BACA, or BAZA, a town of Spain in the king-
dom of Granada. W. Long. 3. 6. N. Lat. 37. 18.
It is situated in a valley called Hoya de Baza. It is
encompassed with old walls, and has a castle half
ruined. It contains about 4000 houses, but has no-
thing remarkable except the church dedicated to the
Virgin Mary. The land about it is well cultivated
for half a league round, and is fertile in wheat, wine,
honey, hemp, and flax, being watered by the little river
Guadalantín.