Teutitlan in Nueva España. It is of a mild temperature, but of a territory uneven, and full of mountains, plains, and deep glens: situate at the distance of a musket shot from the line which divides this jurisdiction from that of Tehuantepec. It contains 300 families of Indians, who trade in cochineal, maize, French beans, and fruit. Fourteen leagues e. of its capital. [QUIBBLETOWN, a village in Middlesex County, New Jersey, six miles n. of New Brunswick.]

QUIBDO, SAN FRANCISCO DE, a settlement of the province and government of Darien and kingdom of Tierra Firme: on the n. coast, on the shore and at the mouth of the river Atrato, where this enters the sea in the Gulf of Darien. QUIBI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Canta in Peru; annexed to the curacy of that of Arahuay, where is preserved a small and poor chapel, which was the house in which resided Santa Rosa de Lima for many

years.

QUIBILLIA, a great manufacturing place of the province and corregimiento of Huamalies in Peru; where they fabricate many baizes, and woollen cloths. It is inhabited by many people. QUIBIQUIAS, or QUIBIQUIES, a barbarous nation of Indians of Peru, who dwell to the e. of the river Apare, or San Miguel: bounded by the nation of the Chiquitos. It is not well known, and we have little real information of their customs.

QUIBO, an island of the S. Sea: opposite the coast of the province of Verragua and kingdom of Tierra Firme, and of the cape or point of land of Santa Maria, which is the most w. part of the bay of Panamá. It is a desert, notwithstanding the convenience it offers for vessels which are accustomed to enter it to take in water and fuel, for close up to where the high tide runs the shore is covered with trees; and in the interior of the port a torrent of fresh water flows down by the strand.

The whole of the island, with the exception of one small part, is of a moderate height, and consists entirely of a wood, which is continually green. Amongst the trees which form this wood are many chesnuts: here are also abundance of birds, and particularly of parrots, parroquets; also of stags, tigers, monkies, and alligators; and of a species of snake of a very singular kind, which they call the sierpe violante, the which darts itself down with violence from the branches of the trees upon men or animals, who may pass beneath their bite produces instant

death; nor has there to this time been found any antidote whatever against their poison. The sea likewise is infested with alligators, and with a very large flat fish, called manta or cloak, which envelopes and suffocates those who are diving for pearls, although some have a knack of defending and liberating themselves, by a doubleedged and sharp pointed knife. The port of this island is called Canal Bueno, and is six miles long, and 30 feet deep.

The territory is very fertile, and would, if cultivated, produce abundantly; as it is well irrigated by streams and rivulets. In the part looking to the n. e. is a natural cascade, superior to any thing that could be formed by art. It is a river of excellent water, of about 40 feet wide, which rushes down a declivity of 150 feet. The channel into which it falls is very irregular; as being composed of rocks and large stones, both as to its sides and bottom. These afford frequent interruptions to the course of the water, so that this is seen in many parts to move in a serpentine course, though nevertheless with great impetuosity and smoothly; and in other parts to precipitate itself over rocks in a perpendicular fall.

This current is surrounded by a beautiful wood, and even upon the rocks which form the channel are to be seen large trees; so that the winding of the water, and the varied succession of the foliage, form a prospect enchanting in itself; but rendered still more so by a variety of birds, whose plumage could vie with the colours of the rainbow. It is really to be regretted that no one has ever thought to settle in this beautiful island, with the great advantage it has of being so near to the continent. Its port, which is on the e. side, is in long. 71° 33′ 30′′ w. and in lat. 70° 27′ 30′′ n.

QUIBON, a settlement of the province and government of Venzuela in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; of the district and jurisdiction of the city of Baraquisimieto, to the w. s. of the same.

QUIBUNDOI, a river of the province and government of Atacames or Esmeraldas, in the kingdom of Quito. It enters the Guaillabamba.

QUIBURIO, a settlement of the province and government of Sonora in Nueva España: on the shore of a river in the country and territory of the Apaches Indians.

