138 A VOYAGE TO Book IIL 



motive of their revolt. In 1 7 1 6 there v/as here a con- 

 fiderable number of villages, Rancherias, and Dodri- 

 nas *, whofe inhabitants had fworn allegiance to the 

 king of Spain, and therefore under the governors of 

 Panama though, at prefent, very few are remaining. 

 Thofe reniaining in the above-mentioned year, were, 



1. The village and flaple for the mines of Santa 

 Cruz de Cana, a very confiderable fettlement of Spa- 

 niards and Indians. 



2. The village de la Conception de Sabalo, inhabit- 

 ed like the preceding, but lefs populous. 



3. The village of San Miguel de Tayequa^ inha- 

 bitants the fame. 



4. The village of Santa Domingo de Balfas, inha- 

 bitants like the others, being Spaniards and Indians. 



5. Spanifh village, in the territory of Santa Marica. 



6. The Do6lrina San Geronymo de Yabira, a word 

 in the Indian language fignifying Doncel, i. e. a virgin ; 

 and for this reafon the river near it is called Rio Don- 

 cel, ^ or Virgin river. 



7. San Enrique de Capeti, or the fleepy. 



8. Santa Cruz de Pucro. In the Indian language 

 Pucro fignifies a fort of light wood, which, at Guaya- 

 quil, is called Haifa. 



9. The Dodrina de San Juan de Tacaracuna, and 

 Matarnatij the names of two of the mountains of the 

 Andes, contiguous to the community. 



, 10. The Indian village of San Jofeph de Zete-Gaati, 

 is not a Do6lrina. Zete-Gaati is the name of a kind 

 of willow growing in the neighbourhood. 



Rancherias a?td Hamlets in the Jouthern parts. 



The hamlet of Nueftra Senora del Rofario de Rio 

 Congo. 



* A name, given by thejefLiits, to Indian cominunitieSj which 

 they have gathered together and civilized. 



Other 



