Si A VOYAGE TO Book VII. 



ill ackhovvlcdgment of its deliverance, a fesfivai, 

 called Nuestra Señora del Milagro, is asjnually cele- 

 brated on that day. 



5. In the year 1655, on the 3á of Novembeiv 

 the most stately edifices, and a <>:ieat number of 

 houses, were thrown down by an earthquake ; the in- 

 liabitants fled into the country, and remained there 

 several day.«, to avoid the danger they were threat- 

 ened with in the city. 



6. On the 17ih of June 1678, another earthquake 

 happened, by which several houses were destroyed, and 

 the churches considerably damaged. 



7. ONEof the most dreadful of which we have any 

 account, was that of the 20th of October, 1687. 

 It began at four in the morning, with the destruc- 

 tion of several publick edifices and houses, whereby 

 great numbers of persons perished ; but this wa;s 

 little more than a presage of what was to follow, and 

 preserved t^>^ greatest part of the inhabitants from 

 being buried under the ruins of the city. The shock 

 was repeated at six in the morning with such impe- 

 tuous concussions, that whatever had withstood the 

 first, was now laid in ruins ; and the inhabitants 

 thought themselves very fortunate in being only spec- 

 tators of the general devastation from the streets and 

 squares, to w hich they had directed their flight on ' 

 the first v/arning. During this second concussion 

 the sea retired considerably from its bounds, and re- 

 turning in mountainous waves, totally overwhelmed 

 ('allao, and the neighbouring parts, together with the 

 miserable inhabitants. 



8. On the 29th of September, 1697, this place 

 was visited by another terrible earthquake. 



9. On the 14th of July, 1699, a great number of 

 houses were destroyed by another concussion. 



10. TiiE()th of February, 1716, a like disaster, 



11. Ok the 8ih of January, 1725j another. 



13. On 



