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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alexander , Edward Porter , 1835 - (search)
Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-
Engineer; born in Washington, Ga., May 26, 1835; was graduated at the United States Military Academy, and commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Engineer Corps in 1857, resigned and entered the Confederate army in 1861; served with the Army of Northern Virginia from the beginning to the close of the war, attaining the rank of brigadier-general and chief of ordnance.
In 1866-70 he was Professor of Mathematies and Engineering in the University of South Carolina; in 1871-92 engaged in railroad business; and in 1892-94 was a member of the Boards on Navigation of the Columbia River, Ore., and on the ship-canal between Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
Subsequently he was engineer-arbitrator of the boundary survey between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Central America,
A large expanse of territory connecting North and South America, and comprising in 1901 the republics of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
The region was discovered by Columbus, in his fourth voyage, in 1502.
He found the bay of Honduras, where he landed; then proceeded along the main shore to Cape Gracias a Dios; and thence to the Isthmus of Darien, hoping, but in vain, to obtain a passage to the Pacific Ocean.
At the isthmus he found a harbor tempt of Europeans to make a permanent lodgment on the continent of America.
Many attempts have been made in recent years to bring about a federation of the five republics, the latest in 1895, when the Greater Republic of Central America was formed, and in 1898, when, by treaty, Honduras.
Salvador, and Nicaragua formed the United States of Central America, Guatemala and Costa Rica declining to enter the compact.
Local revolutions and mutual jealousies have so far prevented a permanent union.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chinese -American reciprocity. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Clayton -Bulwer treaty , the (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Diplomatic service. (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Froebel , Julius 1805 -1893 (search)
Froebel, Julius 1805-1893
Author; born in Griesheim, Germany, July 16, 1805; educated in his native country.
He came to the United States in middle life and was naturalized; lectured in New York, and in 1850 went to Nicaragua, Chihuahua, and Santa Fe as a correspondent of the New York Tribune.
In 1857 he returned to Germany.
He was the author of Seven years travel in Central America, Northern Mexico, and the far West of the United States; The Republican, etc. He died in Zurich, Nov. 6, 1893.
Greytown,
The only seaport of Nicaragua; at the mouth of the San Juan River.
It is locally known as San Juan del Norte.
The town has considerable trade, which, however, was for many years held in check by the choking up of the harbor.
It is the Atlantic terminus of the projected Nicaragua Canal, and, as such, was neutralized by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty (q. v.). Considerable work has been done towards improving the harbor under the direction of the United States government.
On June 13, 1854, the former town was bombarded and destroyed by the United States naval ship Cyane under command of George N. Hollins (q. v.).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grijalva , Juan de 1518 - (search)
Grijalva, Juan de 1518-
Adventurer; born in Cuellar, Spain, near the close of the fifteenth century.
His uncle, Diego Velasquez (q. v.), the first governor of Cuba, sent him in command of four vessels, to complete the discoveries of Cordova.
He sailed from Santiago, Cuba, in the spring of 1518.
He cruised along the peninsula of Yucatan as far as the region of the Panuco, where he held friendly communication with the Aztecs, the subjects of Montezuma.
From them he obtained gold, jewels, and other treasures, with which he freighted one of his ships.
Grijalva afterwards settled in Nicaragua, where he was killed by the natives, Jan. 21, 1527.
He was the discoverer of Mexico.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lamar , Mirabeau Buonaparte 1798 - (search)
Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte 1798-
Statesman; born in Louisville, Ga., Aug. 16, 1798; uncle of the preceding.
In 1835 he went to Texas, and commanded the cavalry in the battle of San Jacinto, which secured the independence of the province.
He was attorney-general and secretary of the new State, and was elected its first vice-president in 1836, then holding the rank of major-general.
He was president from 1838 to 1841, and in 1846 he joined General Taylor in the invasion of Mexico.
In 1858 he published the Columbus Inquirer, a State rights journal.
Just previous to his death, in Richmond, Tex., Dec. 19, 1859, he was United States minister to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.