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priest. The city has also an university, \vitli professors 

 of philosophy, divinity and law, and equal privileges 

 wiih that of Lima, they beinü; both royal foundatiofis. 

 The eorporation is composed of the prisicipal nobility 

 of the city, at the head of which is the corregidor, 

 and out of this body tlic alcaldes are chosen, to su- 

 perintend the civil and political j>;oyeri;inent. 



Within the walls of this city are the convents of 

 St. Dominic, St Francis, the fathers of Mercy, Si. 

 Augustine, St. Juan de Dios, a college of Jesuits, au 

 hospital of St. Francis de Paula. The nunneries arc; 

 of the order of St. Clare, and the Carmelites ; and a 

 religious sisterhood. 



The jurisdictions in the dioccss of Guamanga, are 

 i. Guamanga. 



II. Guanta. VJ. Augaraes. 



III. Vilcas Guarnan. VIL Castio Vineyna. 



IV. Andoguakis. VI ÍI. Parina-Cocha, 



V. Guanea Bélica. IX. Lucanas. 



I. The jurisdiction of Guamanga enjoys in every 

 part so good a temperature, that it abounds ia va- 

 riety of grain, fruit and cattle, and is very populous. 

 One part of its commerce consists in bend-leather for 

 soles of slioes, which are cut out here. Conserves and 

 sweetmeats are here made in great quantify. ^ 



II. The jurisdiction of Guanta which lies N. N. W. 

 of Guamanga^ begins a little above four leagues from 

 that city, and is in length about thirty leagues. It is 

 very happy in the temperature of the chmate, and 

 fertility of the earth ; but its silver mines, which were 

 formerly very rich, are now greatly exhausted. In an 

 island formed by the river Jouxa, called in that coun- 

 try Tayacaxa, grows in remarka'ole plenty the caca 

 already mentioned in Vol. 1. This herb, and the lead 

 produced from the mines of that metal in this coun- 

 try, are the branches of its commerce. It supplies, 

 the city of Guamanga with great part of its corn and 

 fruits. 



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