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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), Cortez , Hernando 1485 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton , Alexander 1757 - (search)
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 Prote
Lopez, Narciso 1799-
Military officer; born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1799; was a merchant in early life.
He first sided with the revolutionists in 1814, but afterwards enlisted in the Spanish army, and was a colonel in 1822.
He went to Cuba, and became conspicuous as a liberal in politics.
Going to Spain, he became a senator for Seville, which office he resigned because delegates from Cuba were not admitted.
On his return to Cuba he was in the employ of the government for a while, but in 1849 he came to the United States and organized a force for revolutionizing Cuba and effecting its independence.
He failed in an attempted invasion, and, landing again in Cuba with an invading force, was captured and garroted in Havana, Sept. 1, 1851.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Music and musicians in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ojeda , Alonzo de 1465 -1515 (search)
Ojeda, Alonzo de 1465-1515
Adventurer; born in Cuenca, Spain, in 1465; was among the earliest discoverers in America after Columbus and Cabot.
He was with Columbus in his first voyage.
Aided by the Bishop of Badajos, he obtained royal permission to go on a voyage of discovery, and the merchants of Seville fitted out four ships for him, in, which he sailed for St. Mary's on May 20, 1499, accompanied by Americus Vespucius as geographer.
Following the track of Columbus in his third voyage (see Columbus, Christopher), they reached the northeastern coast of South America, and discovered mountains on the continent.
Coasting along the northern shore of the continent (naming the country Venezuela), Ojeda crossed the Caribbean Sea, visited Santo Domingo, and returned to Spain in September.
In 1509 the Spanish monarch divided Central America into two provinces, and made Ojeda governor of one of them and Nicuessa of the other.
Ojeda sailed from Santo Domingo late in the autumn, accomp
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Palma , Tomas Estrada 1867 - (search)
Palma, Tomas Estrada 1867-
Patriot; born in Bayamo, Cuba; studied at the University of Seville, Spain.
He was active in the Cuban insurrection of 1867-78, during the latter part of which he was President of the Cuban Republic.
He represented the Cuban Republic during the last revolution as plenipotentiary.
During the summer of 1901 there was a wide-spread expression in favor of his election as the first President of the new Cuban republic.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pizarro , Francisco 1476 - (search)