Cuchiguaros,

Iquitos,

Cunivos,

Ituccales,

MARAPA, a settlement of the province and government of Tucumán in Peru; situate between two small rivers which enter the Choromoros. It is s. of the city of Tucumán.

MARAPOŬ, a fall of the river Aprouack, in the province of Guayana. It is near a quarter of a league long, and very dangerous for canoes. This part is inhabited by Nouragues Indians.

MARAQUA, a part of the same river and province as is the former fall, being the place where the canoes arrive, and can proceed no farther, owing to a stoppage in the river, occasioned by large trees. It is consequently and of necessity a place for disembarking.

MARAQUIN, a small river of the province and

colony of Surinam, in the part of Guayana possessed by the Dutch. It is one of those which enter the Cuyuni by the n. side.

MARARA, a small river of the province and government of Guayana or Nueva Andalucía, which enters the Arui by the e. side.

MARAS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Urubamba in Peru; in the district of which, at half a league's distance, is a sanctuary of Nuestra Señora, with the title of La Asuncion, on a plain much exposed to the air; where is recorded the prodigy of the Blessed Virgin having appeared to a little lame Indian girl, who invoked her, and who was cured; and the image of the Holy Virgin has ever since remained engraven on the wall. MARASMA, a settlement of the province and government of Venezuela in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; situate near the coast, in the bay formed by cape Codera, on the e.

MARATICA, a river in the province of Guayana, in the part possessed by the Dutch.

MARAVATIO, an alcaldía mayor and jurisdiction of the province and bishopric of Mechoacán in Nueva España. It is of a cold temperature, very fertile, and one of the most populous, being full of estates and sugar-mills, especially in two spacious valleys of upwards of 12 leagues in length. It abounds in mines of copper, and this metal is worked by the natives to tolerable profit. In the part called Parúa is a fountain, with this peculiarity, namely, that wood put into its water sinks to the bottom, and that upon its surface grows a thick petrified crust, which continues enlarging and growing thicker. These bezar-stones have a great diaphoretic virtue, and are much esteemed throughout the whole kingdom, according to the relation of Don Joseph Villaseñor, in his Teatro Americano." In the fields of this jurisdiction grows the herb dictamo real, and the stags who feed upon it have bezar-stones found in their intestines, the same being the case in some parts of Peru. The district, the capital of which is of the same name, consists of the following settlements:

S. Miguel el Alto, Tupataro,

Tarimangacho,

Yrimbo,

Tinguinéo,
Cotapeque,
Chichimequilla,
Nadio,
A pacéo,
S. Felipe,

S. Mateo del Rin

con,

Copandaro, Susupuato.

The capital of this jurisdiction is of the same name, and is situate on the shore of a large river which comes from the city of Lerma, and runs to that of Guadalaxara in Nueva Galicia. On the e. and n. it is bounded by the real of the mines of Tlapujagua, but being six leagues distant from the same. Its climate inclines rather to cold than temperate, and it is much subject to high winds, which make the country very cold and disagreeable. It is inhabited by 195 families of Indians, 75 of Spaniards, and 90 of Mustees and Mulattoes. It is in lat. 19° 25′ n. and long. 100° 3'.

MARAVIA, a river of the province and country of Las Amazonas, in the part possessed by the Portuguese. It runs from n. to s. s. w. and enters the Rio Negro before this is joined by the first arm thrown out by the abundant stream of the Parime.

MARAVIA, a lake of this province and country, formed by a channel or arm of the river Guatuma, between this and the channel of the lake Jamenda, which runs to join the Marañon.

MARAVINI, a large and abundant river of the province of Guayana, in the Dutch possessions, and in the colony of Surinam. It runs n. and enters the sea near the Wiamia. At its mouth or entrance the Dutch have formed a guard for the security of their possessions.

MARAYO, a river of the province and government of La Trinidad. It rises from a lake on the e. coast, runs s. and enters the sea, forming a good port.

MARBELLA, a town of the province and government of the Rio de Hacha in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; situate on the sea-coast, to the e. of the capital.

