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Alexander vi., Pope.
Rodrigo Lenzuolo, a native of Valencia, Spain, was elected Pope, and assumed the name of Alexander vi.
He was born in 1431; made Pope Aug. 11, 1492; and died Aug. 8. 1503.
His mother was a Borgia, and Caesar and Lucretia Borgia were two of his five illegitimate children by his mistress, Rosa Vanozza.
HPope, and assumed the name of Alexander vi.
He was born in 1431; made Pope Aug. 11, 1492; and died Aug. 8. 1503.
His mother was a Borgia, and Caesar and Lucretia Borgia were two of his five illegitimate children by his mistress, Rosa Vanozza.
His death, some historians say, was caused by his accidentally taking a poisoned draught intended for a large party of cardinals whom he had invited to a banquet.
On the return of Columbus from his first voyage of discovery, the Portuguese, who had previously explored the Azores and other Atlantic islands, instantly claimed a tPope Aug. 11, 1492; and died Aug. 8. 1503.
His mother was a Borgia, and Caesar and Lucretia Borgia were two of his five illegitimate children by his mistress, Rosa Vanozza.
His death, some historians say, was caused by his accidentally taking a poisoned draught intended for a large party of cardinals whom he had invited to a banquet.
On the return of Columbus from his first voyage of discovery, the Portuguese, who had previously explored the Azores and other Atlantic islands, instantly claimed a title to the newly discovered lands, to the exclusion of the Spaniards.
Simultaneous with the order given to Columbus at Barcelona to return to Hispaniola, an ambassador was sent to Rome to obtain the Pope's sanction of their claims to the regions discovered, and to make a conquest of the West Indies.
Alexander assented without m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Averill , William woods , 1832 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Balboa , Vasco Nunez de , 1475 - (search)
Balboa, Vasco Nunez de, 1475-
Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; born in Xeres de los Caballeros.
Spain. in 1475; went to Santo Domingo in 1501; and thence to the Isthmus of Darien in 1510.
Pope Alexander VI. (q. v.) gave to the Spanish crown, as God's vicegerent on the earth, all lands that lay 300 leagues westward of the Azores — in fact, all of America.
Ferdinand of Spain divided Central America, whose shores Columbus had discovered, into two provinces, over one of which he placed as governor Ojeda, the navigator, and over the other Diego de Nicuessa, with Bachelor Enciso as lieutenant.
Nuez, deeply in debt in Santo Domingo, escaped from his creditors by being carried in a provision-cask on board Enciso's ship.
When she had weighed anchor Nuņez came from his cask.
Enciso, angered by the deception, threatened him, but became reconciled.
At Darien, where the seat of government was to be established, Nuņez, taking advantage of the discontent of the Spaniards, headed a revolt
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bayard , George Dashiell , 1835 - (search)
Bayard, George Dashiell, 1835-
Military officer; born in Seneca Falls, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1835; was graduated at West Point in 1856, and entered the cavalry corps.
Early in April, 1861, he was made brigadier-general of volunteer cavalry, and was attached to the Pennsylvania Reserves.
He participated in the battles fought by that body; served under McDowell and Pope in Virginia; and, after the battle of Antietam Creek, commanded a cavalry brigade.
He was chief of cavalry of the 3d Army Corps, and was engaged in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Manassas, and in the defence of Washington, D). C. In the battle of Fredericksburg, where he fell, Dec. 14, 1862, he was attached to Franklin's corps.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Berkeley , George , 1684 -1753 (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butterfield , Daniel , 1831 - (search)
Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-
Military officer; born in Utica, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1831; graduated at Union College in 1849; became brigadier-general of volunteers soon
Daniel Butterfield. after the breaking out of the Civil War, and took part in campaigns under Generals McClellan.
Burnside, Hooker, and Pope.
He was Hooker's chief-of-staff at the battle of Lookout Mountain.
At the close of the war he was brevetted major-general for gallant and meritorious service.
and was for some years head of the sub-treasury in New York City.