QUICAPONS, a settlement of Indians of New France or Canada; situate on the shore of the river La Roche.

QUICAPONS, a river of this province, which runs e. and enters the Mississipi.

QUICARO, a small island of the S. Sea, near the coast of the province and government of Veragua in the kingdom of Tierra Firme. QUICHAYA, a settlement of the province and government of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

QUICHE, S. ANDRES DE, a settlement and head settlement of the district of this name, in the kingdom of Guatemala. It contains 740 Indians, and was a curacy of the religious of St. Domingo, before the establishment of the clergy. QUICHES, a settlement of Indians of the province and government of Luisiana, on the shore of the river Trinidad.

QUICHUAI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Xauja in Peru, annexed to the curacy of S. Gerónimo.

QUICUIMA, a river of the province and corregimiento of Panches in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It rises near the settlement of Cocaima, and enters the river Grande de la Magdaleno.

QUIDICO, a small river of the kingdom of Chile, which runs e. and enters the sea between the Lleullen and the Tirhua.

QUIEBRA-HERMOSA. See MAURICIO. QUIEBRA-LOMA, a settlement of the province and government of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

QUIEBRA-OLLAS, a small isle near the coast of the kingdom of Chile, in the province and corregimiento of Concepcion; at the mouth or entrance of the port of this name, opposite the island Quiriquina.

QUIEBRAS, a settlement of the province and government of Buenos Ayres in Peru, on the shore of the river La Plata, at a small distance from the capital.

QUIECHAPA, SAN PEDRO DE, a settlement and capital of the alcaldía mayor of Nexapa in Nueva España; situate on some lofty and extensive plains, surrounded on all sides by various mountains of an inaccessible height. It is of a cold temperature, and very subject to noxious air. It contains a convent of the religious of St. Domingo, and 113 families of Indians, who employ themselves in cultivating and selling cochineal, wheat, maize, and fruits, which are produced in abundance in its territory; this being well irrigated by the streams flowing from the mountains. It is 105 leagues s. e. of Mexico.

QUIEGUELANI, SANTA MARIA DE, a principal and head settlement of the district of the

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same alcaldía mayor as the former; situate in the plain of a deep glen. It contains a convent of the religious of St. Domingo, and 113 families of Indians, who every Sunday, throughout the year, keep a market, which in their idiom is called Tianguis; at which meet all the inhabitants of the greater and smaller of sierra of this jurisdiction and of the other neighbouring sierras, to sell clothes and fruits, and European and native commodities.

[QUIINDY, a parish of the province and government of Paraguay, situate on a plain, about 48 miles s. e. from Asuncion, in lat. 25° 58' 26" s. and long. 57° 14′ 49′′ w.]

QUILOUNAN, a bay of the s. coast of Lake Superior in Canada, at the back of the point of this name.

QUILACOIA, a very rich and abundant goldmine, of excellent quality, in the province and corregimiento of Concepcion and kingdom of Chile.

QUILAQUILA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Yamparaes in Peru, and of the archbishopric of Charcas.

QUILCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Camaná in Peru, annexed to the curacy of its capital. It is situate near the sea, and has a port or creek, in which much fish is caught; by which, and by some talc-mines, in its vicinity, its natives carry on a trade.

QUILCA, another settlement, in the province and corregimiento of Ibarra and kingdom of Quito.

QUILCA, another, of the province and government of Guayaquil in the same kingdom as the former, belonging to the district of Babahoyo, and inhabited by many Indians.

QUILCATA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Parinacochas in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Pararca.

QUILICHAO, a settlement and asiento of gold-mines of the province and government of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It was formerly a city, and called Jamaica; but now reduced to a miserable state. Its climate is hot, and its water very unhealthy. It has a plantation of plantains, the fruit of which, as no one can tell its origin, or to whom it belongs, are taken by all, though it is never cultivated.

QUILIFAYES, a barbarous nation of Indians, of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada, descended from the nation of the Betoyes: bounded e. by that of Los Malifilitos; and they dwell in the woods near a lake, by the fish of which they maintain themselves.

