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San Cristobal
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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SAN' 'CRISTOBAL (formerly called SAN Crist Bal De Los Llanos, Ciudad De Las Casas, and Ciudad Real), a town of Mexico, in the state of Chiapas, on a level tableland about 6700 ft. above sea-level and 48 m. E.N.E. of Tuxtla Gutierrez. Pop. (1892 estimate) 16,000. The surrounding country is fertile and healthful and is populated chiefly with Indians. The town possesses a cathedral, hospital and other public institutions. San Cristobal was founded in 1528 on the site of an Indian village, and afterwards was famous as the residence of Las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas. It was the capital of Chiapas until near the end of the 19th century. There are traces of an early Indian civilization in the vicinity.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'San Cristobal'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/san-cristobal.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'San Cristobal'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/san-cristobal.html. 1910.