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C O Q C O Q
tifni appearance. A mountain similar to this is
found in the marshes of Maule.]
Copiapo, a river Avhich rises in the cordillera.
It runs two leagues to the w. passes near the settle-
ment of its name, and empties itself into the S. sea,
serving as a port for vessels.
Morro de Copiapo, a mountain, called Morro de Copiapo,
in the coast, at the side of the port of its name.
COPILA, a small settlement or ward of the
alcaldia mayor of Guachinango in Nueva Espana ;
annexed to the curacy of Naupan.
COPORAQUE, a settlement of the province
and corregimiento of Canes and Canches or Tinta
in Peru.
COPORAQUE, another, in the province and cor-
regimiento of Collahuas of the same kingdom.
COPORAQUE, another. See Vilcomayo.
(COPPER Mine, a large river of New Britain,
reckoned to be the most n. in N. America. Taking
a n. course, it falls into the sea in lat, 19P n. and
about long. 119° a;, from Greenwich. The ac-
counts brought by the Indians of this river to the
Rritish ports in Hudson bay, and the specimens of
copper produced by them, induced Mr. Hearne to
set out from fort Prince of Wales, in December
1770, on a journey of discovery. He reached the
river on the 14th July, at 40 miles distance from
the sea, and found it all the way encumbered with
shoals and falls, and emptying itself into it over a
dry flat of the shore, the tide being then out, which
seemed by the edges of the ice to rise about 12 or
14 feet. This rise, on account of the falls, will
carry it but a very small way within the river’s
mouth ; so that the water in it has not the least
brackish taste, Mr. Hearne had the most exten-
sive view of the sea, which bore n. w. by w. and
n. e. when he was about eight miles up the river.
The sea at the river’s mouth was full of islands
and shoals ; but the ice was only thawed away
about three-fourths of a mile from the shore, on the
17th of July. The Esquimaux had a quantity of
whale-bone and seal-skins at their tents on the
shore.)
COPTA, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Aricá in Peru.
COPTOS, silver mines of the province and
corregimiento of Guamachuco in Peru ; they are
most abundant, and have yielded immense wealth.
COPUENO, a settlement of the province and
government of Quixos and Macas in the kingdom
of Quito.
COQUEROSO, a settlement of the province
and captainship of Sergipe in Brazil ; situate on
the shore of the river Cirti.
COQUE-UIELLE, a shoal of the n. coast of
the island of St. Domingo, in the French posses-
sions, between the point Roche-a-Picoler and the
river Grande.
COQUIBACOA, Cabo de, a point of land
which runs into the sea, on the coast of the pro-
vince and government of Venezuela, distinct from
that of Chichibacoa. ‘
COQUIMBO, a province and corregimiento of
the kingdom of Chile ; bounded e. by the pro-
vince of Tucuman, of the kingdom of Peru, tho
cordillera running between ; s. by the province of
Quillota; and w. by the Pacific ocean. It is 80
leagues in length s. and 40 in width e, w. Its
temperature is very benign ; and on account of
its not raining much in the sierra,, through the low
situation of this part of the province, the snow
and frost is not so common here, nor does it stay
upon the ground so long as it does upon the
parts which lie s. of Santiago. For the same
reason the rivers are few, and th# largest of them
are those of Los Santos or Limari, and that which
passes through its capital. Many huanmos and
vicunas breed here. The territory is for the most
part broken and uneven, and produces, although
not in abundance, the same fruits as in the whole
kingdom, such as grain, wine, and oil of excel*
lent quality. It has many gold mines, likewise
some of silver, copper, lead, sulphur, white lime,
and salt ; but the most abundant of all are those of
copper; large quantities of this metal having been
sent to Spain for founding artillery, and indeed
from the same source has been made all the artillery
in this kingdom. This metal is found of two sorts,
one which is called campanal, and is only fit for
founding, and the other, which has a mixture of
gold, and is called de labrar,, or working metal, and
which is known only in this province. Here also
they make large quantities of rigging for ships.
