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* PUERTA DEL SOL. 531 PUFENDORF. city. It is now in the centre of iladiid, the focus of the most important streets, and the fa- vorite nieeting-place of the populace. PUERTO CABALLOS, pwur'to ka-Ba'yOs. A town of Honduras. See I'LiiKTO CoBTES. PUERTO CABELLO, ka-Ba'yo. A seaport of Venezufhi, situated on the Golfo Triste, 55 miles west of Caracas, with which it is connected by rail (Jlap: Venezuela, D 1). It has a hot and unhealthful climate, but an excellent harbor pro- tected by a chain of islands and fortified. It is the third in importance amonf; the ports of the Republic. The shipping in 1900 amounted to 218,788 tons. The principal export is coft'ee, of which nearly 20.000,000 pounds were exported in 1900. Other exports are cacao, hides, and lumber. Population, about 15,000. In the eighteenth century Puerto Cabello was one of the most important towns of Venezuela, and a great trade centre. In 1743 it repulsed the attack of an English squadron. It was an important point during the English-German blockade of 1903. PUERTO CORTES, kor-tas', or PrERTO Ca- B.LLOS. A poit of Honduras, situated on a bay of the Gulf of Honduras (Map: Central America, C 3). It is the best harbor on the north coast of the Republic, and is the terminus of a rail- road connecting with the interior. It exports mahogany, cedar, vanilla, and hides. Popula- tion. 2000. PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA, da san'ta ma-re'a, commonly known as El I'ierto. A town of Spain, in the Province of Cadiz, situated on the I5ay of Cadiz, at the mouth of the Guadalete, five miles northeast of Cadiz (Map: Spain, B 4). The town lies amid pleasant surroundings, and is well built, with a fine, large main street containing the houses of the rich wine-merchants. Many of the houses are lighted by electricity from a central power plant. There are several old convents, a well-equipped Jesuit college, a modern theatre, and a large bull ring. A characteristic feature of the town is the hodeyas, or wine stores — large buildings with thick walls and narrow windows. El Puerto is the principal port for the exportation of sherry wines, since it is the nearest port to Jerez de la Frontera (q.v.). with which it is directly con- nected by rail. Other industries include the man- ufacture of brandies, starch, flour, soap, and glass. There are fisheries and exports of fish. Population, in 1887, 20,590; in 1900, 19,373. PUERTO LA MAR, la miir. A seaport of Chile. See Coni.iA. PUERTO MONTT, niont. The capital of the Province of Llanquihue (q.v.), Chile. PUERTO PLATA, pla'ta. A port of the Republic of Santo Domingo, situated on the north coast of the island of Haiti (Map: West Indies, M 5). The town has a well-protected harbor and considerable export trade, chiefly in tobacco. It has steamship comniunication with the United States and Europe. Population, about 4000. PUERTO PRINCESA. pren-th.a'sa. The capi- tal of the Province of iloro Palawan. Philii)pine Islands, situated on the east coast of the island of Palawan, 80 miles southwest of Taytay (Map: Philippine Islands. C 10). It was formerly a Spanish penal colony, and has a capacious, land- locked harbor with a lighthouse. Population, about 1500. PUERTO PRINCIPE, preu'the-pa. A prov- .ince of Cuba, occupying the east central portion of the island, ami bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Santiago de Cuba, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by Santa Clara (Map: Cuba, H 5). Its area is 7429 square miles. It is the largest province of the Republic next to Santiago. The north coast is lined with a chain of large islands, and innumerable islets lie off the southern coast. The surface is an undulating plain with some detached groups of hills in the northern part. The most extensive forests of the island are found in this province, and lum- bering, copper-mining, and cattle-raising are the chief industries. Agriculture is here less de- veloped than in the other provinces, and sugar and tobacco plantations are chiefly confined to the district around the capital. Puerto Principe (q.v.). The province is by far the most thinly populated in the island, the population in 1899 having been only 88,234. Consult Torres Lasqueti, C'oleccion. de datos Jtistoricos-fieoprn i)hicos y es- tadisticos de Puerto del Principe (Havana, 1888). PUERTO PRINCIPE. Capital of the Prov- ince of Puerto Principe, Cuba. It is situated in a broad, sandy, and elevated savanna region, 25 miles from the north and 45 miles from the south coast of the island (Map: Cuba, Go). It is very antiquated in appearance, with narrow, winding streets and old houses built of brick and stone. The chief industries are con- nected with cattle-raising, for which the sur- rounding country is well adapted, and cattle products are the chief exports, though some sugar is also produced. The city is connected by rail with its port, Nuevitas, on the north coast, and it is a station on the Cuban main trunk railroad, completed in 1902, which connects it with Havana and Santiago. Population, in 1890, 25,102: of the municipal district. 53,140. Puerto Principe was an important militarj* post during the Span- ish regime, and was surrounded by an extensive system of trenches, stockades, and small forts. The surrpunding country was the centre of insurgent operations during the revolution, and only 16 miles north of the city lies Cubitas, the cajiital of the revolutionary government from 1896 to 1898. PUERTO REAL, ra-al'. A town of South- western Spain, in the Province of Cadiz, situated at the head of the Bay of Cadiz, 5 miles east of the city of that name. It is a well-built mod- ern town, founded in 1488 on the site of the old Roman Portiis Udditanus. It has a harbor with a steamship pier and a dry dock, and manufac- tures textiles, cements, and salt. Population, in 1900, 9083. PUERTO RICO, re'kft. See PoKTO Rico. PUFENDORF, pi.if'ai-dorf, S.vmi^el. Baron (1032-94). . celebrated German publicist, bom at Chemnitz, in Saxony. He began the study of theology at Leipzig, but speedily turned to the subject of public law-, which he pursued at .Tena till 1657. In 1658 he became tutor in the family of Covet. Swedish ^Minister at Copenhagen, and in 1600 went with his patron to The Hague, where he published his Elcmcnta ■linisprudenli<^ Universalis (1660). This led to his being sum-