QUINTI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Guarochiri in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the following.

QUINTI, another, with the dedicatory title of San Lorenzo, in the same province and kingdom. QUINTIN, S. a settlement of Indians, and a reduccion of the missions which were held by the Jesuits in the kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya of N. America: 11 leagues distant of the capital, surrounded by very fertile and luxuriant estates irrigated by several rivers.

QUINTO, a river of the province and government of Tucumán; which rises in the province of Cuyo of the kingdom of Chile, close to the city of San Luis de la Punta or De Loyola, run s. s. e. and loses itself in a lake.

QUINTOQUE, a settlement of Indians of the district of Tolten; between the mouths of the rivers Collico and Pucullun.

QUINTZIO, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Siguinam and alcaldía mayor of Valladolid in the province and bishopric of Mechoacán. It contains 18 families of Indians, and is two leagues from its head settle

ment.

QUINU, a river of the kingdom of Chile, which runs n. n. w., and, changing its name to Colpi, unites itself with the Raponulake to enter the Imperial.

QUINUALLA, a barbarous and ancient nation of Indians of the province of Chinchayuso in Peru subjected to the empire of the Incas by the prince Yahuarhuacac, first born of the Inca Roca, sixth emperor.

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QUIOTEPEQUE, a settlement of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Cuicatlan in Nueva España. It contains 42 families of Lapotecas Indians, who trade in seeds and fruit; and is five leagues s. e. of its capital. QUIOVECOVET, a river of the province and government of Luisiana in N. America; which runs s. w. between the Paquitanet and Noire, and enters the Mississippi.

QUIPAMA, a settlement of the jurisdiction of the city of Muzo and corregimiento of Tunja in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Itoco. It is very reduced and poor.

QUIPAN, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Canta in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Huamantanga.

QUIPARACRA, a settlement of the province and government of Tarma in the same kingdom as the former; annexed to the curacy of the set

tlement of Paucartambo. It has a fort built by the Spaniards to restrain the infidel Indians of the mountains.

QUIPAS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Huamalies in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Baños.

QUIPAI-PAN, a spacious spot not far distant from the city of Cuzco, in the n. part, celebrated for the battle fought by Atahualpa, king of Quito, against his brother Huascar-Inca, emperor of Peru. In this battle, according to historians, and the tradition of the Indians, 30,000 were killed, the emperor being taken prisoner.

QUIPOLEMU, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chillán in the kingdom of Chile; situate near the coast of the S. Sea.

QUIPOS, a settlement of the province and government of Costarica in the kingdom of Guatemala; on the shore of the S. Sea, and at the mouth of the river Estrella.

QUIQUIBE, a river of the province and country of the missions of Apolabamba in Peru. It rises in the cordillera, runs nearly due n., and, turning to n. n. e., enters the Cobitů of the country of the infidel Indians of the Gran Paititi.

QUIQUIBOUGH, a small island of the N. Sea, situate near the coast of Nova Scotia, and to the e. of that of St. John.

[QUIQUIHO, a parish of the province and government of Paraguay, situate on the river Alboyapey, about 65 miles s. e. from Ascencion, in lat. 26° 18′ 13′′ s. and long. 57° 0′ 50′′ w.]

QUIQUIJANA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Urcos or Quispicanchi in Peru. It is divided into two parts by a large river which passes through the middle of it; and to pass this is a bridge of cords and wood. At the entrance of the town is a chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion, or Virgin del Cabildo, her image being painted on a wall, behind which was another image, and which was made manifest by a stroke of lightning: this chapel is assisted by 12 Indian nuns of the order of S. Francisco, and who live by alms. In the vicinity of this settlement are some streams of white water, which they call Parupuquio, which are of such a petrifying quality, that the aqueducts through which they pass are frequently opened by the pick-axe, to make way for the current. The straw and wood lying in it are also covered with a crust of stone; and this, although it is found that the water is in no way prejudicial to the Indians, who continually drink it. In 1715 a great earthquake was experienced here, which

was repeated afterwards for three years successively [28 miles s. e. from Cuzco, on the Royal Road from this city (Cuzco) to La Paz.]

QUIRABAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of the province and country of Las Amazonas; who dwell on the n. shore of the river Marañon. It is descended from the nation of the Curinas, and is at continual war with the Aguas.

QUIRANDIES, a barbarous nation of Indians of the province and government of Buenos Ayres. Upon the entrance of the Spaniards, it is said these Indians were of great stature, and so nimble as, in running, to equal the deer, and even to catch them. They were cannibals, and went naked. They are now extinct.

QUIRAPUI, a small river of the province and government of Paraguay; which runs e. and enters the Paraná between those of Yaguay and Tembey.

QUIRERECHES, a settlement of the province and government of Luisiana in N. America, on the shore of the river Rouge.

QUIRI, a s. unknown land, called also De Quiros and land of Espíritu Santo: discovered by Fernando de Quiros in his first voyage with Alvaro de Mendaña, in 1595; and for the second time in 1606, and afterwards by William Showten, in 1618; although neither the one nor the other disembarked on the coast.

