or Baza, a town of Spain in the kingdom 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 nothing 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 Guadalantin.