The sign of the cross in Madagascar; or, From darkness to light . chosen the Hovas for the locationof Antananarivo, the capital of the province ofImerina, and the seat of government for thegreater part of the island. The province of Imerina occupies, approxi-mately, the central portion of the island; and,while its boundaries are not very clearly marked,its extreme length would probably be ninety-fivemiles, and its width seventy-five miles. An ancient custom prevailed in Madagascar oflocating a certain number of settlers in a district,so forming small townships. This custom prob-ably indica
The sign of the cross in Madagascar; or, From darkness to light . chosen the Hovas for the locationof Antananarivo, the capital of the province ofImerina, and the seat of government for thegreater part of the island. The province of Imerina occupies, approxi-mately, the central portion of the island; and,while its boundaries are not very clearly marked,its extreme length would probably be ninety-fivemiles, and its width seventy-five miles. An ancient custom prevailed in Madagascar oflocating a certain number of settlers in a district,so forming small townships. This custom prob-ably indicates the meaning of the name of thecapital, Antananarivo—viz., The Town of aThousand. The whole population of the island had for-merly been divided into numerous independenttribes, sometimes widely separated from one an-other by stretches of unappropriated country, buteach tribe subject to its own chief, and retainingin large measure its own customs. The inhabit-ants of the land were of several mixed races, andwith the growth of tribes and the desire for ex-34.
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