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MONTE CHIA'RO, a town of Sicily, in the Valley 
of Mazara, on the fouth coait: ten miles fouth-eaft of 
Girgenti. Lat. 37. 9. N. Ion. 14. 3. E. 
MONTE CHRIS'TI, a town of South America, in 
the audience of Quito, and jurifdidtion of Guayaquil, at 
firft built near the Pacific Ocean, and called Manta. It 
had a confiderable commerce, by means of veflels paffing 
from Panama to the ports of'Peru ; but, having been pil¬ 
laged and deftroyed by fiome foreign adventurers who in- 
fefted thofe leas, the inhabitants removed it to the foot 
or a mountain where it now Hands, and from whence it 
had its name. It is no miles north-weft of Guayaquil. 
Lat. i.o.S. Ion. 81.6. W. 
MONTE CHRIS'TI, a fmall. ifland in the Mediterra¬ 
nean, not far from the coaft of Etruria. It has a fort or 
two to keep off pirate's; but few or no other inhabitants. 
It is eight miles fouth of Elba. Lat. 42. 20. N. Ion. 
10. 20. E. 
MONTE CHRIS'TI, a chain of mountains in Hifpa- 
niola, which extend parallel to the north coaft from the 
bay of the river Monte Chrifti to the eaft coaft. 
MONTE CHRIS'TI, or St. YAGO,.a river of Hifpa- 
niola, which riles near St. Yago de los Cavaleros, and runs 
into the fea on the north coait, forming a bay at its mouth. 
Lat. 19.46. N. Ion. 72. 31. W. 
MONTE CIRCEL'LO, a mountainous cape of Italy, 
near the fea; by the ancients called an ifland, and cele¬ 
brated as the habitation of Circe, who ufed to transform 
her lovers into brute animals. On this promontory once 
flood a town, called Circanm, inhabited by a Roman co¬ 
lony fent thither by Tarquin the Proud. Here was a 
chapel dedicated to Circe, and an altar to Minerva. A 
fortrefs was afterwards built on the ruins of the ancient 
town, which lerved as a retreat, and fometimes as an 
afylum, for the popes in times of danger. Of this nothing 
now remains but a caftle, called St. Felice, railed by pope 
Celeftin II. in the twelfth century. An ancient tomb is 
yet (liown as the iepulchre of Elpenor, one of the com¬ 
panions of Ulyfies, who, in a ftate of intoxication, fell 
from the top of a houle into the ftreet. Lat. 41. 17. N. 
Ion. 12. 57. E. 
MONTE CORVI'NO, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Citra, foftnerly the fee of a bilhop, luppreffed and united 
to Volturara in the year 1433. It is nine miles eaft of 
Salerno. 
MONTE FAGA'RIA, a mountain of Sicily, in the 
valley of Noto: feven miles weft-north-weft of Caftro 
Giovanni. 
MONTE FAL'CO, a town of Italy, in the duchy of 
Spolelo, oh a mountain near the Clitumno: twelve miles 
weft-north-weft of Spoleto. 
MONTE FALCO'NF,, a cape on the weft coaft of the 
ifland of Sardinia : feventeen miles weft of Saffari. 
■ MONTE FALCO'NE, a town of Naples, in the county 
of Molile: eighteen miles north-eaft of Molife. 
: MONTE FALCO'NE, a town of Iftria : fixteen miles 
weft of Triefte. 
MONTE FELI'CE, a town of Italy, in the duchy of 
Urbino: twelve miles north-weft of Urbino, and thirty 
lbuth of Ravenna. Lat. 43.56. N. Ion. 22. 16. E. 
MONTE FEGATE'SE, a town of Italy: twelve miles 
north of Lucca. 
MONTE FENE'RA, a mountain of Italy, intheTre- 
vifan: five miles eaft of Cifmone. 
MONTE FIASCO'NE, a town of Italy, the fee of a 
bilhop. This is by fome faid to be the ancient Falerium, 
or Falcrii, capital'of the Falifci. But others, on Strabo’s 
authority, declare the ancient Falerium to have been built 
on a hill where now Hands Citta Caftellana, on the Via 
Flarninia, between Rome and Otricoli. However this.be, 
thole who have written concerning the origin of this city, 
declare it to be of great antiquity ; affirming, that it was 
built by the Greeks, headed by Kalefus, ot the family of 
the Atrides; who, after Agamemnon had been murdered by 
Aigiftheus, fled to Italy, and there founded the city of Fa- 
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lerium. Falerium was made a Roman colony during the 
fecond triumvirate, called Colonia Janovia Etriijcurum; and 
Macrobius obferves, that the ftatue of Janus Quadrifons, 
or Four-faced Janus, was firft brought from that city to 
Rome. Monte Fiafconeis now a very fmall town, though 
a bifhop’s fee, with a feminary pretty well endowed. Oil 
its cathedral is a very large’dome or cupola, which is dif- 
covered at a diftance; but the ftreets are very narrow and 
ill contrived, and the old caftle is now gone to ruins. 
