GUALEGUAY 



Narses, one of Justinian's generals, 

 defeated Totila the Ostrogoth in 

 552. Pop. 10,448. 



Gualeguay. Town of Argen- 

 tina, in the prov. of Entre Rios. It 

 stands on the navigable river 

 Gualeguay, 8 m. by rly. N.E. of 

 Puerto Ruiz. It has tanneries, flour 

 mills, slaughter houses, and meat 

 curing and soap factories. Pop. 

 9,000. 



Gualeguaychu. Town and 

 river port of Argentina, in the 

 prov. of Entre Rios. It stands on 

 the Gualeguaychu, 10 m. from its 

 entry into the Uruguay. It is the 

 terminus of the Parana-Concepcion 

 Rly., carries on a brisk trade 

 -along the river, and manufactures 

 meat products. Pop. 17,880. 



Guam. Largest and most south- 

 erly of the Ladrone Islands, Pacific 

 Ocean, belonging to the U.S.A. 

 It lies in lat. 15 N. and long. 144 

 45' E., has a length of 32 m., and a 

 breadth varying from 4 m. to 10 m., 

 area about 225 sq. m. It is low and 

 of coral formation in the S., and 

 hilly in the N. The climate is warm 

 but healthy ; earthquakes are 

 common, but not often destructive. 

 Densely wooded and well watered, 

 it yields coconuts, bread-fruit, rice, 

 oranges, sugar, maize, coffee, and 

 valuable timber. Cattle and buffa- 

 loes are reared. 



The capital is Agana, and the port 

 of entry Piti. Guam is strongly 

 garrisoned and is administered by 

 a governor, who is commander-in- 

 chief and commandant of the naval 

 station. It has a wireless tele- 

 graphy station and cable and regu- 

 lar steamship communication with 

 the U.S.A. Guam was taken from 

 Spain by the U.S.A. in 1898, and 

 slavery was abolished in 1900. Pop 

 14,344, including 220 whites. 



Guan (Penelope). Group of 

 game birds. Found in S. America, 

 they include about 15 species. They 

 are large birds, nearly related to 

 the curassows, and usually have 

 naked throats and wattles. They 

 are found in the forests, and go in 

 large flocks, except in the nesting 

 season. They vary considerably in 

 colour from green to brown ; and 

 most of them are amenable to 

 domestication. 



Guana bacoa. Town of Cuba 

 Situated about 6 m. by rly. E. oJ 

 Havana, of which it is a residential 

 suburb, it has a theatre, a hospital, 

 and medicinal springs. An old 

 town, formerly occupied by Indians, 

 it was chartered in 1743, ad 

 captured by the British in 1762 

 Pop. 14,500. 



Guanaco OR HUANACO (Auchenia 

 huanaco). Species of llama. Rang- 

 ing from Peru to Patagonia, it is 

 rather larger than the vicuna, a 

 good specimen being rather more 



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than 4 ft. high at the shoulder. 

 Guanacos live in large herds in 

 the mountains and are difficult to 

 approach, though in captivity they 

 are easily domesticated. The term 

 llama is usually applied to a 

 domesticated breed of this species. 

 It has the curious habit of resorting 

 to certain places at the approach of 

 death, and the ground in these 

 " cemeteries " is often white with 

 its bones. 



Guanajay. Town of Cuba. The 

 terminus of a branch rly. from 

 Havana, 36 m. N.E., it is a fav- 

 ourite health resort. Considerable 

 trade is carried on in the local pro- 

 ducts, chiefly sugar and tobacco. 

 Pop. 6,500 



Guanajuato. Inland state of 

 Mexico. Situated on the central 

 plateau at an alt. of about 6,000 ft., 

 it is one of the most 

 thickly populated 

 states and has an 

 area of 10,950 sq. m. 

 Mountainous in the 

 N., it is watered by 

 the Lerma and its 

 tributaries, and con 

 tains several lakes. 

 Gold, silver, tin, 

 lead, mercury, and 

 copper are exten- 

 sively worked 

 Stock-rearing and 

 agriculture are im- 

 portant industries, 

 and cotton and 

 woollen goods, 

 flour, beer, and 

 spirits are manufac- 

 tured. The state is served by the 

 National and Central Rlys. Guan- 

 ajuato is the capital. Pop. 1,0 ^ 700 



GUANCHES 



of the city of Mexico, it is situated 

 6,250 ft. above sea level, on both 

 sides of the Canada de Marfil, a 

 narrow defile. A branch line to Silao 

 connects it with the main Mexican 

 Central Rly. Among the principal 

 buildings are the Alhondiga dc 

 Granaditas, built for a public grain 

 store and now the prison, the cathe- 

 dral, the mint, the government 

 palace, a college, and several mon- 

 asteries. The silver mines were 

 the most valuable in the country, 

 but increasing depth has made them 

 difficult to work. The chief manu- 

 factures arc woollen and cotton 

 goods, chemicals, soap, pottery, 

 and flour. Guanajuato was 



founded in 1554, and suffered great 

 damage in the war of independence, 

 during which it was taken in 1810. 

 Pop. 35,700. 



Guanaco, the wild llama sound in various parts 

 South America 



Guanajuato OR SANTA F DE 

 GUANAJUATO. City of Mexico. The 

 capital of Guanajuato, 160m. N.W. 



Guanajuato. Market place in the capital city of the 

 Mexican state 



Guanare. Town of Venezuela, 

 capital of Portuguesa state. It 

 stands near the river Guanarito, 50 

 m. S.E. of Trujillo. 

 Founded in 1593 

 it is an important 

 centre of a coffee, 

 sugar, and cattle 

 producing district. 

 Pop. 11,000. 



Guanches. Ab- 

 original people of 

 the Canary Islands. 

 Descended from a 

 Libyan immigra- 

 tion into Teneriffe 

 by sea in the dawn 

 of history, they 

 were subsequently 

 affected by other 

 arrivals, especially 

 in Grand Canary. 

 Early Mediterran- 

 e a n perha ps 

 Ph oeni c i an 

 traders brought 

 some cultural ele- 

 ments of Egyptian 

 origin, t specially 

 the practice of embalming. Their 

 social institutions, polyandry, 

 abandonment of the aged, separate 



