, including those of its wards.

ACUA, a river of the kingdom of Brazil, in the island of Joanes or Marajo. It runs s. s. e. and enters the large arm of the river of the Amozonas.

ACUIAPAN, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Zultcpec in Nueva Espana, situate between two craggy steeps, and annexed to the curacy of Temascaltepec. It contains 38 Indian families, who carry on a commerce by the dressing of hides of large and small cattle. Six leagues n. of its capital.

ACUILPA, a settlement of the head settlement of Olinala, and alcaldia mayor of Tlapa, in Nueva Espana. It is of a hot and moist temperature, abounding in grain, chia, (a white medicinal earth), seeds, and other productions, with which its inhabitants carry on a trade* These consist of 92 Indian families. It is a little more than three leagues from its head settlement.

ACUIO, a settlement of the alcaldia mayor of Cinaqua in Nueva Espana; of a hot temperature, and inhabited only by nine Indian families, whose commerce consists in collecting salt and wild wax. It belongs to the curacy of Tauricato, and in its district are 11 sugar mills, and seven pastures fit for the larger cattle, and which are so extensive and considerable as to employ in them 50 families of Spaniards, and 235 of Mustees, Mulattoes, and Negroes. 30 leagues towards the s. of its capital.

ACUL, a settlement of the island of St. Domingo, in the part possessed by the French; situate on the n. coast, on the shore of the port of Petit-Goave.

ACUL, another settlement in the same island, belonging also to the French; situate s. of the Llanos of the N.

ACUL another] settlement on the s. coast, upon the bay which forms the point of Abacu.

ACUL a river of the above island. It is small, and runs into the sea behind the point of Abacu.

ACULA, San Pedro de, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Cozamaloapan in Nueva Espana, situate upon a high hill, and bounded by a large lake of salubrious water, called by the Indians Puetla; which lake empties itself into the sea by the sand bank of Alvarado, and the waters of which, in the winter time, overflow to such a degree as nearly to inundate the country. It contains 305 Indian families, and is four leagues to the e. of its capital.

ACULEO, a lake of the kingdom of Chile, which empties itself into the river Maipo, famous for good fish, highly prized in the city of Santiago. It is three leagues in length, and in some parts one in breadth. It is in the district of the settlement of Maipo, of the province and corregimiento of Rancagua.

ACUMA, a river of the captainship of Seara in Brazil]]: it enters the sea between the lake Upieni and the cape of Las Sierras.

ACURAGU, Angoras, or Camosin, a river of the province and captainship of Seara in Brazil, which rises in the province of Pernambuco, runs n. for many leagues, and enters the sea between the points of Tortuga and Palmeras.

ACURAIP1TI, a river of the province and government of Paraguay, which runs s. s. e. and enters the Parana.

ACUTITLAN, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Tepuxilco, and alcaldia mayor of Zultepec, in Nueva Espana. It contains 45 Indian families, who trade in sugar, honey, and maize, and many other of its natural productions. It is five leagues n. e. of its head settlement, and a quarter of a league from Acamuchitlan.

ACUTZIO, a settlement of the head settlement of Tiripitio, and alcaldia mayor of Valladolid, and bishopric of Mechoacan. It contains 136 families of Indians, and 11 of Spaniards and Mustees. There are six large cultivated estates in its district, which produce abundance of wheat, maize, and other seeds; and these estates keep in employ eight families of Spaniards, 60 of Mulattoes, and 102 of Indians, who have also under their care many herds of large and small cattle, which breed here. It is one league and a half s. of its head settlement.

ADAES, Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Los, a town and garrison of the province of Los Texas, or Nuevas Felipinas, and the last of these settlements, being upon the confines of the French colonies. It is of a mild temperature, very fertile,. and abounding in seeds and fruits, which the earth produces without any cultivation ; such as chesnuts, grapes, and walnuts. The garrison consisis of a captain and 57 men, for the defence of the Indian settlements lately converted by the missions belonging to the religious order of St, Francis. It is 215 leagues from its capital, and 576 from Mexico. Long. 93° 35'. Lat, 32° 9'.

ADAES, a lake of the above province, about five leagues broad, and 10 in circumference, forming a gulph, in which large ships can sail with ease. It is more than 180 fathoms deep, as was once proved, when it was found that aline of that length did not reach the bottom. It abounds in a variety offish, which are caught in vast quantities without nets ;