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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), America, discovery of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Americus Vespucius , 1451 -1512 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbus , Christopher 1435 -1536 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Coronado , Francisco Vasquez de 1510 -1542 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cortez , Hernando 1485 - (search)
Isabella, 1451-
Queen of Castile and Leon; born in Madrigal, Old Castile, April 23, 1451; lived in retirement with her mother, a daught candidates for her hand were proposed, but, being a
Isabella of Castile. young woman of spirit, she rejected them.
Her half-brother Henry ow made an arrangement by which Isabella was recognized as heir to Castile and Leon, with the right to choose her own husband, subject to the teeing to his betrothed all the essential rights of sovereignty in Castile and Leon.
King Henry, offended because his sister would not marry d.
The King died late in 1474, and Isabella was declared Queen of Castile and Leon; but her authority was not fully recognized until after a national coins, while the royal seal displayed the united arms of Castile and
Valladolid Cathedral. Aragon.
The religious zeal of Isabell he Queen said, I will undertake the enterprise for my own crown of Castile; and, if necessary, will pledge my jewels for the money.
Then she
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Needham , Charles Willis 1869 - (search)
Needham, Charles Willis 1869-
Lawyer; born in Castile, N. Y.; educated in the common schools and academy and at the Albany Law School, afterwards studying under Ira Harris and Isaac Edwards; graduated in May, 1869, and admitted to the New York State bar in October, 1869;
Charles Willis Needham. removed to Chicago, Ill., in 1876; engaged principally in corporation and railroad law. In 1890 removed to Washington, D. C., and there practised his profession.
Dean Needham has given much time to educational matters, assisting in organizing the present Chicago University, and was a member of its first board of trustees; was a member of the board of trustees of the Columbian University.
In this capacity labored to increase the standard of work in the law school, secured the increase of the course of study to three years, raised the standard of admission and the tests for graduation, and organized the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy, a post-graduate school for higher l
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ovando , Nicholas de 1460 -1518 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pinzon , Vincent Yañez 1460 -1524 (search)
Pinzon, Vincent Yañez 1460-1524
Navigator; born in Palos de Moguer, Spain, about 1460; brother of Martin Alonzo Pinzon; commanded the Nina in the first voyage of Columbus (1492); in 1499 led an expedition composed of four caravels, which sailed from Palos in December, and first saw the continent of South America at Cape Augustine, Brazil.
There he took possession of the country in the name of the crown of Castile.
Sailing northward, he explored the coasts of Brazil, and discovered and named the River Amazon.
He lost two or three of his ships on the homeward voyage.
He died at his birthplace about 1524