MARBLE Fort, a fort in the province of Connecticut; one of those of New England; situate near the coast, between the forts of Corkam and New Boston.

[MARBLEHEAD, a port of entry and posttown in Essex county, Massachusetts, four miles s. e. of Salem, 13 n. e. of Boston; containing one Episcopal and two Congregational churches, and 5661 inhabitants. The harbour lies in front of the town s. e. extending from s. w. to n. e. about one mile and a half in length, and half a mile broad.

It is formed by Marblehead neck on the s. and e. and is protected by a sea-wall, which before its late repairs was in imminent danger of giving way, to the great detriment, if not ruin of the port. A battery and citadel were erected here in 1795, for the defence of the place, by order of congress. The bank fishery employs the principal attention of the inhabitants, and more is done of this business, in this place, than in any other in the state. The exports of the year 1794 amounted to 184,539 dollars. Marblehead was incorporated in_1649, and lies in lat. 42° 27' n. Long. 70° 50' w.]

[MARBLE Town, a township in Ulster county, New York; situated on the w. side of Hudson's river, and some distance from it; eight miles s. w. by s. of Esopus, and near 68 n. of New York city. It contains 2190 inhabitants, including 374 slaves. By the state census of 1796, 374 of the inhabitants

are electors. ]

[MARC, ST. See MARK.] MARCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Guailas in Peru.

MARCABAL, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Guamachuco, in the same kingdom as the former; one of the four principal districts of the curacy of Estancias.

MARCACONĜA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Quispicanchi, in the same kingdom as the former; annexed to the curacy of Sangarara.

MARCAGUASI, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Abancay, in the same kingdom as the former; 17 leagues from the city of Cuzro.

MARCAN, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Tarma in Peru; annexed to the curacy of Huariaca.

MARCAPATA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Quispicanchi in Peru; situate on the further side of the cordillera of Villca

nota.

MARCAUILLA, an ancient province of the kingdom of Peru; part of the Huanca nation, and one of the three divisions into which this nation was separated by the Inca Capac Yupangui, when he conquered it by mild and insidious words; giving to the other two parts the names of Xauxa and Llacsapallanca; he further ordered, that they might in future be readily distinguished, that each of them should wear upon their heads an ornament of a distinct colour.

[MARCELLUS, a military township in Onondago county, New York; situated on Skaneatetes lake, 11 miles to. of Onondago castle. Marcellus, as incorporated in 1794, comprehends also the

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township of Camillus, part of the Onondago reservation, and part of the reserved lands lying s. w. of the Salt lake. In 1796, 65 of its inhabitants were electors.7

MARCELÓ, S. a settlement of the province and government of Sonora ; situate on the bank of a river.

MARCHAN, or SUTA, as it was called in the time of the Indians, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Tunja in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It is of an healthy, benign, and pleasant climate, and its territory is very fruitful and cheerful. It is 14 leagues from the city of Tunja, and eight from the settlement of Chiquinquira.

MARCIAL, S. a settlement and real of the silver mines of the province of Ostimuri in N. America. It is 28 leagues n. n. w. one fourth to the n. of the real of Rio Chico.

MARCO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Canta in Peru; annexed to the curacy of Guamantanga.

MARCOS, S. a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Tlacotepec, and alcaldía mayor of Tepeaca, in Nueva España. It contains 43 families of Indians, and is three leagues from its head settlement.

MARCOS, S. another, of the head settlement of Ahuacatlán, and alcaldía mayor of Zacatlán, in the same kingdom; one league distant from its head settlement.

MARCOS, S. another, of the head settlement and alcaldía mayor of Cuiceo in the same kingdom; situate on the shore of the lake. It contains 22 families of Indians, and lies a league and an half to the s. of its capital.

MARCOS, S. another, of the head settlement of the district of Amaqueca, and alcaldía mayor of Zayula, in the same kingdom; situate in a llanura at the foot of a mountain, having to the w. a great lake of sweet water, but totally void of fish. This settlement contains 35 families of Indians, and is three leagues to the e. of its head settlement.

MARCOS, S. another, of the head settlement of the district of Tlacolula, and alcaldia mayor of Xalapa, in the same kingdom; one league to the s. w. of the same head settlement.

