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The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies [volume 1]
C U A
island of Cuba, called Cruz del Principe (Cross of the Prince. )
CUAITLAN, a settlement of the head settlement of Metlatlan, <x\\A. alcaldia mayor of [Papantla]], inNueva Espana. It contains 8i families of Indians, and is three leagues from its head settlement, 16 s. w. of the capital.
CUALAQUE, a scttlerneut of the head settlement and alcaldia mayor of Tlapa in Nueva Espana. It contains two families of Spaniards, eight of Mustees^ 140 of Indians, and a convent of the religious order of St. Augustin. It is of a mild temperature, and its principal commerce consists in making painted cups of fine manufacture. Four leagues w. of its capital.
CUANALA, Santa Maria de, a settlement of the bead settlement and alcaldia mayor of Tezcoco in Nueva Espana ; situate on the shore of the pleasant valley of (3culma. It is surrounded by many small settlements or wards, in which there are reckoned 212 families of Indians, and 10 of Muslees and Mulattoes ;* all of whom are employed as drovers or agriculturalists. Two leagues n. of its capital.
CUATLAN, a settlement of the head settlement of Ixtlahuacan, and alcaldia mayor of Colima ; .situate on the margin of a river which fertilizes the gardens lying on either of its banks, the same abounding in ail kinds of fruits and herbs. It is
of a mild temperature, and its commerce consists in maize, French beans, and in the making of mats. In its precincts are six estates or groves of coco trees ; and in those dwell .nine families of Spaniards and Miistees. In the settlement are 70 families. It is three leagues e. of its head settlement.
CUAUTLA, with the dedicatory title of San Miguel, another settlement of the alcaldia mayor of Cuernavaca in the same kingdom ; situate in a fertile and beautiful open plain near the settlement of Mazate.pec. It contains 23 families of Indians, and 11 of Spaniards and Mulattoes, who employ themselves in fishing for small but well-flavoured bagres, which are found in great abundance in a river which runs near the town.
CUBA, a large island of the N. sea, and the largest of the Antilles ; situate at the mouth or entrance of the bay of Mexico. It is 235 leagues in length from c. to a', from the cape of St. Antonio to the point of Maizi, and 45 at its widest part, and 14 at the uarrow'est. To the n. it has Florida and the ijiicayes isles ; to the c. the island of St. Domingo, and to the s. the island of Jamaica, and the s. continent; and to the w. the gulf or hay of Mexico. It is betw een and 23°15'n. Int. and
from 74° 2' 3'^ to 84°55'tw. long It was discovered by Admiral Cliristopher Columbus in 1492, in his first voyage, before he discovered St. Domingo ; and he mistook it for the continent, and landed upon it. In tJie year 1494, it was found to be au island by Nicholas do Obando. lie measured its circumierence, and careened his ve.s.sel in the port of the Havana, which from that time has been
"Kutaja kwa lugha ya Kihispania: ""Cuatalpa"" (Kutaja kwa lugha ya Kihispania: ""Cuatalpa"" - ""Cuatalpa"" - ""Cuatalpa"" - ""Cuatalpa"") ni neno la Kihispania linalotumiwa kuelezea eneo la kisiwa cha Cuba, ambalo ni sehemu ya kisiwa cha Cruz del Príncipe." CUAITLAN, makazi ya makazi ya kichwa cha Metlatlan, <x\\A. alcaldia meya wa [Papantla], katika Nueva Espana. Ina familia 8i za Wahindi, na ni ligi tatu kutoka makazi yake ya kichwa, 16 s. w. ya mji mkuu. CUALAQUE, scttlerneut ya makazi ya kichwa na alcaldia meya wa Tlapa katika Nueva Espana. Mji huo una familia mbili za Wahispania, familia nane za Wahindi, na makao ya watawa ya St. Augustine. Ni ya joto la wastani, na biashara yake kuu ni kutengeneza vikombe vilivyochorwa vya utengenezaji mzuri. Ligi nne magharibi mwa mji mkuu wake. Santa Maria de Cunha ni mji wa mji wa Cunha na mji mkuu wa Tezcoco, Nueva España, katika mto wa Cunha. Mji huo umezungukwa na vijiji vidogo vidogo, ambavyo vina familia 212 za Wahindi na 10 za Wamuzulu na Wamualato, wote wanaofanya kazi ya ufugaji wa ng'ombe au kilimo. Ligi mbili kaskazini mwa mji mkuu wake. Cuatlán, makazi ya mji mkuu wa Ixtlahuacan, na Alcaldia Meya wa Colima;... iko kwenye ukingo wa mto ambao fertilizes bustani uongo juu ya pwani yake yoyote, sawa na wingi katika aina zote za matunda na mimea. Eneo hilo lina joto la wastani, na biashara yake hutia ndani mahindi, maharagwe ya Ufaransa, na kutengeneza mikeka. Katika eneo lake kuna mashamba sita au misitu ya miti ya kokosi; na katika hayo wanaishi familia tisa za Wahispania na Miistees. Katika makazi hayo kuna familia 70. Ni ligi tatu e. ya makazi yake ya kichwa. Cuautla, na jina la kujitolea la San Miguel, makazi mengine ya alcaldia meya wa Cuernavaca katika ufalme huo; iko katika tambarare ya rutuba na nzuri wazi karibu na makazi ya Mazatepec. Kuna familia 23 za Wahindi na familia 11 za Wahispania na Wamulato ambao wanafanya kazi ya uvuvi wa samaki wadogo lakini wenye ladha nzuri ambao hupatikana kwa wingi katika mto unaoelekea karibu na mji. Cuba ni kisiwa kikubwa cha Bahari ya Kaskazini, na kubwa ya Antilles, iko katika mdomo au mlango wa Ghuba ya Mexico. Ni urefu wa milima 235 kutoka Cape St. Antonio hadi Point Maizi, na 45 katika sehemu yake pana, na 14 katika sehemu ya chini. Upande wa kaskazini ni Florida na Visiwa vya Iquique, upande wa kusini ni kisiwa cha St.Domingue, upande wa kusini ni kisiwa cha Jamaica na kusini ni bara, upande wa magharibi ni Ghuba ya Mexico. Ni kati ya 23 na 15 ° N. Int. Na kutoka 74 ° 2 '3'^ hadi 84 ° 55'tw. Aligunduliwa na Admiral Christopher Columbus mnamo 1492 wakati wa safari yake ya kwanza, kabla ya kugundua St. Domingo, na kwa muda mrefu alibadilisha kwa bara, na akafika juu yake. Mwaka 1494, kisiwa hicho kiligunduliwa na Nicholas do Obando. Alipima mzunguko wake, na kuunganisha meli yake katika bandari ya Havana, ambayo tangu wakati huo imekuwa