Translation of the 37th book of Gonzolo Fernandez de Oviedo's Natural and general history of the Indies ca. 1870

Murphy, Henry Cruse, 1810-1882

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Henry Cruse Murphy, a New York lawyer and politician; admitted to the bar 1833, prosecuting attorney for King's County, N.Y., owner and editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1842-43, elected to serve in the U.S. House of Rep. 1843-1845 and 1847-1849, minister in resident to the Netherlands 1857-1861, state senator 1861-1873. From the description of Short Description of the Discovery and of the more particular fortunes of new Netherland formerly a plantation o...

Stengel, Frederick

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Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557

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Historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1505 Aug. 28. (Morgan Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 81013585 Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes was born on August 1478 in Madrid, Spain. He was a Spanish historian and writer. He participated in the Spanish Colonization of the Caribbean, and wrote a long chronicle of this project, which is one of the few primary sources about it. From the description of Natural y General Hystoria de las I...

Vázquez de Ayllón, Lucas, b. 1840?

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