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which is above 100 leagues distant, and that
through a desert country.]

COBITU, a river of the province and mis-
sions of the Gran Paititi. It rises in the
mountains of the infidel Indians, which serve
as a boundary to the province of Larecaja ;
runs nearly due n. collecting the waters of many
others, and enters theMarmore w ith the name of Mato.

COBLER’S Rock, a rock or isle of the North sea,
very close upon the e. coast of the island of Bar-
badoes.

[COBLESKILL, a new town in the county of
Schoharie, New York, incorporated March 1797.]

COBO, a river of the province and government
of Neiva in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It
rises in a llanura^ or plain, runs w, and enters the
river Magdalena, opposite the city of La Plata.

COBORCA, a large and capacious bay of the
province of Pimeria in Nueva Espana.

COBOS, a fortress of the province and govern-
ment of Tucuman in Peru ; of the district and ju-
risdiction of the city of Salta, from whence it is
nine leagues distant ; having been founded in 1693
at the foot of a declivity, to serve as an outwork
or defence against the Indians of Chaco, it is at
present destroyed and abandoned, and serves as a
country-house on the estate of an individual.

COBRE, Santa Clara de, a settlement of
the alcald'ia mayor of Valladolid, in the province
nnd bishopric of Mechoacan. It contains 100 fa-
milies of Spaniards, bO oi Mustees, 38 of Mulat-
toes, and 135 of Indians ; some of whom speculate
in working the mines of copper which are close
by, others in the cultivation of maize, and others
gain their livelihood as muleteers. Three leagues
s. of the city of Pasquaro.

COBRE, another settlement in the island of Cuba,
on the s. coast.

Same name, a river of the province and government
of Veragua in the kingdom of Tierra Firrae. It
has its origin in the sierras of Guanico to the s.
and enters the Pacific sea.

Same name, a mountain on the coast of the province
and corregimiento of Coquimbo in the kingdom of
Chile. It derives its name from some very abun-
dant copper mines. Great quantities of this metal
are carried from hence to Spain for founding artil-
lery, and for different purposes.

COBULCO, a settlement of the province and
alcaldia mayor of Los Zacatepeques in the king-
dom of Guatemala.

COCA, a large river of the kingdom of Quito.
It rises from different streams which flow down
from the cordillera oi t\\e paramo, or mountain de-
sert, of Cotopaxi. It continually follows the course

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of the large river Napo, and at last becomes in-
corporated with the same.

COCAGNE, a small river of Nova
Scotia. It runs e. and enters the sea in the gulf of
St. Lawrence, and in the strait formed by the island
of St. John, opposite the island of its own name.

[COCALICO, a township in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania.]

COCAMA, a great lake in the midst of the
thick woods which lie in the country of Las Amazonas,
to the s. and w. of tlie river Ucayale. It is
10 leagues long from n. to s. and six wide from e.
to w. On the e. it flows out, through a little
canal, into the river Ucayale, and on the w. it
forms the river Cassavatay, which running n. and
then e. enters also the Ucayale. Its shores are
constantly covered with alligators and tortoises.

COCAMAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of
the country of Las Amazonas, who inhabit the
w'oods to the s. of the river Maraiion, and in the
vicinities of Ucayale. It takes its name from the
former lake, called La Gran Cocama. They
are a barbarous and cruel race, wandering over the
forests in quest of birds and wild beasts for mere
sustenance. Their arms are the macana, and the
Indian cimeter, or club of chonia, a very strong
ebony.

COCANIGUAS, a settlement of the province
and government of Esmeraldas in the kingdom of
Quito.

COCAS, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Castro Vireyna in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Uuachos.

Same name, another settlement, in the province and
corregimienito of Vilcas Huaiman, of the same
kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Tofos.

COCATLAN, San Luis de, a settlement of
the head settlement of Coatlan, and alcadia mayor
of Nexapa, in Nueva Espana. It contains 160 fa-
milies of Indians, employed in the trade in cochi-
neal and cotton stuffs. It is four leagues to the n.
of its head settlement.

COCAYA, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Maynas in the kingdom of Quito. It
unites itself with the Ibinelo, and then takes the
name of Unquizia, and enters the Putumayo.

COCHA, a settlement of the province and go-
vernment of Jaen de Bracamoros in the kingdom
of Quito.

Same name, another settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Cotabambas in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Llaaquas.

COCHA, another (settlement), of the province and corregimi-
ento of Vilcas Huaiman in the same kingdom ; an-
nexed to the curacy of Vilcas.

