a large, handsome, and rich town of Spain, capital of Biscay, containing 15,000 inhabitants, with a well-frequented harbour. The inhabitants have always preserved themselves from a mixture with the Jews and Moors; and therefore will admit no family to settle among them but who can prove themselves to be of Christian extraction. The number of ships great and small that visit the harbour yearly is from 500 to 600. The exports are wool and sword-blades, with some other manufactures of iron and steel. The town is seated at the mouth of the river Ibaicabal, in W. Long. 4° 20', N. Lat. 43° 23'.