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QUILIMARI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Quillota in the kingdom of Chile.

QUILIMARI, a river of this province and kingdom, which runs w. and enters the sea between Point Coronel and that of Matagorda.

QUILIMARI, some gold-mines, celebrated for their richness and metal of fine quality, in the same province and kingdom.

QUILETEN, a settlement of the province and government of Cartagena in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; near the coast, and at the point of Tigua, nearly opposite the islands of St. Bernard.

QUILLA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Vilcas Huaman in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Huancapi.

QUILLACOLLO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Cochabanba, in the same kingdom as the former.

QUILLACOYA, or QUILLACOCHA, which signifies the lake of the moon in the Chilian tongue. It is a very abundant gold-mine of the kingdom of Chile in the district of the corregi miento and province of Concepcion; from whence it is four leagues distant. It is of metal of the best quality known here, and was discovered in 1552, and has been always moderately worked through want of sufficient hands.

QUILLAI, SANTO TOMAS DE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chachapoyas in Peru.

QUILA-SINGAS, a barbarous nation of In dians, antiently of the province and corregimiento of Pasto in the kingdom of Quito. They are now very few, and dwell in the woods and forests to the e.

QUILLE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chilques and Masques in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Omacha.

QUILLEN, a river of the district of Guadalabquen in the kingdom of Chile; which runs n. n. w. and enters the Valdivia.

QUILLIMSA, a river of the province and government of Tucumán in Peru; which rises in the sierra of Campanchin, runs e. and enters the river Tercero.

QUILLIN, a celebrated port of the kingdom of Chile; between the Spanish territory and the Country of the Araucanos Indians, and where the peace was concluded between the principal caciques of the latter and the Marquis of Baides, Count of Pedroso, governor of that kingdom, in

1641.

QUILLO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Santa in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Huambacho.

QUILLOTA, a province and corregimiento of the kingdom of Chile: bounded s. e. by the juris diction of Santiago; s. by the provinces of Melipilla and Valparaiso; w. by the sea, and extending n. e. as far as the cordillera, leaving to the s. the province of Aconcagua, and to the n. that of Coquimbo. Its length is 25 leagues from n. to s. and its width is 21 from e. to w. On its coast are found the ports of Choapa, La Herradura, La Ligua, Quintero, and El Papudo. It is watered by the rivers Choapa, Longotoma, Ligua, and Limache; which flow down from the cordillera to enter the sea. Towards the mouth of the former river is a large lake, abounding in fish; and it is to be observed, that from the port of Ligua to that of Coquimbo there are no fish in the rivers; although this be not the case from Santiago southward.

They cultivate in this province all kinds of grain, and vines; nor is there any want of cattle. It abounds in mines of gold and copper; and towards the heights of Titil is the celebrated mine of Dormida, and to the s. that of Colliguay, which now render some gold; as do also those of the valley of Ligua, and many others, which only want hands to work them. The natives fabricate much rigging, cords, and thread; also soap, from the great abundance of glass-wort, and of these articles consists their commerce. The inhabitants are 14,000, and the capital is the town of the same name, called also San Martin de la Concha, [which is situated in lat. 32° 50′ s. and long. 71° 18′ w.]

[This province contains also the cities of Plazza, Plazilla, Ingenio, Casablanca, and Pe trorea. This last is very populous, in conse➡ quence of the great number of miners who resort thither, to work in the gold mines in its vicinity. It is situate between the river Longotoma and Qualimari, in lat. 31° 45′ s. and long. 76° 56′ w Quillota contains a number of ports, and, besides those already mentioned, namely, Papudo, Quintiro, Herradura, and Ligua, it has that of Con→ con, and that, to be preferred before the rest, of Valparaiso.