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COBITU, Río de la Provincia y Misiones del gran Paititi: nace en las. montañas de Indios infieles que sirven de limite a la Provincia de Larecaja: corre casi al N recogiendo aguasde otros rios, y entra en elMamoré con nombre de Mato.

COBLERS, Rock, Peñasco o Islote de la mar del Norte muy inmediato a la Costa del E de la Isla de Barbada

COBO, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Neiva en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada: nace en una llanura, corre al O y entra en el de la Magdalena frente de la Ciudad de la Plata.

COBORCA Bahía grande y capaz de la Provincia de Pimeria en Nueva España.

COBOS, Fortaleza de la Provincia y Gobierno del Tucuman en el Perú, del distrito y jurisdicción de la Ciudad de Salta, de donde dista 9 leguas, fundado el año de 1693 al pie de una ladera para servir de antemural de los Indios del Chaco: hoy está destruido y abandonado, y sirve de casa de campo de la hacienda de un particular.

COBRE, Santa Clara de, Pueblo de la Alcaldía mayor de Valladolid en la Provincia y Obispado de Mechoacan: tiene 100 familias de Españoles, 50 de Mestizos, 38 de Mulatos y 135 de Indios, que unos comercian en el trabajo de las minas de cobre que están inmediatas, otros en el cultivo del maiz, y algunos se aplican al oficio de arrieros: está 3 leguas al S de la Ciudad de Pasquaro.

Tiene el mismo nombre Otro Pueblo hay de este nombre en la Isla de Cuba en la Costa Meridional.

Tiene el mismo nombre Un río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Veragua en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme: tiene su origen de las sierras de Guanico a la parte del Sur, y desemboca en eLmar Pacífico.
Un Monte en la Costa de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Coquimbo en el Reyno de Chile, donde hay unas minas abundantísimas de cobre que le dan el nombre, y de que se trae porción muy considerable a España para la fundición de artillería y otros usos.

COBULCO, Pueblo de la Provincia y Alcaldía mayor de los Zacatepeques en el Reyno de Goatemala.

COCA, Río grande del Reyno de Quito: nace de diferentes arroyos que baxan de la Cordillera. del páramo de Cotopaxi: corre siempre siguiendo el curso del caudaloso Napo, aunque distantes entre sí hasta que se incorpora en él perdiendo su nombre.

COCAGNE, río pequeño de la Nueva Escocia: corre al E y saje al mar en el golío de San Lorenzo y estrecho que forma la Isla de San Juan enfrente de la de su nombre.

COCAMA, Laguna grande en el centro de los espesos bosques que hay en: el Pais de las Amazonas al S y Poniente; deL río Ucayale: tiene 10 leguas de largo N S y 6 de ancho de Levante: a Poniente r por el Levante tiene salida por un pequeño canal al río Ucayale, y por Poniente forma el río Cassavatay, que corriendo al N y luego a Levante, entra también en el: Ucayale: sus orillas están siempre cubiertas de: caimanes y de tortugas.

COCAMAS, Nación bárbara de Indios del Pais de las Amazonas, que habita en los bosques al S del río Marañon é inmediaciones del Ucayale: toma el nombre de la laguna antecedente llamada la gran Cocama: es gente bárbara y feroz, errante por los bosques a caza de aves y fieras para sustentarse: sus armas son el arco y la flecha y la macana 6 maza de chonta, que es una especie de évano silvestre muy fuerte.

COCANIGUAS Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Esmeraldas en el Reyno de Quito.

COCAS, Pueblo de la Provincia, y Corregimiento de Castro Vireyna en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Huachos.

Otro Pueblo hay del mismo nombre en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Vilcas Huaman del propio Reyno y anexo al Curato de Totos.

COCATLAN, San Luis de, Pueblo de, la Cabecera de Coatlan y Alcaldía mayor de Nexapa en Nueva España: tiene 160 familias de Indios empleados en el cultivo y comercio de la grana y texidos de algodón: dista 4 leguas al N de su Cabecera.

COCAYA, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Maynas en el Reyno de Quito ; se une con el de Ibinelo para tomar el nombre de Unquizia t. y entra, en el Putumayo..

COCHA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Jaén de Bracamoros en el Reyno de Quito.

Tiene el mismo nombre otro Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Cotabambas en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Llaquas.

==Tiene el mismo nombre Otro (pueblo) de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Vilcas Huaman en él mismo Reyno, anexo al Curato de Vilcas.

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which is above 100 leagues distant, and that
through a desert country.]

