Oaja'ca, a mountainous state in the south of Mexico (q.v.), bordering on the Pacific. The capital, Oajaca, lies 5060 feet above the sea, in the fertile valley of the Atoyac. It contains a large cathedral (1729), a quaint bishop's palace, the Seminario Tridentino, and the State Institute, with thirty-four professors. The manufactures are chiefly chocolate, cotton goods, cigars, candles, and soap. Pop. (1895) 32,641.
Oaja'ca
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson
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