The four first are not frequented; whereas Valparaiso, or, as it is sometimes called, Valparadiso, is the most commercial port of Chile, from whence all the trade to Spain and Peru is carried on. It is in latitude 33° 2′ s. and long; 71° 19' . The harbour is very capacious, and so deep that ships of the largest size can lie close

to the shore. Its convenience for traffic, and the salubrity of its atmosphere, have rendered it a place of considerable population. A governor from Spain resides there, who has the command in the civil and military departments, and is amenable only to the President of Chile. Besides the college, which formerly belonged to the Jesuits, Valparaiso contains a parish church, and several convents of monks. Upon the shore which forms the harbour is a well peopled town, three miles distant from Valparaíso, called l'Almendrab.

In this province is a plain of extraordinary beauty and fertility. We read, in Molina, that there is to be found in it an abundance of peaches, and other European fruits, growing as fine as in their native country.]

QUILLOTA, the river above mentioned, which runs w. and enters the sea between Port Quintero and the creek of Rebero.

[QUILLOTA, a gold-mine of the above province and government, in which is found a curious spar of an hexagonal form, transparent, and crossed with fine golden filaments, which give it a most beautiful appearance. See Index to additional history of CHILE.]

QUILPOLEMU, a settlement of the province and district of Chanco in the kingdom of Chile; situate near the lake of Lonquen. In its district is a large estate called Tegualemu.

QUILLUNZA, a settlement of the district of Condesuyas of Arequipa in Peru; annexed to the euracy of the settlement of Catahuasi.

QUILME, a settlement of the province and government of Buenos Ayres in Peru; situate on the shore of the river La Plata, between the capital and the bay of Barragán.

QUILME, another, in the province and government of Tucumán, belonging to the district of the city of Salta, and annexed to the curacy of Chiquiana.

QUILMO, a small river of the kingdom of Chile, which runs close by the river Chillan, and at last enters it.

QUIMBAYA, a province and small corregimiento of the government of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It is 15 leagues long and 10 wide, from the river Cauca to the cordillera.

QUIMECAS, an antient and barbarous nation of Indians of Peru; bounded by the w. part by the nation of the Chiquitos, and n. by that of Los Peñoquis. These Indians, united with the Quimecas, and other nations, gave battle to Juan Borallo de Almada, a Portuguese, and

Captain of the Mamelucos of San Pablo, in 1685, when they were defeated by him. The country which they occupy is very hot and moist, but abounding in palms.

QUIMI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Sicasica in Peru; annexed to the curacy of Mohosa, in the province of Cochabamba.

QUIMIAC, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Riobamba in the kingdom of Quito. It has in the n. part two estates called Ixmal and Nabuso.

QUIRIMI, a settlement of the province and government of Tarma in Peru, belonging to the missions of Caxamarquilla, on the n. shore of the Tapo, which they call also Tarma. It is six leagues from the capital, and in it was a fortress on the confines of the province, to restrain the Infidels, especially those of the Chunchos Indians, who made themselves masters of the capital, assisted by the rebel Juan Santos, in the year 1742. A short time after they abandoned it; but in the following year, 1743, after a siege of many days, they took possession of it again, putting to death the Spaniards whom they found in it, and again retired from it. It is at present much better fortified and garrisoned than for> merly.

QUIMISTACAS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Moquehua in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Puquina.

QUIMIXTLAN, S. JUAN DE, a settlement and head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of St. Juan de los Llanos in Nueva España. It contains 390 families of Indians, including those of the wards of its district; and is six leagues n. w. of its capital.

QUIMOS, a barbarous nation of Indians, of the kingdom of Peru, bounded e. by that of the Chiquitos, and n. by that of the Piñoquis or Piñocas. In the territory of these Indians the Spaniards of Santa Cruz de la Sierra attacked Antonio Ferraes, Captain and Chief of the Mamelucos of San Pablo, in 1691, obtaining a complete victory, routing their enemies, whose chief they put to death.

QUIMANCIPE, a settlement of the jurisdiction of the city of Muzo, in the province and corregimiento of Tunja and Nuevo Reyno de Granada: annexed to the curacy of Yacopi, and as reduced and poor as this is.

[QUINABAUG, a river formerly called Mohegan, which rises in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and is joined at Oxford by French river, which has its source in Sutton, Worcester County. It

runs a s. course, and empties into Shetucket, about three miles above Norwich Landing, in Connecticut.]

