=Xalapa= (Jalapa), Mexico. 19N. 97W. Church said to have been f. by Cortés; the plant known as jalap takes its name from this place. =Xaquixaguana, Valley of.= 14S. 71W. Halting place of Pizarro on his march to Cuzco, 1533; rout of G. Pizarro's forces by Gasca, and execution of former and of Carbajal, 1548. (See Prescott, 'Peru.') =Xauxa.= 12S. 75W. Pizarro at on his march to Cuzco, 1533; Indians defeated at by Almagro, 1534; Pizarro entertained at by Indian prince, 1534; headquarters of Gasca, 1547. (See Prescott, 'Peru.') =Yale College=, New Haven. 41N. 72W. F. 1700; present name given when school permanently established at New Haven. =Yatay=, Uruguay R. Defeat of Lopez and the Paraguayan forces by the Uruguayans under Flores, 1865. =Yellowstone National Park=, Wyoming. 40N. 110W. Region of hot springs; given to the people, 1872. =Yerba Buena=, former name of San Francisco. =Yorktown=, Virginia. 37N. 75W. Siege and surrender of Cornwallis to Washington, 1781 (close of W. of Ind.). =Yosemite Valley= ('a full-grown grizzly bear'). 37N. 118W. Discovered, 1851; granted as a state park, 1864. =Yucatan=, Mexico. 17N. 86W. Solís and Pinzon off southern coast, 1506; discovered by Hernandez de Cordova, 1517; coast explored by Juan de Grijalva, 1518; conquered by Spaniards under Diaz, 1522; became independent, 1841; rose against Maximilian, 1867. =Yucay=, Peru. 14S. 70W. Favourite res. of the Incas; fierce encounter between Juan Pizarro and Peruvians, 1535. =Yukon Fort=, U.S. 66N. 145W. F. by Hudson's Bay Company for collection of furs, 1847. =Yungay=, Bolivia. Santa Cruz, with army of Bolivians and Peruvians, defeated, 1839. =Zaran.= 5S. 77W. Pizarro at during his last expedition to Peru. (See Prescott, op. cit.). INDEX LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS