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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)
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de 1510-1542
Explorer; born in Salamanca, Spain, about 1510; set out in 1540, by command of Mendoza, viceroy of Mexico, from Culiacan, on the southeast coast of the Gulf of California, with 350 Spaniards and 800 Indians, to explore the country northward.
He followed the coast nearly to the head of the gulf, and then penetrated to the Gila, in the present Arizona Territory.
Following that stream to its head-waters, he crossed the great hills eastward, to the upper waters of the Rio Grande del Norte, which he followed to their sources.
Then, crossing the Rocky Mountains, he traversed the great desert northeastwardly to the present States of Colorado or Kansas, under lat. 40° N. In all that vast region he found little to tempt or reward a conquest—rugged mountains and plains and a few Indian vilages in some of the valleys.
He made quite an elaborate report, accompanying it with drawings of the cities and houses built by the Indians (see below). He die
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cortez , Hernando 1485 - (search)
Cortez, Hernando 1485-
Military officer; born in Medellin, Estremadura, Spain, in 1485, of a good family; studied law two years at Salamanca, and in 1504 sailed from San Lucar for Santo Domingo in a merchant vessel.
The governor received him kindly, and he was soon employed, under Diego Velasquez, in quelling a revolt.
In 1511 Diego Columbus (q. v.), governor of Santo Domingo, sent Velasquez to conquer and colonize Cuba.
Cortez accompanied him. Santiago was founded, and Cortez was made al never finished, and were large enough to take it should become necessary.
The city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for buying and selling.
There is one square twice as large as that of the city of Salamanca, surrounded by porticos, where are daily assembled more than 60,000 souls, engaged in buying and selling; and where are found all kinds of merchandise that the world affords, embracing the necessaries of life, as for instance articles of food,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Las Casas , Bartolome de 1474 -1566 (search)
Las Casas, Bartolome de 1474-1566
Missionary; born in Seville, Spain, in 1474.
His father was a companion of Columbus in his two earlier voyages, and in the seeond one he took this son, then a student at Salamanca, with him. Bartolome accompanied Columbus on his third and fourth voyages, and, on his return, entered the order of the Dominicans, that he might become a missionary among the natives of the new-found islands of the West.
He went to Santo Domingo, and was there ordained a priest, in 1510, and gave the name to the island in compliment to his order.
Las Casas was chaplain to Velasquez when the latter conquered Cuba, and did much to alleviate the sufferings of the conquered natives.
In 1515 he went to Spain to seek redress for them, and found a sympathizer in Cardinal Ximenes, who became regent of Spain the following year, and sent out three monks to correct abuses.
Their services were not satisfactory, and, returning to Spain, Las Casas was appointed Universal Prot
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Leutze , Emanuel 1816 -1868 (search)
Leutze, Emanuel 1816-1868
Artist; born in Gmund, Wurtemberg, May 24, 1816; was brought to the United States during infancy.
He began to achieve success as a painter of portraits in 1840, but later turned his attention to historical subjects.
His paintings include Columbus before the council of Salamanca; Columbus in chains; Columbus before the Queen; Landing of the Norsemen in America; Washington crossing the Delaware; Washington at Monmouth; Washington at the battle of Monongahela; News from Lexington; Sergeant Jasper; Washington at Princeton; Lafayette in prison at Olmutz visited by his relatives, etc. In 1860 he was chosen by the United States government to make a large mural painting on one of the staircases in the Capitol, entitled Westward the Star of Empire takes its way.
He died in Washington, D. C., July 18, 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weir , Robert Walter 1803 -1889 (search)