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746 band of braves, returned, crept into the chapel where the friar was at his devotions, and toma- hawked him before the altar. He then cut off his head and placed it on a spear in front of the gate.

CORREA, Antonio, Porto Rican soldier, b. in the latter part of the 17th century. He entered the army quite young, and when he was captain of the local' militia was put in command of the small garrison in Areeibo in 1703. On 5 Aug. of that year the English, having resolved to undertake the conquest of the island of Porto Rico, attacked Areeibo with a small squadron and some land forces. Correa at once gathered his men, pre- tended to retreat, went to a wood where they had their horses, and when an English column ap- proached the place it was suddenly and fiercely at- tacked and driven back to the shore, where many were killed, even after they reached the boats. Correa lost but one man killed and three wounded. All the survivors were rewarded with special honors by the king of Spain. The British gave up their attempt to seize the island.

CORREA, Juan, Mexican painter, flourished during the early part of the 18th century. His paintings are specially remarkable for their fine, broad composition, expression, and life-like fig- ures, as well as for their good perspective and effective groupings. But he is not a good colorist. They are generally large, like those he painted for the cathedral of the city of Mexico. Correa was an excellent teacher of his art, and among his pupils ai'e the celebrated Cabrera and Ibarra.

CORREA DA SERRA, Jose Francisco (ko-ray'-ah), Portuguese botanist, b. in Serpa in 1750; d. in Caldas, 11 Sept., 1823. He studied at Rome and Naples, and, after residing eleven years at Paris, came in 1813 to the United States to prosecute researches in natural history. About 1814 he supplied the place of Mr. Barton as professor of botany in Philadelphia. He published several botanical papers, one, on the soil of Kentucky, in " American Philosophical Transactions " (vol. i., new series). When Correa returned to his own country, the constitutional form of government had been established and he was elected a representative. Besides many scientific writings, he left an extensive work entitled " Collection de libi'o ineditos da historia Portugijeza."

CORREA DE SA BENAVIDES, Salvador (co-ray'-ah), Portuguese admiral, b. in 1594 ; d. in Lisbon in 1668. After serving with distinction in the Portuguese navy, he was appointed governor of Brazil. He effected the expulsion of the Dutch from Bahia in 1635-'40, re-established order in some Brazilian provinces, took from the Dutch their settlements on the western coast of Africa in 1648, and conquered the kingdom of Angola. Then he returned to Rio Janeiro as governor, filled that office for some time, and finally went to Lisbon.

CORREIA DE LACERDA, Antonio (cor-ray- yah da lah-ilier'-dah), Portuguese physician, b. in "Ponte in 1777; d. in the province of Maranhao, Brazil, 21 July, 1852. He was graduated at the University of Coimbra, served as military surgeon, and in 1818 went to Brazil to practise his profession. A few years later he emigrated to the United States, where he dev^oted himself to his professional work with marked success. He returned to Brazil in 1836 and settled at Maranhao, giving much of his time to scientific investigation. He published several scientific books, among them " Flora pa- raense-maranhensis," " Phytographia paraense-ma- ranhensis," " Nova genera plantarura," " Notes de botanique," " Chemiologia vegetal." " Zoologia paranense," " Observances sobre propiedades thera- peuticas das plantas," " Observa^oes meteorolo- gicas," " Observagoes medico-philosophicas," and " Materia medica das Para e Maranhao."

CORREIA DE SOUZA COSTA, Antonio (cor- ray'-yah da so'-thah), Brazilian physician, b. in Rio Janeiro about 1830. In 1859 lie won in competi- tion the post of first officer in the medical science department, and afterward the professorship of hygiene and history of medicine. Later he served during the war against Paraguay as first surgeon, and was made a colonel. He belongs to the impe- rial council, and is physician of the court, presi- dent of the board of health, a member of the Academy of medicine, and of several other cor- porations. Most of his medical works have been translated into French and English. The princi- pal ones are " Da infecgao purulenta " ; " Da dys- enteria nos paizes inter-tropicales " ; " Considera- yoes sobre a myases das fossas nazaes " ; and " Formulario pharmaceutico militar para uso dos hospitaes e enfermarias militares do Brazil."

CORRIOAN, Michael Augustine, R. C. prel- ate, b. in Newark, N. J., 13 Aug., 1839. His early education was received at St. Mary's college, Wil- mington, Del., and in 1859 he was graduated at Mount St. Mary's, Emmettsburg, Md. It is curi- ous to note, in connection with Archbishop Corri- gan's successful appeal to the U. S. government to protect the property of the American college at Rome from be- ing assumed by the Italian gov- ernment, that he was one of the twelve students that first entered that college. Car- dinal Patrizi oi-- dained him a priest at Rome on 19 Sept., 1863. In 1864 he re- ceived the degree of D. D. The young clergyman was appointed to the chair of dogmatic theolo- gy and sacred scripture in Seton Hall college, Orange, N. J,, and in 1868 became its president. In March, 1873, Pope Pius IX. appointed Dr. Corrigan to the see of Newark, he having administered the affairs of that diocese during the absence of Bishop Bay- ley at the Vatican council in 1870. As bishop, Dr. Corrigan showed a combination of firmness and gentleness, which commanded the admiration of his ecclesiastical superiors. Churches, chari- table institutions, and religious communities arose in the diocese. His energy, his grasp of the smallest details of every plan, his power of admin- istration, and his liberality were notable. During his administration the Jesuits and Dominicans were introduced by him, a Catholic protectory for boys founded in Denville, a home of the Good Shepherd in Newark, a hospital in charge of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and a convent for the Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Ado- ration. In 1880 the Catholic schools of New Jersey had increased to 150, with nearly 30,000 pupils, the churches to 150, and the priests to 172. Bishop Corrigan had been made coadjutor, with the right of succession, to Cardinal McClos- key, archbishop of New York, under the title of Archbishop of Petra, on 26 Sept., 1880, and

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