CHIAPA DOS ESPAÑOS, or Ciudad Real, the capital of the intendancy, and an episcopal city, is situated in the plain of Gueizacattan, about 130 leagues north-west of the city of Guatemala. It contains only one parish, that of the cathedral; but there are four convents, a nunnery, a church dedicated to Our Lady of Charity, two other chapels without the walls, and five for the Indians. It is a place of some trade. The inhabitants are about 4000 in number. Long. 94. 16. W. Lat. 16. 35. N.
CHIAPA DOS ESPAÑOS
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