In a word, it is remarkable only lor its iituation, and for 
the hills furrounding it, which produce great quantities 
of excellent wine, particularly Mufcadel, made famous 
by a certain German bifliop, whofe ftory is as follows :—• 
This prelate, who, like the reft of his countrymen, was 
not an enemy to the bottle, had an affair which required 
his prefence at Rome ; no (ooner had he fet his foot in 
Italy, but he commanded his fteward to go before, in or¬ 
der to tafte the wines in every inn upon the road : in cafe 
the wine was tolerably good, the major-domo was to write 
in chalk upon the door the Latin word EST, in capital 
letters ; if it was very good, he mult write EST, -EST ; 
and it was at the inns fo charafterifed, that the venerable 
bilhop ufually put up. At laft, the fteward, being arrived 
at Monte Fiafcone, found the Mufcadel wine fo delicious, 
that he did not fcruple to triple the EST, and accord¬ 
ingly the bifliop found that the fteward had a fuperlative 
tafte: and now the prelate carouled fo heartily, that this 
farce became a tragedy : the too great quantity he poureti 
down of this neftar threw him into a fever, which carried 
him oft’ in a few days. This place is five miles fouth of 
Bolfeno, and ten north-weft of Viterbo. Lat. 42. 33. N. 
Ion. 11. 56. E. 
MONTE FILA'l'RA'NO, a town of Italy, in the mar- 
quifate of Ancona: fifteen miles fouth-weft of Tolentino. 
MONTE FOR'TE, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Ultra: eighteen miles fouth-fouth-weft of Benevento. 
MONTE FORTI'NO, a town of Italy, in the marqui- 
fate of Ancona : twelve miles north-weft of Alcoli. 
MONTE FOSCO LI, a town of Etruria : twenty-eight 
miles weft-fouth-weft of Florence, and fifteen eaft of 
Leghorn. 
MONTE FUS'CO, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Ultra: feven miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Benevento. 
MONTE GALLI'ZO, a town of Naples, in Principato 
Ultra: eighteen miles eaft-fouth-eaft of Benevento. 
MONTE GIBILAROS'TA, a mountain of Sicily: 
three miles fouth-eaft of Palermo. 
MONTE GIOI'SO, a town of Naples, in Calabria Ul¬ 
tra: ten miles north of Girace. 
MONTE GIO'VE, a mountain of the ifland of Candy ; 
anciently Mount Ida: fix miles fouth of Candy. 
MONTE GRANA'RO, a town of Naples, in the Ca- 
pitanata : fixteen miles w f eft of Manfredonia. 
MONTE GRANA'RO, a town of Italy, in the mar- 
quifate of Ancona: twenty-two miles fouth of Ancona. 
MONTE GROS'SO, a town of Naples, in the province 
of Bari: fix miles north-eaft of Minorbino. 
MONTE GROS'SO, a town of the ifland of Corfica, 
and chief place of a canton, in the diftribl of Calvi. The 
canton contains 4829 inhabitants. 
MONTE della GUAR'DIA, a mountain of Italy, 
about a mile from Bologna. 
MONTE IGNO'SA, a town of the republic of Lucca : 
twenty miles weft of Lucca. 
MONTE ILIPU LA, a mountain of Spain, nearBaega. 
MONTE LATTA'RO, a mountain of Naples, in Prin¬ 
cipato Ultra, which receives its name from the variety of 
medicinal herbs which grow on and near it; which polfefs 
fuch virtues, that the milk of cows which feed on them is 
faid to cure confumptions. Near it is the Pronwntm-ium 
Herculis. Every part of the Ihore abounds in fulphureous 
and mineral waters. It is three miles'from Callel a Mare. 
MONTE LEO'NE, a town of Naples, in Calabria Ul¬ 
tra, the fee of a bifliop. This town was founded by Fre¬ 
deric I. and gave title of duke to one of the molt power- 
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