MARCOS, S. another, of the province and corregimiento of Conchucos in Peru.

MARCOS, S. another, of the province and corre gimiento of Caxamarca in the same kingdom.

MARCOS, S. another, of the province and go. vernment of Antioquía in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; situate in the sierras of Guamaco, on the bank of a river.

ment of the district of Coatlan, and alcaldia mayor of Nexapa, in Nueva España; situate at the top of a mountain. It contains 25 families of Indians, who live by the commerce they carry on in cotton, and the seeds and fruits that they cultivate. It is three leagues e. by n. of its head settlement.

MARGARITA, another, of the alcaldía mayor of Tepeaca, in the same kingdom as the former. It contains 55 families of Indians, who serve as labourers in the estates of its district. It is little more than a league from its head settlement, of the district of San Salvador el Seco.

MARGARITA, another, of the province of Barcelona and government of Cumaná; situate on the shore of the river Unare, and on the skirt of the serranía.

MARGARITA, a river of New Britain or land of Labrador in N. America. It runs s. forming various lakes or pools in its course, and afterwards enters the river St. Lawrence.

MARGARITA, a bay on the coast of Nova Scotia or Acadia, to the s. between the island Verde and the point Blanc.

MARGARITA, another bay, on the w. coast of the island of Newfoundland, at the entrance of the strait of Belleisle, by the gulf of St. Lawrence.

MARGARITA, another bay. See HOCKнOCKEN. MARGASTA, a settlement of the province and government of Tucumán in Peru, of the jurisdiction of Santiago del Estero; situate on the shore of the river Dulce.

MARGOS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Tarma in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Baños in the province of Guamalies. It is situate on the shore of the lake Lauricocha.

MARGOT, a settlement and parish of the French, in their possessions in the island of St. Domingo; situate on the n. coast, and at the point of its name. It has a good though small port; and this it was that induced the French to establish themselves here under the guidance of Mr. Ogerton, the governor of Tortuga, in 1660. There is in this port a small isle, which may be about half a league in circumference, and upon it are some houses. This settlement is seven leagues from Tortuga, and has been the ordinary refuge for pirates.

[MARGOT. The river and heights of Margot are on the e. side of the Mississippi. The river has a w. course, and is said to be navigable for batteaux a number of miles. The ground below its junction with the Mississippi, in lat. 35° 28' n. affords a commanding, airy, pleasant, and extensive situation for settlements; the soil is remarkably fertile. About three miles below this the

French built Assumption fort in 1736, when at war with the Chickasaws, but the year after it was demolished, when a peace was concluded. It is 44 miles from the river St. Francis, and 109 from the Arkansa river.]

MARGOT, a port of this island, on the n. coast, between the Prison of Ogeron and the river of Limbo.

MARGOT, a point of land or cape of the same island and coast, between those of Feste and BelleRoche.

MARIA, a town of the province and govern. ment of Cartagena in the Nuevo Reyno de Gra nada; founded by Pedro de Heredia in 1534, in a spacious and fertile llanura. It abounds in cacao of an excellent quality, and also in cattle; is of an hot, moist, and unhealthy temperature; and is, at the present day, reduced to a miserable village. It has been rendered famous by a kind of resin, which is taken from the trees in its district, of the name of Azeyte de Maria, the same being highly esteemed in all parts for its medicinal virtue in strengthening the stomach. It is 32 leagues from Cartagena.

MARIA, a settlement of the missions that were held by the regulars of the company of Jesuits, in the province and government of Mainas, of the kingdom of Quito; situate on the shore of the river Guallaga, and founded by the Father Raimundo de Santa Cruz, in 1638. It is a reduccion of Cocamas Indians, and the third settlement that was made.

MARIA. See MARIE, Cape DAME. [MARIA. See ST. MARY.]

MARIA, SANTA, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Tamazunchale, and alcaldía mayor of Valles, in Nueva España; annexed to the settlement of Talacún. It is a population of Pames Indians, who live in a state of gentilism, and frequently retire to the sierra, abandoning the settlement. At the end of the last century, (1700), the missionaries of San Francisco resided here; but upon an insurrection of the Indians, at the instigation of a certain Mulatto, the church was set fire to and burnt to the ground. The territory of this settlement produces maize, French beans, and some fruits.