Its inhabitants may amount to 15,000. [In this
province is found tlie quisco tree, with thorns of
eight inches long ; the same being used by the na-
tives for knitting needles. It is noted for produc-
ing the best oysters, and for a resin which is yielded
from the herb chilca. See Chieb.] The capital
bears the same name, or that of La Serena. This
was the second settlement of the kingdom, and
founded by the order of Pedro de Valdivia, by
Captain Juan Bohon, in 1543, in the valley of
Cuquimpi, which gave it its name, and which,
being corrupted, is now called Coquimbo, and
El Segundo de la Serena, in memory of the country
of Valdivia in Estremadura. It lies at a quarter
of a league’s distance from the sea, and is situate
TranslationUn río que nace en la Cordillera; 1 corre 2 leguas al Poniente, pasa cerca del Pueblo de su nombre, y desemboca en la mar del S, sirviendo de Puerto para las embarcaciones: está en 28 grad. de lat.
Un monte, llamado el Morro de Copiapó, en la Costa al lado del Puertode su nombre.
COPULA, Pueblo pequeño o Barrio de la Alcaldía mayor de Guauchinango en Nueva España, anexo al Curato de Naupan.
COPORA.QUE, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Canes y Canches o Tinta en el Perú.
Otro hay de este nombre en la Provincia y Corregimiento de Collahuas del mismo Reyno.
Otro. Véase Vilcomayo.
COPTA, Pueblo de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Arica en el Perú.
CQPTOS, Minas de plata de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Guamachuco en el Perú ; son abundantísimas, y han dado mucha riqueza.
COPUENO) Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Quixos y Macas en el Reyno de Quito.
COQUEROSO, Pueblo de la Provincia, y Capitanía de Sergipe, en el Brasil; situado a orilla del río Cirti.
COQUE-UIELLE, Baxo de la Costa del N de la Isla de Santo Domingo, en la parte que poseen los Franceses, entre la Punta de Roche a Picoler y el río Grande.
COQUIBACOA, Cabo de, Punta de tierra, que sale al mar en la Costa de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, distinto del de Chichibacoa.
COQUIMBO, Provincia y Corregimiento del Reyno de Chile: confina por el Oriente con la del Tucuman del Reyno del Perú, mediando la Cordillera; por el S con la de Quillota, y por el Poniente con el mar Pacífico: tiene de largo 8o leguas N S, y 40 de ancho de Oriente a Poniente: su temperamento es muy benigno, y por el motivo de llover muy poco en la sierra, por ser mas baxa en esta parte la Provincia, no cae en ella ni dura tanto la nieve y el velo como desde Santiago nácia el S; por esto también hay pocos rios, de los quales el mayor es el de los Santos o Limari, y el que pasa por su Capital: se crian muchos huanacos y vicuñas: el terreno por Jo general es quebrado, y produce, aunque 110 con abundancia, los mismos frutos que todo el Reyno, como son granos, vino y aceyte de excelente calidad: tiene muchos minerales de oro, plata, cobre, plomo, azogue, yeso y sal, de los quales el que mas abunda es el cobre, de que envían porciones muy considerables a España para la fundición de artillería, y de él han hecho allí toda la que hay en el Reyno; se encuentra de dos especies, uno que llaman campanal y solo sirve para obras de fundición, y otro que tiene mezcla de oro y dicen de labrar, que solo se conoce en esta Provincia, donde también fabrican mucha xarcia para las embarcaciones: sus habitantes llegarán a 15.000. | 516516
C O Q C O Q
tifni appearance. A mountain similar to this is
found in the marshes of Maule.]
Copiapo, a river Avhich rises in the cordillera.
It runs two leagues to the w. passes near the settle-
ment of its name, and empties itself into the S. sea,
serving as a port for vessels.
Morro de Copiapo, a mountain, called Morro de Copiapo,
in the coast, at the side of the port of its name.
COPILA, a small settlement or ward of the
alcaldia mayor of Guachinango in Nueva Espana ;
annexed to the curacy of Naupan.
COPORAQUE, a settlement of the province
and corregimiento of Canes and Canches or Tinta
in Peru.
