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Strabo, Geography (ed. H.C. Hamilton, Esq., W. Falconer, M.A.) | 25 | 25 | Browse | Search |
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary | 23 | 23 | Browse | Search |
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) | 18 | 18 | Browse | Search |
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation | 17 | 17 | Browse | Search |
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. | 16 | 16 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 11 | 11 | Browse | Search |
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative | 11 | 11 | Browse | Search |
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 | 10 | 10 | Browse | Search |
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. | 9 | 9 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), America, discoverers of. (search)
Bobadilla, Francisco,
A Spanish magistrate; was sent to Santo Domingo by Queen Isabella in 1500 to ascertain the condition of the Spanish colony there, so many complaints of the administration of Columbus having reached her. Coveting the place of Columbus, Bobadilla made many unjust charges against him. He arrested the illustrious man and sent him to Spain in chains.
But the sovereigns, satisfied that he was innocent, reinstated Columbus, recalled Bobadilla, and sent Ovando (q. v.) to take his place.
On his return homeward, Bobadilla was lost at sea in a furious tempest with many others of the enemies of Columbus, together with the immense wealth which they were carrying away with them, in June, 1502.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cortereal , Gasper 1500 - (search)
Cortereal, Gasper 1500-
Portuguese navigator; born in Lisbon; was in the service of the King of Portugal when, in 1500, he left the mouth of the Tagus with two ships well equipped at his own cost and proceeded to make discoveries in the Northwest.
Cortereal was a gentleman of enterprising and determined character, who had been reared in the household of the Portuguese monarch and had an ardent thirst for glory.
He first touched, it is believed, the northern shores of Newfoundland, discove1500, he left the mouth of the Tagus with two ships well equipped at his own cost and proceeded to make discoveries in the Northwest.
Cortereal was a gentleman of enterprising and determined character, who had been reared in the household of the Portuguese monarch and had an ardent thirst for glory.
He first touched, it is believed, the northern shores of Newfoundland, discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and sailed along the coast of the American continent to lat. 60°, and named the neighboring coast Labrador.
Cabot had visited that coast two years before, but did not land; Cortereal landed in several places, and gave purely Portuguese names to localities.
The natives appearing to him rugged and strong and capital material for slaves, he seized fifty of them, and, carrying them to Portugal, made a profitable sale of his captives.
The profits of this voyage excite
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Roberval , Jean Francois de La Roqute , Sieur de 1500 - (search)
Roberval, Jean Francois de La Roqute, Sieur de 1500-
Colonist; born in France, about 1500; early won distinction in the army: and was authorized by the King to colonize and govern Canada.
In prosecution of his design of planting a colony in Canada Roberval sailed from France with three ships and 200 persons, and in the harbor of St. Johns, Newfoundland, met Cartier, who was on his return to Europe.
He commended the country of Canada to Roberval as rich and fruitful.
The latter commanded 1500; early won distinction in the army: and was authorized by the King to colonize and govern Canada.
In prosecution of his design of planting a colony in Canada Roberval sailed from France with three ships and 200 persons, and in the harbor of St. Johns, Newfoundland, met Cartier, who was on his return to Europe.
He commended the country of Canada to Roberval as rich and fruitful.
The latter commanded Cartier to return to the St. Lawrence with him, but the navigator eluded the viceroy in the night and sailed for France.
Roberval sailed up the St. Lawrence some distance above the site of Quebec, built a fort, and remained there through the winter (1542-43). In the spring he explored the country above, but appears to have abandoned the enterprise soon afterwards.
The colony was broken up, and for half a century the French made no further attempts to colonize Canada.
In 1547 Roberval, accom