Guadalajara, Guadalaxara

a considerable city of Mexico, capital of the state of Jalisco or Guadalajara, on the Rio Grande de Santiago, about 275 m. W. N. W. of the city of Mexico, in Lat. 21° 9' N., Lon. 103° 2' 15" W. It is one of the finest cities in Mexico, was founded in 1551, and until recently commanded considerable trade. Pop. (1895) about 82,500. Guadalaviar ( gwäd - ä - lä - ve -är), a large river of Spain, rising in the Sierra Albarracin, and falling, after a S. E. course of 130 m., into the Gulf of Valencia, in Lat. 39° 25' Ν. Guadaloupe, in California, a post-village of Santa Barbara co., on Southern Pacific R. R. Guadalaquivir (gwäd-ä- lä - que - věr ). [Ar. Ouad - al kebir , the great river.] This river, known to the ancients by the name Boetis , rises in the Sierra de Cazorla, Spain, on the borders of Jaen and Murcia, 15 m. E. S. E. of Ubeda, and pa es Andejar, Cordova (whence it becomes navigable), Seville, and San Lucar-de-Barameda. The G. receives on the right the Guadalimar, Campana, Guadamelleto, Guadabarbon, Guadiato, and Biar: on the left, the le er Guadiana, Guadalentin, Jaen, Guadajoz, Xenil, and Corbones. It falls into the Atlantic at San Lucar, after a winding course of about 250 miles. Guadalupe ( gwäd - a - lūp '), in Texas, a river rising among the mountains in Kerr co., flows a general E. and S. E. course through Blanco, Comal, Guada, Gonzales, De Witt, and Victoria cos., and enters Espiritu Santo bay between Calhoun and Refugio cos. -A S. central co.; area , about 710 sq. m. Rivers. Guadalupe, San Marcos, and Cholo rivers. Surface , undulating; soil , fertile. Products, cotton, corn, and sweet potatoes; is also a fine grazing section, and much livestock raised. Cap . Sequin. Pop . (1890) 15,217. -A village of Victoria co., 6 m. S. E. of Victoria. Guadalupe, or GUADALUPE HIDALGO, a town of Mexico, in the State of Mexico, and about 3 m. N. of the city of Mexico. In 1848 a treaty of peace was here concluded between the United States and Mexico, by which the latter ceded to the former the territories of Upper California and New Mexico. Guadalupe, an island in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Lower California, Lat. 29° N., Lon. 118° 22′ W. Guadalupe River, in California , enters San Francisco bay between Santa Clara and San Mateo cos. Guadalupe-y-Calvo, a town of Mexico, about 175 m. S. S. W. of Chihuahua. Pop . about (1895) 6,000. Guadeloupe, ( goo - a - da - loop ' ,) an island of the W. Indies, one of the Leeward group, belonging to France, Lat. 15° 47′ N., Lon. 61° 15′ W. It is divided into two distinct parts by a narrow arm of the sea called Rivière Salée. The larger portion, or Guadeloupe proper, has an area of about 305 sq. m., and is of volcanic origin. A ridge of hills traverse it N. and S., the highest points of which are La Soufrière, an active volcano, about 5,108 feet in height, and the extinct volcanoes La Gro eMontagne, Les Deux Mamelles, and Le Piton-de-Bouillant. The other portion, Grand-terre, has an area of about 300 sq. m., and is generally low, never rising to more than 115 feet above the sea-level. The climate is unhealthy, but the soil is very fertile. Hurricanes are frequent. The principal exports are sugar, coffee, dye, cabinet-woods, tafia, hides, copper, . The principal town, St. Louis, or Point-a-Pitre, was destroyed by an earthquake in Feb., 1843. G. was discovered by Columbus in 1493, and named by him Santa Maria de la Guadeloupe. In 1635 it was taken by the French, who held it until 1759, when the English gained po e ion of it, after which it changed owners several times, till the peace of 1814 restored it to the French. Pop . abt. 141,231. Guadiana, ( goo -a-de - a'na .) [Lat. Anas ; Arab. Ouad Anas.] A river of Spain and Portugal, which, rising in the former country, in the Sierra of Alcaraz, i ues from the marshes of Rindera, disappears in the vicinity of Alcazar, and after flowing subterraneously a distance of 16 m., reappears at the point called Ojos de Guadiana; runs W. between the Lusitanian and Marianic chains, thence S., separating Spain and Portugal, waters Arg am as ill a, Me dell in, Merida, Badajoz, Moura, and Mertola, forming between the last two a cascade called Salto del Lobo (the wolf's leap), falling into the Atlantic between Cast rom a rin and Ayamonte, after a course of 400 m., of which but 75 m. are navigable. Guadix (goo- ä - deh ). [Lat. Acci .] A fortified town of Spain, in Granada, 39 m. N. E. of Granada, on the Guadix, an affluent of the le er Guadiana. Manf . Silks, nails, and canvas. Pop . (1895) 11,300. Gua'duas, a town of the Republic of Colombia, near the Magdalen a River, about 45 m. N.W. of Bogota. It has an elevation of about 8,700 feet above the sеаlevel. Pop . about 500. Gua'fo, or HUAFO, an island in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chili. Guaiacum. (gwai'ya-kum,) n . [Fr. guayac , its native name.] ( Bot .) A genus of plants, order Zygophyllacea . The species G. of ficin ale is a fine evergreen tree, from 40 to 60 feet in height, and of a dark, gloomy aspect. It is a native of the West India islands, particularly Cuba, St. Domingo, and the S. side of Jamaica. The wood is remarkable for its hardne , toughne , and durability; qualities which render it particularly valuable for many purposes. It is known in commerce as lignum vitæ. IMG:content-0458.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small] This wood and a resin obtained from it are officinal in our pharma copœias, and are commonly known in the shops respectively as guaiacum -wood and guaiacum res in. The latter is generally procured by heating the wood, either by boiling chips in salt-water, or more commonly by burning hollow billets, and catching the resin as it flows out from them. It also exudes to some extent spontaneously, and especially so when the tree is cut or wounded in any way. Guaiane'co, a group of islands off the W. coast of Patagonia; Lat. 47° 41′ S., Lon. 74° 55′ W. Guaicuhi. See VELHAS, (RIO DAS). Guailas. See HUAYLAS. Guai'nia, a river of Venezuela, joins the Ca iquiare to form the Rio Negro. Guaite'ca. See GUAYTECAS. Guajaba, or GUAXABA, ( gwa - ha'ba ,) a small island off the N. coast of Cuba, Lat. 21° 50′ N., Lon. 77° 28′ W. Gualala, in California , a post-village of Mendocino co. Gualan', a town of Guatemala in Central America, near Montagua; pop . abt. 2,000. Gualatei'ri, a peak of the Andes, in Peru; Lat. 20o 13′ S., Lon. 69° 17′ W. Gualillas, a pa of the Andes, in Peru, about 25 m. N.E. of Tacna.