COPORAQUE, another, in the province and cor-
regimiento of Collahuas of the same kingdom.
COPORAQUE, another. See Vilcomayo.
(COPPER Mine, a large river of New Britain,
reckoned to be the most n. in N. America. Taking
a n. course, it falls into the sea in lat, 19P n. and
about long. 119° a;, from Greenwich. The ac-
counts brought by the Indians of this river to the
Rritish ports in Hudson bay, and the specimens of
copper produced by them, induced Mr. Hearne to
set out from fort Prince of Wales, in December
1770, on a journey of discovery. He reached the
river on the 14th July, at 40 miles distance from
the sea, and found it all the way encumbered with
shoals and falls, and emptying itself into it over a
dry flat of the shore, the tide being then out, which
seemed by the edges of the ice to rise about 12 or
14 feet. This rise, on account of the falls, will
carry it but a very small way within the river’s
mouth ; so that the water in it has not the least
brackish taste, Mr. Hearne had the most exten-
sive view of the sea, which bore n. w. by w. and
n. e. when he was about eight miles up the river.
The sea at the river’s mouth was full of islands
and shoals ; but the ice was only thawed away
about three-fourths of a mile from the shore, on the
17th of July. The Esquimaux had a quantity of
whale-bone and seal-skins at their tents on the
shore.)
COPTA, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Aricá in Peru.
COPTOS, silver mines of the province and
corregimiento of Guamachuco in Peru ; they are
most abundant, and have yielded immense wealth.
COPUENO, a settlement of the province and
government of Quixos and Macas in the kingdom
of Quito.
COQUEROSO, a settlement of the province
and captainship of Sergipe in Brazil ; situate on
the shore of the river Cirti.
COQUE-UIELLE, a shoal of the n. coast of
the island of St. Domingo, in the French posses-
sions, between the point Roche-a-Picoler and the
river Grande.
COQUIBACOA, Cabo de, a point of land
which runs into the sea, on the coast of the pro-
vince and government of Venezuela, distinct from
that of Chichibacoa. ‘
COQUIMBO, a province and corregimiento of
the kingdom of Chile ; bounded e. by the pro-
vince of Tucuman, of the kingdom of Peru, tho
cordillera running between ; s. by the province of
Quillota; and w. by the Pacific ocean. It is 80
leagues in length s. and 40 in width e, w. Its
temperature is very benign ; and on account of
its not raining much in the sierra,, through the low
situation of this part of the province, the snow
and frost is not so common here, nor does it stay
upon the ground so long as it does upon the
parts which lie s. of Santiago. For the same
reason the rivers are few, and th# largest of them
are those of Los Santos or Limari, and that which
passes through its capital. Many huanmos and
vicunas breed here. The territory is for the most
part broken and uneven, and produces, although
not in abundance, the same fruits as in the whole
kingdom, such as grain, wine, and oil of excel*
lent quality. It has many gold mines, likewise
some of silver, copper, lead, sulphur, white lime,
and salt ; but the most abundant of all are those of
copper; large quantities of this metal having been
sent to Spain for founding artillery, and indeed
from the same source has been made all the artillery
in this kingdom. This metal is found of two sorts,
one which is called campanal, and is only fit for
founding, and the other, which has a mixture of
gold, and is called de labrar,, or working metal, and
which is known only in this province. Here also
they make large quantities of rigging for ships.
Its inhabitants may amount to 15,000. [In this
province is found tlie quisco tree, with thorns of
eight inches long ; the same being used by the na-
tives for knitting needles. It is noted for produc-
ing the best oysters, and for a resin which is yielded
from the herb chilca. See Chieb.] The capital
bears the same name, or that of La Serena. This
was the second settlement of the kingdom, and
founded by the order of Pedro de Valdivia, by
Captain Juan Bohon, in 1543, in the valley of
Cuquimpi, which gave it its name, and which,
being corrupted, is now called Coquimbo, and
El Segundo de la Serena, in memory of the country
of Valdivia in Estremadura. It lies at a quarter
of a league’s distance from the sea, and is situate
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