QUIRI, another, with the dedicatory title of Santo Tomas, a settlement of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Nexapa in Nueva España. It is inhabited by 28 families of Indians, and is situate between two mountains; being six leagues from its capital.

QUIRIN, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Huamalies in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Huacarachuco.

QUIRINIRE, or QUIRIMIRI, Some lakes of the province and country of Las Amazonas, in the part possessed by the Portuguese: formed by different channels or arms of the Marañon, according to the engineer Bellin, in his History of Guayana: they are three, and all communicate with one another.

QUIRIPUI, a small river of the province and colony of Surinam, or part of Guayana possessed by the Dutch. It joins various others to enter the Cuyuni by the s. side.

QUIRIQUINA, or AVIQUIRINA, (as some of the Indians call it,) a small island in the S. Sea, at the entrance of the bay of Concepcion, in the province and corregimiento of this name and

kingdom of Chile. It is a little more than a league long from n. to s., and is a quarter of a league distant from the continent: in lat. 36° 38′ s. [The coast of this island is famous from the abundance of large and well-tasted muscles found upon it.]

QUIRIQUIRIPAS, a barbarous and Caribee nation of Indians, who dwell s. s, e. of the river Orinoco, near the mountains to the n. w. of the province of Dorado; bounded by the Mapoyos, the Arvacas, and Mediterranean Caribees, who keep them as it were besieged in the serranias, and without permitting them to sally forth from their retreats, or even entering amongst them to make them prisoners, as is customary among the other nations, from the interest they have acquired from the industry of these poor miserable people, who weave hammocks from cotton, and make fine blankets.

QUIROS, a river of the province and corregimiento of Piura in Peru. It is large and abundant, rises in the mountains of Ayavaca in the e. of the province of Jaen, runs w., and, uniting itself with others, enters the Catamayu or Colan: its mouth is in lat. 4° 33′ 21′′ s.

QUIROTOA, a large lake of the kingdom of Quito; in the middle of which burst forth a volcano in 1739, and again in 1743. Its waters are sulphureous and bituminous.

QUIRPON, an island of the N. Sea, near the e. coast of Newfoundland; at the entrance of the strait of Belle-Isle.

QUIRRULAS, a barbarous nation of Indians of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada: they dwell to the s. of the capital of Santa Fe in the vicinity of the river Orinoco: bounded e. by the country of the Maipures; and live scattered amongst those woods like wild beasts, maintaining themselves by the chace and fishing. They go entirely naked, and paint their bodies of different colours.

QUIRUE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Porco in Peru; distant 18 leagues from the town of Potosí.

QUISAHUARA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Castro-Virreyna in Peru, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Cordoba.

QUISA PINCHA, a settlement of the asiento and jurisdiction of Ambato and corregimiento of Riobamba in the kingdom of Quito. In its district is a large estate called Chulapú.

QUISEO, a settlement of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of La Barca in

the kingdom of Nueva Galicia: it is close to its capital to the w.

QUISHUARES, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Quispicanchi in Peru, called thus from the abundance of some shrubs of this name found in its district.

QUISMES, a settlement of the province and government of Buenos Ayres; situate e. of the capital, and on the shore of the river Plata. QUÍSOPANGO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Caxamarquilla in Peru.

QUISPICANCHI, a province and corregi miento of Peru; bounded n. e. by the province of Paucartambo; e. by the cordillera of Vilcanota and province of Carabaya, s. w. by the province of Canes and Canches, and s., in some degree, by that of Chumbivilcas, and that of Chilques and Masques; by the which it is also bounded on the w. Its length is 35 leagues from n. to s., and its width more than 30.

Its temperature is various, and that of the valley of Oropesa, which is the most immediate to Cuzco, very mild and pleasant; so that it has many inhabitants of distinction residing in its city. Also, its religious communities have various estates of maize, wheat, and other seeds, fruits and garden herbs, as also beautiful houses for recreation, and orchards and gardens in the said valley. Nearly all the rest of the province is cold; but in many parts they gather wheat, maize, and other seeds; and in the heights are various herds of large and small cattle for the supply of Cuzco, especially towards the e. part of the province, through which runs the cordillera of Vilcanota; a terminary which divides the jurisdiction of the two audiences of Lima and Charcas.

In the last-mentioned part of the cordillera stands the mountain_called Andes de Cuchoa, from which runs a large river named Araza, which, growing larger afterwards, penetrates the mountains of the infidel Indians, and, joining others, empties itself, after running more than 150 leagues, into the Marañon.

In a mountain called Camanti, near this river, is a gold mine, and in those precints are various estates of cocoa, where they gather also plantains, pines, papayas, lemons, pomegranates, and vari ous other wild fruits; and in the mountains are found many venomous reptiles. As a defence against the irruption of the barbarian Indians, those interested in the mine keep an armed force. They fabricate in this province much cloth of the country, such as broad cloths, baizes, and serges. Here are baths of warm water, which were used by the Indians, and some mines of

gold and silver, which, although abundant formerly, are not now worked, owing to the poverty of the inhabitants.

