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small village of 2,000 inhabitants, who have nevertheless bestowed 

 on it the title of — " C%." Some relics of the Tarascan architec- 

 ture are said to be found at this place, but we do not possess any- 

 authentic accounts or drawings of them. 



Zitacuaro is the capital of the old mining district 7 leagues 

 south of Angangueo, 6,451 feet above the sea, and contains about 

 2000 inhabitants. Many small Indian villages are also found in the 

 neighborhood, but they do not require special notice. 



Angangueo is a mining town 7 leagues south of Tlalpujahua, 

 with about 1,900 inhabitants. 



San Pedro y San Pablo de Tlalpujahua, also a mining village and 

 district, 35 leagues north north-west from Mexico, eastward of 

 Morelia, and about 6 leagues south of the left bank of the Lerma. 

 It lies in a beautiful mountain region at the foot of the Cerro del 

 Gallo, 8,386 feet above the sea. Two leagues north of Tlalpuja- 

 hua, is the Hacienda de Tepetongo, remarkable for its warm springs, 

 which rising amid volcanic rocks, maintain a temperature of 27° 

 Reaumeur ; and are freely resorted to by the neighboring Indians. 

 Cuizco ; Huaniqueo ; Zamora ; Tancuancicuaro ; Tarecuato ; Tla- 

 zazalca, Tanguato, are the remaining towns and villages in this part 

 of the country deserving mention. In the Department del Norte, 

 we find Sirisicuaro ; Santa Anna ; Araron ; Copandaro ; Teremen- 

 do ; Pareachecuaro, and Tirepiteo. In the Department del Oriente 

 lie San Felipe ; Patambero ; Enadio ; Orocutui ; Tusantla ; Clir- 

 angangueo ; Tichiqueo ; Huetano Pungarahuato ; and Cayuca. In 

 the Department del Sar, are Ario ; Tacambaro ; Turicato ; Chur- 

 umuco ; Santiago Coalcoman ; Uruapan and Tancitaro. In the 

 Department del Poinente, we find Chilchote, with about 4,700 in- 

 habitants, and Tincuindui. 



The mining districts of Mechoacan are Tlalpujahua, Angangueo, 

 and Ozumatlan. Formerly, the mines of Zitacuaro, Ingnaran, and 

 a few other districts were somewhat renowned for their value ; but, 

 at present, they are either entirely abandoned or only slightly worked. 



THE STATE OF JALISCO. 



The present State of Jalisco and former Intendency of Guada- 

 lajara, formed together with Zacatecas, the old Spanish kingdom of 

 New Galicia. It is bounded on the north by Durango ; on the 

 north-west by Sinaloa ; on the north and east by Zacatecas and 



