an island of Spain, on the coast of Biscaya, to which it is united by two very elevated bridges to the S.W. of Cape Machichaco, in 43° 29' N. Lat. It is a rugged hill, or rather an extraordinary huge rock, appearing as if in the act of falling into the sea. On its summit stands the church of the Decapitation of St John the Baptist, one of the two parish churches of the village of San Pelayo de Baquio, in the jurisdiction of Bermeo. In earlier times it was a monastery of the Templars. It is reached by a flight of 370 steps, and has long been a celebrated sanctuary for the Biscayans, as well as for sailors in distress.