Nueva Segovia, City in America

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Segovia la Nueva, a City of Venezuela in South America, built by the Spaniards about the Year 1552 near Mount St. Pedro, and afterwards for the unhealthful site of it removed to the River Bariquicemeti, which falls into the Oronoque. It stands 80 Leagues from Coro to the South East, Lat. 7. 40. About it live many Indian Nations of different Languages. The Soil about it is barren, but feeds vast quantities of wild Beasts, and the Rivers equal plenty of Fish. The Mountains near it have plenty of Gold, which occasioned the Building of this City; but they want Servants to work in the Mines. The Cattel the Spaniards brought hither have encreased wonderfully; but the Indians that were numerous then, are since wasted to nothing. Laet. pag. 683.