the capital of a province of the same name in Mexico, situated about 300 miles east of Acapulco. W. Long. 98° 0'. N. Lat. 16° 30'.

CHIAPAS el Real, a town of Mexico, in a province of the same name, with a bishop's see. Its principal trade consists in chocolate-nuts, cotton, and sugar. W. Long. 98° 35'. N. Lat. 16° 20'.

CHIAPAS de los Indios, a large and rich town of North America, in Mexico, and in a province of the same name. The governor and most of the inhabitants are originally Americans. W. Long. 98° 5'. N. Lat. 15° 6'.