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COCO, a river of the province and government
of Darien in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. It
rises in the mountains of the n. and enters the sea
opposite the island of Las Palmas, and gives its
name to the territory of a Cacique, thus called.

Same name, a point of the coast of the South sea,
and kingdom of Tierra Firme, in the bay of
Panama.

COCOLI, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Honduras. It runs e. and enters the sea
in the gulf of this name.

COCOLI, a point of the coast, in the same pro-
vince and kingdom (Honduras).

COCOLOT, a city, which some liave supposed
to be in the province of Chaco in Peru, but of the
existence of which no proofs are at present to be
found.

COCOMERACHI, a settlement of the missions
which were held by the regulars of the company
of Jesuits, in the province of Taraumara, and
kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya. It is 40 leagues to
the w. s.zo. of the town 'And real of the mines of
Chiguaga.

COCOMICO, a settlement of the province and
government of Popayan in the Nuevo Reyno de
Granada,

COCONUCO, See Cucunuco.

COCORALE, a settlement of the province and
government of Venezuela in the kingdom of
Tierra Firme; situate at the w. of the town of San
Felipe.

COCORIN, a settlement of the province of
Ostimuri in Nueva Espana; situate on the shore
of the river Hiagui, between the settlements of
Bacun and Comoriopa.

COCOROTE, some copper mines in the pro-
vince and government of Venezuela, much cele-
brated.

COCOS, some small islands of the Pacific or
S. sea, lying close together, and divided by some
narrow channels. They abound in cocoa-trees,
and from thence take their name. They are also
called Santa Cruz, from having been discovered
on the day of the invention of the cross. The
climate here is pleasant, but the isles are unculti-
vated and desert. Lat. 5° n.

Same name, a point of the island of Trinidad, on the
e. coast.

COCOSPERA, a settlement of the province and
government of Sonora in Nueva Espana ; situate
at the source of a river,

COCOTA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Tunja, in the jurisdiction of the
city of Pamplona, of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

COCOTZINGO, S. Geronimo de, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of
Cuernavaca in Nueva Espana.

COCUI, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Tunja in the NueVo Reyno de Gra-
nada ; situate at the foot of the sierra Nevada. It
is of a cold temperature, but abounds in all kinds
of productions, and particularly in wheat, maize,
barley, &c. It contains 700 white inhabitants,
and 150 Indians. Thirty-two leagues from Tunja,
and eight from the settlement of Chita.

COCUISAS, a settlement of the province and
government of Cumana in the kingdom of Tierra
Firme, It lies to the s. of the city of Cariaco.

Same name, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Venezuela, being one of those which
enter the Gamaiotal, before this runs into that of
La Portuguesa.

COCULA, a settlement of the head settlement
and alcaldia mayor of Tlajomulco in Nueva Es-
pana. It contains a convent of the religious order
of St. Francis, and is six leagues to the w. of its
capital.

COCUPAC, a city and head
settlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of
Valladolid in Nueva Espana, and of the bishopric
of Mechoaean. Its situation is in a nook to the n.
of the great lake. On the e. and ze. are two lofty
mountains, which form so many other entrances,
the one to the 5. and the other to the n. Its tem-
perature is rather cold than w'arm ; and although
it does not want for fruits, it is but ill supplied with
water, the only stream it has not running more
than the distance of a stone’s throw before it enters
a lake. The inhabitants are thus under the ne-
cessity of supplying themselves by wells. The
population of this city consists in 45 families of
Spaniards, 52 of Mustees and Mulattoes, and 150
of Indians. They occupy themselves in the mak-
ing of tiles or flags ; and the inferior order are
muleteers. It has a convent of the religious order
of St. Francis.

COCUS, Punta de, a point on the e. coast of
the island of Newfoundland, between cape Spear
and the bay of Tor.

COD, a cape of the coast of New England and
province of Massachusetts. It runs for many leagues
towards the sea, forming a large semicircle, and
afterwards returning, forms the bay of Barnstable.
[See Cape Cod, Barnstable, &c.]

CODDINGTON, a settlement of the island of
Barbadoes, in the district of the parish of San
Juan.

