St Jago de, is the capital of the above audience, with a bishop's see, and an university. It carries on a great trade, especially in chocolate. W. Long. 92. 40. N. Lat. 14. 28.

St Jago de Guatemala was almost ruined in 1541, by a storm and an eruption from the volcanic mountain Guatemala. It was afterwards rebuilt at a good distance from this mountain. But in 1773, it was again destroyed by a terrible earthquake. The town then contained 60,000 inhabitants; but no traces of it now remain; 8000 persons perished by this earthquake, and the loss has been estimated at 15 millions sterling.