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and even here the Spaniards were not able to maintain 

 their ground againft the frequent incurfions of the 

 Indians ; fo that finding the abfolute neceffity of a 

 ftronger fetdement, they built the city of Santiajo de 

 Veraguas on the fpot where it now ftands. 



Besides this city the province contains two others, 

 and feveral villages. 



The city of Santiago al Angel was founded in 

 152 1 by Benedi(5t Hurtado, governor of Panama: it 

 has been twice deftroyed and rebuilt ; the inhabitants 

 partly Spaniards, partly Mulattocs. 



The city of Nueftro Senora de los Remedios de 

 Pueblo-Nuevo ; the inhabitants the fame as thofe of 

 the former, 



1. The villages in this province arc San Francifco 

 de la Montana, inhabited by Indians ufing bows and 

 arrows. 



2. San Miguel de la Halaya, inhabited by different 

 forts of people. 



3. San Marcelo de Leonmefa de Tabarana, inhabit* 

 cd by Indians. 



4. San Raphael de Guaymi, by Indians. 



5. San Philipe del Guaymi, by Indians, 



6. San Martin de los Caftos, by Indians. 



7. San Auguftin de Ulate, by Indians. 



8. San Jofeph de Bugava, by Indians. 



9. and 10. La Piedad, and San Miguel, by Indians. 



1 1 . San Pedro, and San Pablo de los Platanares, 

 by Indians. 



12. San Pedro Nolofco, by Indians. 



13. San Carlos, by Indians. ' 



'^hird Province of Terra Firma. 



The third province of Terra Firma is that of Da* 

 rien, where the greateft part of the inhabitants are 

 wandering Indians, living without any religion, and ii^ 

 the niofl: ftiocking barbarifm, which was indeed the 



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