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San Carlos

a town in the Philippine Islands, province of Pangasinan, on the Island of Luzon. It is situated on the Agno River, about 10 miles southeast of the Lingayen Gulf, near the Daugaupan-Manila railway. Pop. about 28,000. SAN CRISTÓBAL, (1) Capital of the State of Chiapas, Mexico; has a handsome capitol, a cathedral, and a secondary school. (2) A town of Venezuela, in the State of Los Andes, with streets straight, but much cut up by small ravines; an important trade (especially in coffee), mainly in the hands of Germans and Danes; deposits of coal beside the town, and nearby copper mines and petroleum wells.

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