Amilpa, a settlement of Xochimilco, in Mexico, containing 730 Indian families, who live by agriculture.
Amiltepec, a settlement of Juquila, M., containing 14 Indian families.
Amixocores, a barbarous nation of Indians of Brazil. They inhabit the woods and mountains south of Rio Janerio. They are cruel and treacherous. They are at continual war with the Portuguese. Very little is known of the territory they inhabit, or of their manners.
Ammougkaugen, a name used in 1659, for the southern branch of the Piscataqua river.
Amola, or Amula, a judicial district in Guadaxalara, Mexico. In the Mexican tongue, it signifies the land of many trees, as it abounds in trees. The change from o to u in the word, is deemed a corruption.
Amoltepec, a settlement of Teozaqualco, Mexico, containing 96 Indian families.
Amonoosuck, an Indian name which is borne by two rivers of New Hampshire. Both take their rise in the White Mountains. The upper Amonoosuck enters the Connecticut River, at Northumberland, near upper Coos. The lower, or Great Amonoosuck, enters the same river above the town of Haverhill, in lower Coos.
Amopocan, a settlement of Indians of Cuyo, in Chili, situated along the shores of a river.
Amozaque, a settlement of Puebla de los Angelos, in a hot and dry temperature, containing 586 Indian families.
Ampones, a barbarous nation of Indians, in Paraguay. They inhabit the forest to the south of the Rio de la Plata. They are of small stature. They are divided into several tribes. They are courageous. They live on wild tropical fruits, and on fish which are taken in certain lakes. They preserve these by smoking. They enjoy a fine country and climate. They find gold in the sand of their rivers, and have some traffic with the city of Conception. Some converts have been made to the Catholic faith.