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Rh ans formed a conspiracy for the overthrow of Span- ish rule in Peru : but Manso discovered the plot in time and ordered the leaders to be hanged. On 30 May, 1755, he began the cathedral of Lima. He also ordered the palace offices, colleges, hospitals, and other public buildings to be rebuilt, assisted the missions of Peru, and fostered the commerce of the colony. Gen. Manuel Amat, who was at that time president of Chili, succeeded him in the viceroyalty on 12 Oct., 1761. Manso held power for sixteen years and three months, a longer period than any other viceroy. When he sailed for Spain, 27 Oct., 1761, he touched at Havana while an Eng- lish fleet was attacking that port and took an active part in the defence of the city, which finally ca- pitulated in 1762. The governor, Juan Prado, and others were tried by court-martial in Spain, and serious charges were also made against Manso, who suffered a long imprisonment and the confiscation of his property. He lived afterward in poverty and in such strict retirement that the exact date of his death is unknown.

MANSON, Mahlon D., soldier, b. in Piqua, Miami co., Ohio, 20 Feb., 1820. He received a common-school education, studied pharmacy, and settled in Crawfordsville, Ind. He served during the Mexican war as captain of the 5th Indiana vol- unteers, sat in the legislature in 1851-"2, and, en- listing as a private at the beginning of the civil war, was at once made colonel of the 10th Indiana regiment, which he commanded at the battle of Rich Mountain, W. Va., in July, 1861. He led the 2d brigade, 1st division, of the Army of the Ohio into action at Mill Springs, Ky., in January, 1862, and was appointed brigadier-general of vol- unteers in the following March. In August of the same year he commanded the National forces at Richmond, Ky., where he was wounded and taken prisoner, but was exchanged in December. He was again in command during the Morgan raid in In- diana and Ohio in July, 1863, and in September was placed at the head of the 23d army corps. He took part in the siege of Knoxville, Tenn., and in various engagements in that state. He was severe- ly wounded at the battle of Resaca and compelled to resign. On his return home, after being nomi- nated as lieutenant-governor and secretary of state, he was elected to congress as a Democrat, serving from 4 March. 1871, till 3 March, 1873.

MANTILLA, Luis Felipe (man-tee'-yah), edu- cator, b. in Havana, Cuba, in 1833 ; d. in New York city in September, 1878. He studied in the Uni- versity of Seville, Spain, and afterward returned to his native city, where he devoted his time to teach- ing and the furthering of public education. In 1862 he fixed his residence in the United States, and was appointed professor in the University of the city of New York. Mantilla was an honorary member of the Mexican society of geography and of the Scientific and literary society of Guatemala. He published " Libros de Lectura " (3 vols.) ; " Me- todo Biliiigiie," in English and Spanish (New York, new ed., 1885) ; " Catecismo de Moral Universal " ; " Elementos de Fisiologia e Higiene" ; " Historia Universal " ; and many other educational works which had a wide circulation in Spanish-American countries.

MANUCY, Dominic, R. C. bishop, b. in St. Au- gustine, Fla., 20 Dec, 1823 ; d. in Mobile, Ala., 4 Dec, 1885. He studied in Spring Hill college, near Mobile, and, after finishing his theological course, was ordained priest in 1850. He was for some time stationed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con- ception, Mobile, and in 1864 was appointed pastor of Montgomery, where he continued for ten years. In 1874 he was consecrated bishop of Dulma iV« partibus infidelium, and appointed vicar-apostolic of the newiy formed vicariate of Brownsville, com- prising all that part of Texas lying south of Nueces river and along the Rio Grande. The country was principally occupied by roving Mexicans, and Bish- op Manucy sought for priests that would consent to adopt the same life, and finally succeeded in ob- taining the services of the Oblate Fathers for this purpose. He built nine churches shortly after his arrival, and introduced the Ursuline nuns, who took charge of schools at Laredo, and the Sisters of the Incarnate Word, who did the same at Browns- ville and Corpus Christi. Academies under the Sisters of Mercy were founded at San Patricio and Refugio, and several free parochial schools were established, as well as an Oblate college in Browns- ville and a high-school in Laredo. At his death there were in the vicariate thirty-three churches and chapels, seven convents, six academies, two hospitals, and over 40,000 Roman Catholics. He was transferred to the see of Mobile on 9 March, 1884, still retaining the vicariate. After a short time he resigned both posts, and was made titular bishop of Maronea.

MANZANO, Juan Francisco (man-thah'-no), Cuban poet, b. in Havana, Cuba, in 1797 ; d. in 1854. He was a negro slave by birth, and remained in servitude till 1837, when he was liberated with money that was raised by a subscription among some young admirers of his talents. Manzano found many obstacles in the way of satisfying his desire for knowledge, but managed to publish dur- ing the days of his slavery a small collection of poems in 1821, and another in 1830 with the title of " Flores pasajeras." In 1840 his autobiography ("Apuntes biograficos ") was translated into English by Richard Maddens and published in London, to- gether with a selection of his poems. In 1842 his drama "Zafira" was published. He was implicated in 1844 in the trial for high treason that cost the poet Placido his life, but was set at liberty after several months of imprisonment. In his last years he was very poor. Some of Manzano's poems have been translated into French and German.

MANZO, Jose (man'-tho), Mexican artist, b. in Puebla in 1789 ; d. in Mexico about 1840. Showing in his youth a decided artistic talent, he was sent to study painting under Salvador del Huerto, with whom he remained scarcely a year, as he began to apply himself entirely to engraving and chasing, in which he soon excelled. Among the many works that were executed by him for churches, the most noteworthy are the monstrance of the Church of Santa Clara, in Puebla, and the tabernacle of the cathedral, which satisfied Bishop Perez so well that he charged Manzo with the direction of the artistic restoration of that building. When the National academy of design was established in 1814, Manzo was appointed its director, and he was afterward cliarged with the decoration of the chamber of congress. In 1824 he was attached to the embassy to Rome, and on the way visited the United States, London, and the Netherlands. He fell sick in Paris, and. although ordered home, remained there to perfect his knowledge of engraving and to acquire the art of lithography. On his return in 1827 he brought the necessary instruments, presses, and stones, and was the founder of this industry in Mexico. In view of his work, congress granted him a sum of money to teach this art and that of printing from copper-plates. Notwithstanding the constant revolutions, he obtained from congress, on 16 Sept., 1828. the use of the Caroline college for establishing his presses and a school of en-