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east of the city, the Sotara volcano to approximately the same height about the same distance . south by east, and behind these at a greater distance the See also:

Pan de Azucar, 15,978 ft. high. The See also:

ridge forming the See also:

WATER

water-parting between the basins of the Cauca and Patia See also:

rivers crosses between the Central and Western Cordilleras at this point and culminates a few See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles to the south. Popayan is the seat of a bishopric dating from 1547, whose See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral was built by the See also:

JESUITS

Jesuits; and in the days of its prosperity it possessed a university of considerable reputation. It has several old churches, a See also:

COLLEGE (Collegium)

college, two seminaries founded about 187o by the See also:

French Lazarists, who have restored and occupy the old Jesuit See also:

CONVENT (Lat. conventus, from convenire, to come together)

convent, and a See also:

mint established in 1749. The city was at one See also:

time an important commercial and See also:

MINING

mining centre, but much of its importance was lost through the See also:

TRANSFER (from Lat. transferre, to bear across, carry over)

transfer of trade to See also:

CALI

Cali and See also:

PASTO

Pasto, through the decay of neighbouring mining See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries, and through See also:

POLITICAL

political disturbances. See also:

Earth-quakes have also caused much damage to Popayan, especially those of 1827 and 1834. The See also:

MODERN

modern city has some small manufacturing industries, including woollen fabrics for clothing, but its trade is much restricted, and its importance is political rather than commercial.

Popayan was founded by See also:

Sebastian Benalcazar in 1538 on the site of an See also:

INDIAN

Indian See also:

settlement, whose See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief, Payan, had the unusual See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of having his name given to the usurping See also:

TOWN

town. In 1558 it received a coat of arms and the See also:

TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of " Muy See also:

NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble y muy leal " from the See also:

king of See also:

Spain—a distinction of great Minority See also:

REPORT (O.Fr. report or raport, modern rapport, from O.Fr. reporter, mod. rap porter, Lat. reportare, to bring back, in poetical use only, of bringing back an account, news, &c.)

Report. significance in that disturbed See also:

period of colonial See also:

HISTORY

history. It is noted also as the birthplace of Caldas, the Colombian naturalist, and of Mosquera, the geographer. There are hot sulphurous springs near by on the flanks of the volcano Purace, especially at Coconuco, which are much frequented by Colombians.

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