QUINARA, a large and beautiful llanura of the province and corregimiento of Loxa in the kingdom of Quito, and of the district of the settlement of Malacatos to the s. It is celebrated for an antient tradition, that there was here interred by Quinara, the captain of the Inca Atahualpa, the treasure which he was carrying to Francisco Pizarro for the redemption of the Inca,when he (Quinara) had found that the Spaniards had put the Inca to death. Thus the place was called Quinara; and it is in the possession of Piscopampa, in lat. 4° 18′ s.

QUINCHAMALI, BALSAS DE, some lakes of the kingdom of Chile, in the province and corregimiento of Italata, near the river of this name, and where it unites with the Nuble. It has its name from a celebrated herb or plant thus called, found here in abundance, and on the virtues of which many have written.

QUINCHE, a settlement of the kingdom of Quito, in the district and jurisdiction of Las Cinco Leguas de la Capital, to the n. of the settlement of Yaruqui; situate in a lofty spot of a cold climate. It is celebrated for the sanctuary of a miraculous image of Our Lady of this title; to the reverence of which all the kingdom assemble as the protectress of the capital; the Cabildos, ecclesiastical and secular, going in formal procession to deposit it in the cathedral in cases of danger and emergency: four leagues from the capital; in lat. 7' s.

QUINCHIAS, a barbarous and numerous nation of Indians, of the jurisdiction of Anserma of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada: discovered by Juan de Vadillo in 1537. They were cannibals; are at present very few, and live retired in the mountains.

QUINCOAI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Yauyos in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Ayaviri.

[QUINCY, a post town of Massachusetts, in Norfolk county, taken from Braintree, 10 miles s. of Boston, nine w. of Hingham, and 360 n. e. of Philadelphia. In this town is the seat of the present president of the United States. See BRAINTREE.]

QUINDIO, some rough and very lofty mountains in the province and government of Popayán and Nuevo Reyno de Granada. They are passed in going to Anserma and other places; but the road is impassable in the winter; and even in the summer they are dangerous and troublesome,

as well from intense cold as from their difficult passes.

QUINEL, a settlement of Indians of the province and corregimiento of Itata in the kingdom of Chile; on the skirt of the mountain Negro.

[QUINEPAUGE, or EAST RIVER, in Connecticut, runs a s. course, and empties into the n. e. corner of New Haven Harbour.]

QUININANCHO, a settlement of the province and government of Valdivia in the same kingdom as the former; between the river Mequin and the mountain Bonifacio.

QUINJULCA, a settlement of the_province and corregimiento of Chachapoyas in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Chiliquin.

QUINO, a small river of the province and corregimiento of Pasto in the kingdom of Quito: it enters a little after its source into the Putumayo.

QUINOA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Huanta in Peru.

QUINOALOMA, a very lofty mountain of the cordillera of the Andes, in the kingdom of Quito.

QUINOTA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chumbivilcas in Peru.

[QUINSIGAMOND, WORCESTER, or LONG POND, is a beautiful piece of water in the form of a crescent, about four miles in length, and from 60 to 100 rods broad. It is situated on the line between the towns of Worcester and Shrewsbury; but the greater part of it is in the latter. It is interspersed with a number of islands, one of which is upwards of 200 acres in extent.]

QUINTA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Riobamba in the kingdom of Quito; n. of this town, and on the shore of the river Lluczin.

QUINTAI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Caxatambo in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Sayán in the province of Chancay.

QUINTERO, a port of the S. Sea in the province and corregimiento of Quillota of the kingdom of Chile; one of the most pleasant and delightful there. It had a fort built by the Dutch pirate, George Spilberg, who disembarked in it to refresh his people, and to take in water and fuel; but the Spaniards made him abandon it. At the present day it is only inhabited by some poor fishermen.

QUINTERO, a settlement in the province and government of Mariquita in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; on the shore of the river Grande de la Magdelna.