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prebends. Befidc?^ the facrifty, wKch is ferved by 

 two priefls for the Spaniards, the- pariili of Santa 

 Martha is appropriated to all the Indian inhabitants. 

 Here are tv/o Francifcan convents, one of obfervants, 

 and the other of recollets, both bebnging to the pro- 

 vince of Cufeo •, alfo one of Doitinicans, and ano- 

 ther of Aug«{lines, depending <|n Lima \ and a 

 rnonafcery of the fathers of mer(y, fubordinate to 

 that of Cuico. Under their refpclive fraternities of 

 Lima here is alfo a college of Jeftits, and a convent 

 and hof{3ital of St. Juan de Dios. Here is a feminary 

 for the fervice of the cathedral ; md two nunneries ; 

 namely, one of the Carmelitps, arid the other of St. 

 Catharine. A third is now buiidng for the order of 

 Santa Rofa. There is alfo at Irequipa an office 

 of revenue, under the direction of an accomptanc 

 and treafurer together with coirmifTaries of the in- 

 quifition and croilades, with thei: fubalterns, as in 

 all the other cities. 



Jurifdidions in the Diocefs of Arequipa. 



I. Arequipa. IV. Caylloma. 



II. Camana. V. Monquegua. 



III. Condefuyos de Arequipa, VI. Arica. 



I. Arequipa, comprehends tie fuburbs and towns 

 in its neighbourhood, where the climate being the 

 fame as in the city, the country is perpetually covered 

 with flowers-, corn, and fruits ; vhile the excellence 



- of the paitures is fufficiently evidait from the numbers 

 of fine cattle fed in them. ! 



II. Along the coail of the Soiith-Sea, but at fome 

 jdiftance from the fhore is the juilfdi(5lion of ,.ia, 

 which is very large, but containl many d^' ^s, efpe- 

 cially along the coaft. Eafbw^d it .ends to the 

 borders of the Cordillera; fo th^t *' . temperature of 

 fome parts of its jurifdi6tion is / ariy the fame with 

 that of the former.^ while r Js are cold ; both pro- 

 ducing the grain and f ^ of k correfpondent nature. 

 Jts principal trad^^ ^onfifcs Ji affes. It has filver 



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