COBITU, a river of the province and mis-
sions of the Gran Paititi. It rises in the
mountains of the infidel Indians, which serve
as a boundary to the province of Larecaja ;
runs nearly due n. collecting the waters of many
others, and enters theMarmore w ith the name of Mato.

COBLER’S Rock, a rock or isle of the North sea,
very close upon the e. coast of the island of Bar-
badoes.

[COBLESKILL, a new town in the county of
Schoharie, New York, incorporated March 1797.]

COBO, a river of the province and government
of Neiva in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It
rises in a llanura^ or plain, runs w, and enters the
river Magdalena, opposite the city of La Plata.

COBORCA, a large and capacious bay of the
province of Pimeria in Nueva Espana.

COBOS, a fortress of the province and govern-
ment of Tucuman in Peru ; of the district and ju-
risdiction of the city of Salta, from whence it is
nine leagues distant ; having been founded in 1693
at the foot of a declivity, to serve as an outwork
or defence against the Indians of Chaco, it is at
present destroyed and abandoned, and serves as a
country-house on the estate of an individual.

COBRE, Santa Clara de, a settlement of
the alcald'ia mayor of Valladolid, in the province
nnd bishopric of Mechoacan. It contains 100 fa-
milies of Spaniards, bO oi Mustees, 38 of Mulat-
toes, and 135 of Indians ; some of whom speculate
in working the mines of copper which are close
by, others in the cultivation of maize, and others
gain their livelihood as muleteers. Three leagues
s. of the city of Pasquaro.

COBRE, another settlement in the island of Cuba,
on the s. coast.

Same name, a river of the province and government
of Veragua in the kingdom of Tierra Firrae. It
has its origin in the sierras of Guanico to the s.
and enters the Pacific sea.

Same name, a mountain on the coast of the province
and corregimiento of Coquimbo in the kingdom of
Chile. It derives its name from some very abun-
dant copper mines. Great quantities of this metal
are carried from hence to Spain for founding artil-
lery, and for different purposes.

COBULCO, a settlement of the province and
alcaldia mayor of Los Zacatepeques in the king-
dom of Guatemala.

COCA, a large river of the kingdom of Quito.
It rises from different streams which flow down
from the cordillera oi t\\e paramo, or mountain de-
sert, of Cotopaxi. It continually follows the course

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of the large river Napo, and at last becomes in-
corporated with the same.

COCAGNE, a small river of Nova
Scotia. It runs e. and enters the sea in the gulf of
St. Lawrence, and in the strait formed by the island
of St. John, opposite the island of its own name.

[COCALICO, a township in Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania.]

COCAMA, a great lake in the midst of the
thick woods which lie in the country of Las Amazonas,
to the s. and w. of tlie river Ucayale. It is
10 leagues long from n. to s. and six wide from e.
to w. On the e. it flows out, through a little
canal, into the river Ucayale, and on the w. it
forms the river Cassavatay, which running n. and
then e. enters also the Ucayale. Its shores are
constantly covered with alligators and tortoises.

COCAMAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of
the country of Las Amazonas, who inhabit the
w'oods to the s. of the river Maraiion, and in the
vicinities of Ucayale. It takes its name from the
former lake, called La Gran Cocama. They
are a barbarous and cruel race, wandering over the
forests in quest of birds and wild beasts for mere
sustenance. Their arms are the macana, and the
Indian cimeter, or club of chonia, a very strong
ebony.

COCANIGUAS, a settlement of the province
and government of Esmeraldas in the kingdom of
Quito.

COCAS, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Castro Vireyna in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Uuachos.

Same name, another settlement, in the province and
corregimienito of Vilcas Huaiman, of the same
kingdom ; annexed to the curacy of Tofos.

COCATLAN, San Luis de, a settlement of
the head settlement of Coatlan, and alcadia mayor
of Nexapa, in Nueva Espana. It contains 160 fa-
milies of Indians, employed in the trade in cochi-
neal and cotton stuffs. It is four leagues to the n.
of its head settlement.

COCAYA, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Maynas in the kingdom of Quito. It
unites itself with the Ibinelo, and then takes the
name of Unquizia, and enters the Putumayo.

COCHA, a settlement of the province and go-
vernment of Jaen de Bracamoros in the kingdom
of Quito.

Same name, another settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Cotabambas in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Llaaquas.

COCHA, another (settlement), of the province and corregimi-
ento of Vilcas Huaiman in the same kingdom ; an-
nexed to the curacy of Vilcas.

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