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 776 COCHET COCHIN cotton cloths. Glass ware is made also to some extent. In 1579 Cochabamba, then re- cently founded, was named Oropesa by the viceroy of Lima, and the name is sometimes found in maps and documents, but is now un- known in Bolivia. The women of the place distinguished themselves by their daring and patriotism in 1815, during the war of indepen- dence. COCHET, Jean Benoit Desire, abbe, a French archaeologist, born at Sanvic, near Havre, March 7, 1812. He studied at the college of Havre and at the seminary of Rouen, took orders in 1836, and became vicar at Havre and Dieppe, and subsequently almoner of the ly- ceum at Rouen. In 1842 he discovered at Etre- tat the remains of a Roman villa, and afterward made various explorations in the neighborhood of Dieppe, bringing to light many remarkable antiquities. Besides papers in several journals, he has published JUglise* de Varrondiasement du Havre (2 vols., 1844-'6) ; glise de Varron- dissement de Dieppe (2 vols., 1846-'50); Stre- tat, son paste, son present, son avenir (1852); La galerie dieppoise and La Normandie sou- terraine, the latter work crowned by the insti- tute (1854); Sepultures gauloises, romaines. franquea et nonnandet (1857) ; glises de Var- rondissement d 1 Yvetot (2 vols., 1862) ; and Repertoire archeologique du departement de la Seine- Inferieure (1872). COCHIMI, a nation of Indians in Lower Cali- fornia, occupying the district between lat. 25 and 33 N., with some islands. According to their tradition, they were driven southward by other nations after a general war. The Cochimis, including the Laymones, were the most populous of the California tribes. They were darker in color than the Indians of Mexi- co, and well formed, but in the lowest degree of savage life, rising somewhat however above the other Lower Californians, being more in- telligent and less brutal. The Jesuits began missions among them at San Ignacio in 1706, and maintained them till the suppression of the order, when they were continued for a time by the Dominicans. They were taught to cul- tivate the soil, and until the mission system was broken up by the Spanish government : they were self-supporting and prosperous, but have since declined greatly. COCHIN. I. A rajahship of India, near its S. extremity, on the Malabar coast, intersected by lat. 10 N., bounded N. by the district of Mal- abar, S. by Travancore, and W. by the Indian ocean; area, l,988sq. m. ; pop. about 300,000. A considerable portion of the territory is under the presidency of Madras, and the remainder is governed by a rajah, under the protection of and tributary to the British. Magnificent forests of teak, ironwood, jackwood, and ebony cover the higher grounds, and are the source ! of most of the revenue of the country. The narrow valleys in the N. portion are well watered and fertile, yielding two crops of rice annually. There are several generally well built and cleanly Christian villages, while near the town two classes of Jews, the Jerusalem or white Jews, and the ancient or black Jews, are numerous. II. A town, capital of the British district, and formerly of the rajahship, 168 m. N. N. W. of Cape Comorin, and 350 m. S. W. of Madras ; pop. about 20,000. It is situated on a low sandy flat on the Malabar coast, and is nearly insulated by a backwater, extending S. to N. about 40 m. The harbor is obstructed by a bar, which prevents vessels of over 400 tons from entering at high tide. The port is also seriously affected by the S. "W. monsoon for several months in the year, during which vessels can neither enter nor depart in safety. The town is a mile in length and half a mile in width, with streets crossing each other at right angles, and houses generally two stories high and covered with tiled roofs. The arsenal is the principal building. The fine cathedral built by the Portuguese was converted by the Dutch into a warehouse for the Dutch East India company. The suburbs Gulvaty and Mattuncherry extend half a mile S. E. along the edge of the backwater, and are inhabited by the white and black Jews, each class having a synagogue. Ship building, formerly the most important interest of the town, is still carried on to some extent, and timber, cocoanuts, cocoanut oil, coir, cordage, and cassia are the chief exports. In 1503 the Portuguese were permitted to build a fort here. They estab- lished a Roman Catholic bishopric, which has long been vacant. The native Christians be- long partly to the sect called the Christians of St. Thomas, and partly to the Roman Catholic communion ; but they are described as grossly depraved and superstitious. The Dutch cap- tured the town in 1663, made it the capital of their Indian settlements, and under their sway it became populous and thriving. The British took it in 1795, and in 1806 levelled the ram- parts and blew up the fortifications and many of the public buildings, the explosion shattering nearly all the private dwellings of any size and value. Those of the Dutch who had means left the town, but most of them were reduced to beggary. A few Dutch families still reside there, and there is an old Dutch church in the N. W. part of the town, in which a Protestant minister officiates. COCHIN, Charles Nicolas, a French engraver and designer, born in Paris in 1715, died April 29, 1790. He was hardly less eminent as a man of letters than as an artist, and published sev- eral volumes of travels and art criticisms. His engravings, numbering upward of 1,500, are executed with great taste and skill. COCHIN, Pierre Snzanne ingnstin, a French writer, born in Paris, Dec. 12, 1823, died at Versailles, March 15, 1872. He early took part in many philanthropic societies, and in 1850 became deputy to the mayor of the 10th arrondissement of Paris, and in 1853 mayor. Afterward he was a member of the municipal commission of the Seine. He was a strong