See also Chiapas and San Cristóbal de las Casas on Wikipedia, Chiapa on Wiktionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1st edition, disclaimer. The former capital is actually located at 16° 44′ N., 92° 38′ W.
CHIAPA, the capital of a province of the same name in Mexico, situated about 300 miles east of Acapulco: W. long. 98°, and N. lat. 16° 30′.