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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Americus Vespucius , 1451 -1512 (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 revo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bastidas , Rodriguez de , (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Batane, or Bashi, Islands, (search)
Batane, or Bashi, Islands,
A group of islands directly north of the Philippine Archipelago, midway between the Bashi and Balintang channels and a little to the southeast of the island of Formosa.
They have an estimated area of 125 square miles and a population of about 9,500.
The principal islands in the group are Mabudis, Ibayat, Batan, Saptan, and Balintang, and the principal towns are Santo Domingo de Basco, San Bartolome de Calayan.
San Carlos de Marigatao, San Jose de Ibana.
Santa Maria de Mayan, and San Vincente de Saptan.
In March, 1900, the United States authorities established a government over these islands, and the neighboring Calayan Islands, under the direction of Teofilo Costillejo, a Filipino, who had aided the American authorities in their operations on Luzon.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blanco , Ramon Y Arenas , 1833 - (search)
Blanco, Ramon Y Arenas, 1833-
Military officer; born in San Sebastian.
Spain, in 1833; entered the army as a lieutenant in 1855: was made a captain in 1858; and in the war with San Domingo gained promotion to lieutenant-colonel.
In 1894 he wa s sent to the Philippines as governor-general of the province of Mindanao.
His career in the Philippines was characterized by acts of extreme cruelty.
For his service there he was appointed a marshal in 1895.
Unable to quell the rebellion in the islands, he resigned his office, and, returning to Spain, was assigned to the command of the Army of the North.
He there made a brilliant record against the Carlists, and carried by storm peña Plata.
For this achievement he was created Marquis de Peña Plata.
In October, 1897, he succeeded Gen. Valeriano Weyler (q. v.) as governor-general of Cuba.
One of his earliest acts after assuming authority there was a reluctant acquiescence in the desire of the people of the United States, as expressed
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), Centennial Exhibition , (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbus , Bartholomew 1432 -1515 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbus , Christopher 1435 -1536 (search)