CODEBORE, a small river of New Britain,

COCO, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno del Darien en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme: nace en las montañas de la parte del N y sale al mar frente de las Islas de las Palmas, y da el nombre al territorio de un Cazique llamado así.

Tiene el mismo nombre una Punta de la Costa del mar del Sur y Reyno de Tierra-Firme en la Ensenada de Panamá.

COCOLI, Río de la Provincia y Gobierno de Honduras: corre al E y sale al mar en el Golfo de este nombre.
Tiene el mismo una Ponjta de la Costa en la propia Provincia y Gobierno.

COCOLOT, Ciudad que han supuesto algunos que hay en la Provincia del Chaco en el Perú ; pero de cuya existencia no hay pruebas, hasta ahora

COCOMERACHI, Pueblo de las Misiones que tenían los Regulares de la Compañía en la Provincia de Taraumara y Reyno del Nueva Vizcaya: está 40 leguas al O SO de la. Villa y Real de Minas: de Chiguagua.

COCOMICO, Pueblo de la Provincia y. Gobierno de Popayan en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

COCONUCCK, Véase Cucunuco.

COCORALE, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme, situado al O de la Villa de San Felipe.

COCORIN, Pueblo de. la Provincia de Ostimuri en. Nueva España, situado a orilla del río Hiaqui, entre los Pueblos de Bacun y Comoriopa..

COCOROTE, Minas de cobre de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, célebres

COCOS, Islas pequeñas del mar Pacífico 6 del Sur, que están amontonadas y divididas por estrechos canales; abundan mucho de cocos, y por eso les dieron este nombre; también las llaman de Santa Cruz por haberlas descubierto este dia: son de clima, benigno, pero incultas y desiertas: estan en 5 gr. de lat. „ bor.

Tiene el mismo nombre una Punta de la Isla de la Trinidad en la Costa del E.

COCOSPERA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Sonora en Nueva España, situado en la Cabecera de un rio.

COCOTA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Tunja, en la jurisdicción de la Ciudad de Pamplona del Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

COCOTZINGO,S. Gerónimo de, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Cuernavaca en Nueva España.

COCUISAS, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cumaná en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme: está al S de la Ciudad de Cariaco.

Tiene el mismo nombre un río de. la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, y es uno de los que entran en el del Gamalotal antes de salir al de la Portuguesa.

COCUI, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Tunja en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada, situado al pie de la sierra nevada: es de temperamento frío, muy abundante en todos frutos, particularmente trigo, maiz, cebada, etc.: tiene 700 vecinos Blancos y 150 Indios: dista 32 leguas de Tunja y 8 del Pueblo de Chita.

COCUISAS, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Cumaná en el Reyno de Tierra-Firme: está al S de la Ciudad de Cariaco. Tiene el mismo nombre un río de. la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, y es uno de los que entran en el del Gamalotal antes de salir al de la Portuguesa.

COCULA, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía mayor de Tlaxomulco en Nueva España: tiene un Convento de Religiosos de San Francisco, y está 6 leguas al Poniente, de su Capital..

COGUPAO, Ciudad y Cabecera 1 de partido de la Alcaldía mayor de Valladolid en Nueva España, y del Obispado de Mechoacan: su situación es en una rinconada al N de la laguna grande: por el Oriente y Occidente tiene dos encumbrados cerros, que forman otras tantas entradas, una al S y otra al N: es de temperamento mas frío que caliente, y aunque no carece de frutos, tiene escasez de aguas, porque el único manantial que hay de ellas está tan inmediato a la laguna, que a un tiro de piedra entra en ella, y así se proveen de los pozos: consiste el vecindario de esta Ciudad en 45 familias de Españoles, 52 de Mestizos y Mulatos, y 1 50 de Indios; unos y otros se ocupan en la fabrica de losa, y la gente inferior por lo común son arrieros: tiene un Convento de Religiosos de San Francisco.

COCUS, Punta de, punta en la Costa del JE de la Isla de Terranova, entre el Cabo Spear y la Bahía de Tor.

CODEBORE, Río pequeño de la Nueva Bretaña o Pais del Labrador: corre al SE, y entra en el de San Lorenzo.

