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POPA-MADRE

Volume 17 · 60 words · 1823 Edition

POPA-MADRE, is a town of South America, in Terra Firma. In this place there is a convent and chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to whose image the Spaniards in those parts go in pilgrimage, particularly those who have been at sea. It is seated on a high mountain, 50 miles east of Carthagena. W. Long. 74°32'. N. Lat. 10°15'.