Carabobo
a state of Venezuela, between the Caribbean Sea and the state of Zamora; area, 2,974 square miles; pop. about 200,000, mostly inhabiting the fer- CARACAL the members of the Franciscan order. In 1525 they received the solemn sanction of Pope Clement VII. Because of their severe austerity, and especially for the innovation of the capuche, they were much persecuted by the other Franciscans. Bernard Ochino-their first Vicar- General-became a Protestant, as, afterward, did also their third. Eventually, however, they spread in great numbers over Italy, Germany, France, and Spain.
In the 17th century they showed much zeal in prosecuting missions to Africa.
There are two provinces in the United States, one centered at Detroit, Mich., and the other at Pittsburgh, Pa.