MARIA, SANTA, another settlement, in the same head settlement, alcaldía, and kingdom; annexed to the curacy of Tamapasquin, and one league distant from its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Santa Ana, and alcaldía mayor of Zultepec, in the same kingdom; situate at the foot of some elevated rocks, in the place called La

Goleta. It contains 67 families of Indians, who live by the commerce of cotton manufactures. It is annexed to the curacy of Amatepec, and is seven leagues to the w. of its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Tlachicomula, and alcaldia mayor of Tepeaca, in the same kingdom; situate on the shore of the great lake of Alchichica, which extends so far that it reaches the bounds of the settlement of Perote, of the jurisdiction of Xalapa; thus spreading itself over a distance of 20 leagues. This settlement contains 60 families of Indians, and is half a league from its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Arantzan, and alcaldía mayor of Valladolid, in the province, and bishopric of Mechoacán. It contains 66 families of Indians, who live by cultivating seeds, cutting wood, fabricating delft and saddle-trees.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Nopaluca, and alcaldía mayor of Tepeaca, in Nueva España. It contains only 17 families of Indians.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Acahuatlan, and alcaldía mayor of Zacatlan, in the same kingdom, distant somewhat more than a league from its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Tlapa in the same kingdom. It is of a cold temperature, contains 210 families of Indians, and is one league to the s. of the Metlatono.

MARIA, SANTA, another, which is a small ward of the head settlement of the district of Mistepéc, and alcaldía mayor of Juxtlahuaca, in the same kingdom.

MARIA, SANTA, another, also a small settlement, of the alcaldía mayor of Guauchinango, in the same kingdom; annexed to the curacy of Tlacuilotepéc.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Huahutla, and alcaldía mayor of Cuicatlan, in the same kingdom. It contains 70 families of Indians, and in its vicinity are two small wards, in which are 110 other families. One of these is distant a league, and the other half a league n. of their head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Tepacaltepec, and alcaldía mayor of Nejapa, in the same kingdom; situate at the top of a mountain. It contains 58 families of Indians, and is four leagues from its head settle

ment.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Pinotepa, and alcaldía mayor of Xixayán, in the same kingdom. It contains 54

families of Indians, who employ themselves in the cultivation of cochineal, tobacco, and seeds. It is five leagues n. w. of its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Tequepexpa in the same kingdom. It is of a cold temperature, contains 36 families of Indians, and is five leagues to the n. of its capital.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Juchipila in the same kingdom. Eight leagues w. of its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldia mayor of Colotlán in the same kingdom. It is 24 leagues to the n. of its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement and alcaldía mayor of Marinalco in the same kingdom; situate at the foot of a lofty mountain, and at the distance of somewhat more than a league from its capital.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Papalotipác, and alcaldia mayor of Cuicatlán, in the same kingdom. It contains 23 families of Indians, employed in cultivating cochineal, cotton, and preparing saltpetre.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldia mayor of Marinalco in the same kingdom, distinct from the other that we have mentioned, and at some distance from it.

MARIA, SANTA, another, which is a small ward of the head settlement of the district of Ocuila, and of the same alcaldía mayor and kingdom as the former.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district and alcaldía mayor of Octupán in the same kingdom.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the head settlement of the district of Tlacotepec, and alcaldía mayor of Tepeaca, in the same kingdom. It contains 40 families of Indians, and is three leagues from its head settlement.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the province and alcaldía mayor of Zacapula in the kingdom of Guatemala.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the missions that are held by the religious order of San Francisco, in the district of the alcaldía mayor of Guadalcazar, of the kingdom and bishopric of Mechoacán. It is six leagues to the e. of Santa Clara.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the jurisdiction and alcaldía mayor of Natá, in the province and government of Tierra Firme; situate on the shore of a small river, which disembogues itself into the S. sea, and has the same name.

MARIA, SANTA, another, of the province and