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COD

COCO, a river of the province and government
of Darien in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. It
rises in the mountains of the n. and enters the sea
opposite the island of Las Palmas, and gives its
name to the territory of a Cacique, thus called.

Same name, a point of the coast of the South sea,
and kingdom of Tierra Firme, in the bay of
Panama.

COCOLI, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Honduras. It runs e. and enters the sea
in the gulf of this name.

COCOLI, a point of the coast, in the same pro-
vince and kingdom (Honduras).

COCOLOT, a city, which some liave supposed
to be in the province of Chaco in Peru, but of the
existence of which no proofs are at present to be
found.

COCOMERACHI, a settlement of the missions
which were held by the regulars of the company
of Jesuits, in the province of Taraumara, and
kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya. It is 40 leagues to
the w. s.zo. of the town 'And real of the mines of
Chiguaga.

COCOMICO, a settlement of the province and
government of Popayan in the Nuevo Reyno de
Granada,

COCONUCO, See Cucunuco.

COCORALE, a settlement of the province and
government of Venezuela in the kingdom of
Tierra Firme; situate at the w. of the town of San
Felipe.

COCORIN, a settlement of the province of
Ostimuri in Nueva Espana; situate on the shore
of the river Hiagui, between the settlements of
Bacun and Comoriopa.

COCOROTE, some copper mines in the pro-
vince and government of Venezuela, much cele-
brated.

COCOS, some small islands of the Pacific or
S. sea, lying close together, and divided by some
narrow channels. They abound in cocoa-trees,
and from thence take their name. They are also
called Santa Cruz, from having been discovered
on the day of the invention of the cross. The
climate here is pleasant, but the isles are unculti-
vated and desert. Lat. 5° n.

Same name, a point of the island of Trinidad, on the
e. coast.

COCOSPERA, a settlement of the province and
government of Sonora in Nueva Espana ; situate
at the source of a river,

COCOTA, a settlement of the province and
corregimiento of Tunja, in the jurisdiction of the
city of Pamplona, of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

COCOTZINGO, S. Geronimo de, a settlement of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of
Cuernavaca in Nueva Espana.

COCUI, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Tunja in the NueVo Reyno de Gra-
nada ; situate at the foot of the sierra Nevada. It
is of a cold temperature, but abounds in all kinds
of productions, and particularly in wheat, maize,
barley, &c. It contains 700 white inhabitants,
and 150 Indians. Thirty-two leagues from Tunja,
and eight from the settlement of Chita.

COCUISAS, a settlement of the province and
government of Cumana in the kingdom of Tierra
Firme, It lies to the s. of the city of Cariaco.

Same name, a river of the province and govern-
ment of Venezuela, being one of those which
enter the Gamaiotal, before this runs into that of
La Portuguesa.

COCULA, a settlement of the head settlement
and alcaldia mayor of Tlajomulco in Nueva Es-
pana. It contains a convent of the religious order
of St. Francis, and is six leagues to the w. of its
capital.

COCUPAC, a city and head
settlement of the district of the alcaldia mayor of
Valladolid in Nueva Espana, and of the bishopric
of Mechoaean. Its situation is in a nook to the n.
of the great lake. On the e. and ze. are two lofty
mountains, which form so many other entrances,
the one to the 5. and the other to the n. Its tem-
perature is rather cold than w'arm ; and although
it does not want for fruits, it is but ill supplied with
water, the only stream it has not running more
than the distance of a stone’s throw before it enters
a lake. The inhabitants are thus under the ne-
cessity of supplying themselves by wells. The
population of this city consists in 45 families of
Spaniards, 52 of Mustees and Mulattoes, and 150
of Indians. They occupy themselves in the mak-
ing of tiles or flags ; and the inferior order are
muleteers. It has a convent of the religious order
of St. Francis.

COCUS, Punta de, a point on the e. coast of
the island of Newfoundland, between cape Spear
and the bay of Tor.

COD, a cape of the coast of New England and
province of Massachusetts. It runs for many leagues
towards the sea, forming a large semicircle, and
afterwards returning, forms the bay of Barnstable.
[See Cape Cod, Barnstable, &c.]

CODDINGTON, a settlement of the island of
Barbadoes, in the district of the parish of San
Juan.

CODEBORE, a small river of New Britain,