This province is watered by two considerable rivers, which yield some fish; as also by some streams; the one of these rivers is the Huatavay, which passes through Cuzco, and from thence proceeds in a very large body, and empties itself into the Vilcamayo, which runs by the n. to the province of Calca and Lares, and enters that of Canes and Canches: the other river is called Rimac, and passes through the extremity of the province by the s. w. There is another, also, formed of two lakes which are in Vilcanota, and which enters the province of Caxatambo.

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At half a league from the settlement of Oropesa, in the n. part, is a lake, which they call Mohima, of more than half a league long, and a quarter wide, in which grows quantities of rushes, and in which are some fish and water fowl. point of this lake is just at the foot of a mountain called Rumicolca; where there are to be seen the ruins of the palace of the Inca Huascar. There is a tradition that, in the centre of this mountain are hidden the immense riches of the eleven Emperors; and in the endeavour to find the same, very large fortunes have been spent in vain; nothing having been discovered but some caves and holes, called chinganas, in the interior of the mountains, and certain channels for conveying the water.

From the year 1715 till 1718, many shocks of earthquakes were felt, and continued to be felt till 1723 in Quiquijana and Urcos. Close to the settlement of Urcos is the lake into which has been said to be thrown that great chain of gold made at the birth of Huascar, and which so many have with useless diligence searched for. It is presumed that this lake is formed artificially by aqueducts, by which it is regularly emptied and filled; since, subsequent to the conquest, it has always maintained itself at one particular height. It is not more than 500 yards in length, and 300 in width, and its depth in the centre is 56. There are in this province, besides this, some other small lakes, and a large one called Pomacanchi, of three leagues long and more than one wide.

In the s. part are some saline earths, by which a commerce is carried on with the other provinces; also here is a mountain of loadstone. The rivers, which intersect the high road to Potosí, Chuquisaca, and other settlements of the sierra, are passed by bridges of hurdles. The capital is the settlement of Urcos, and the inhabitants of the

QUISPIS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Chachapoyays in Peru; annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Corobamba.

QUISQUE, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Yauyos in the same kingdom as the former; annexed to the curacy of Pampas. In its district is a lake called Huarmicocha, which is two leagues long and a quarter wide; also a vegetable called myrcas, with which the Indians dye their clothes red.

QUISQUIS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Santa in the same kingdom as the former; annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Huambacho.

QUISU, a river of the kingdom of Chile, which runs w. and enters the Colpi.

QUITA-CALZON, a settlement of the Indians of the district of Guadalabquen in the kingdom of Chile; on the shore of the river Callacalla.

[QUITAPAHILLA, a branch of the Swetara, which falls into the Susquehannah at Middleton.] QUITA-SUENO, a bank of sand and shoals of the N. Sea, opposite the cape of Gracias de Dios, of the coast of the kingdom of Mexico. It has this name from the vigilance and care observed by the pilots when they pass in its vicinity, from the danger attending it; and on it many vessels have been wrecked. It is 45 miles long, in lat. 14° 20′ n. Long. 81° w.

QUITA-SUENO, another shoal of isles and rocks, near the e. coast of the province and go vernment of Yucatán; opposite the Bay of Espiritu Santo.

QUITATUE. Some settlements of Indians

of the district of Tolten Alto in the kingdom of Chile, on the shore of the river Donguill.

QUITEPEC, a settlement of the province and alcaldía mayor of Zedales in the kingdom of Guatemala.

QUITLABACA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Mexico in Nueva España; situate in the road and causeway which leads from Tezcuco to Mexico. Hernan Cortes tarried here the night before he, for the first time, entered into Mexico; and here he was, together with his army, most hospitably entertained by the cazique of the place.

QUITLAGUZE, a settlement of the alcaldía mayor and jurisdiction of Chalco in Nueva España, where there is a flood-gate and wall, which divides the lake.

QUITO, a kingdom of S. America, subject to the jurisdiction of the viceroy of Santa Fé, by which it is bounded on the n. on the shores of the river Negro; bounded also s. by the province and corregimiento of Piura and Chachapoyas of Peru; w. by the strands of Machala of the S. Sea, and e. by the river Marañon, until it touches the line or meridian of demarcation of the Portuguese dominions. It is in length 400 leagues from n. to s., and 600 in width from e.

to w.

This kingdom was conquered by Inca Tupac Yupanqui, the army being commanded by Prince Huaynacapac, with whose consent that emperor ceded it to his own son Atahualpa, on condition that he married one of the daughters of the last king of Quito; in whose time it was discovered by Pizarro, and was ultimately conquered by Sebastian de Belalcazar.

It enjoys different climates, although for the most part of a mild and benign temperature. But in the deserts and mountains of the cordillera, which are the loftiest in the whole world, and which are continually covered with snow, the cold is most intense. It is situate below the equinoctial line; and for this reason, the days are equal with the nights the whole year round, the season being that of a constant summer, as the trees are always covered with leaves and fruits, and it thus being known through the whole of Peru by the name of siempre verde Quito (ever green Quito.)

It is fertile and abundant in every kind of vegetable production, as well those known in both the Americas as those of Europe, and to such a degree that, as we are informed by a celebrated author, they never need cultivation. Here are infinite breeds of cattle of all classes, and of their