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Rh fame depends on the series of brilliant critical and politico-satirical articles that he publislied from time to time in different journals. A collection of these appeared after his death under the title of "' El Gallo Pitagorico " (Mexico, 1858).

MORALES, Pedro, Mexican clergyman, b. in Valdepeiias, Spain, in 1537; d. in Mexico in 1614. He was a lawyer, but abandoned the profession to become a Jesuit in 1570. His superiors sent him to Mexico, where he taught theology and became rector of several colleges. He wrote " De las reli- •quias de Santos que fueron colocadas en la ciudad de Mexico el ano de 1570" (Mexico, 1579), and theological works that were published in Mexico and in Lyons (1614).

MORALES, Sebastisln A. de, Cuban botanist, b. in Havana, Cuba, in 183o. He received his edu- cation in his native city, and in 1842 began the publication of " La Aurora," a newspaper, which .soon became one of the most influential in Cuba. From 1848 till 1858 he travelled through Europe. Egypt, and Asia, and he published a narrative of his'travels under the title of " Viajes de un Viaje- i"0 " (1860). He contributed numerous papers to scientific reviews about the plants and minerals of his native island and other subjects in natural his- tory until 1868, when he was obliged to emigrate on account of his liberal political views. He then travelled through North and South America, but in 1878 returned again to Cuba. In 1887 he began the publication of his " Flora Cubana," a work in which he has been engaged for many years, and which is an important contribution to the natural history of the West Indies. Morales is a member -of several scientific societies.

MORALES-LEMUS, Jose (mo-rah'-lays-lay'- mus), Cuban patriot, b. in Gibara, Cuba, in 1808 ; d. in New York city in 1870. He studied law at Havana, was admitted to the bar in 1835, and soon attained reputation as a lawyer. He was one of the first Cubans to free his slaves, and on account of his liberal political views and anti-slavery ideas was forced to emigrate to the United States in 1856. After living several years in this country he returned to Havana and became one of the lead- ers of his party, advocating liberal reforms in the island. He was one of the delegates sent to Spain in 1866 to lay before the Madrid government the wants of his countrymen. On his return to Ha- vana he devoted himself to his profession, but the insurrection in the eastern part of the island in 1868 compelled him to take refuge again in the United States. As soon as he arrived in New York he was appointed president of the Cuban commit- tee that was formed to aid the cause of the insur- gents. The provisional government that had been established intrusted Morales-Lemus with the task of obtaining from the U. S. government the rec- ognition of their belligerent rights, in which he did not succeed.

MORAN, Benjamin, diplomatist, b. in Lancas- ter county. Pa., in 1820 ; d. in London, England, 20 June, 1886. His father was manager of a small cotton-factory in Trenton, N. J., and the son began life as a printer in Philadelphia, but when thirty years of age he went to Europe and travelled through England on foot. In 1854 he became private secretary to James Buchanan, who was then U. S. minister to England, and in 1855 he was appointed secretary of legation, remaining in this office until 1874 and frequently serving as •charge d'affaires. He was appointed minister- resident to Portugal in 1874, which post he held until 1882. Mr. Moran was popular in the politi- cal circles of English societv, and was noted for his thorough familiarity with the archives of the U. S. legation in London and the annals of Ameri- can diplomacy. He contributed to periodicals, and was the author of " The Foot-Path and Highway, or Wanderings of an American in Great Britain in 1851-2 " (Philadelphia, 1853).

MORAN, Edward, artist, b. in Lancashire, England, in 1829. He came to this country in 1844, and was a pu[)il of James Hamilton, the marine artist, and of Paul Weber, the landscape-painter, in Philadelphia. He went aliroad in 1862, studied in the National gallery in London, and, return- ing to the United States in 1869, settled in New York. In 1877 he removed to Paris, where he still (1888) resides. He is a member of the Penn- sylvania academy of fine arts, and since 1873 has been an associate of the National academy. He has devoted himself especially to landscape and marine paintings, and is an intelligent inter- preter of nature. Among his best-known paint- ings are " The Bay of New York," " The Lord Staving the Waters," the " Launch of the Life- Boat," " The Last of the Wreck," " Old Fort Dump- ling, Newport," and " In the Narrows." — His broth- er, Tliomas, artist, b. in Bolton, Lancashire, Eng- land, 12 Jan., 1837, came to the United States in 1844, was apprenticed to a wood-engraver in Philadelphia, and subsequently became a pupil of James Hamilton. His first picture in oils was an illustration of Shelley's '"Alastor" (1860). He went to Europe in 1862, studied and copied the works of Turner in London, and, returning in 1867, studied in Paris and in Italy, and achieved a reputation as an illustrator and landscape-painter. He accompanied the U. S. exploring expedition to the Yellowstone country in 1871, and in 1873 went on a similar expedition and made sketches for his " Grand Cailon of the Yellowstone " and the " Chasm of the Colorado," which were purchased by congress for $10,000 each, and are in the capitol at Washington. He removed from Philadelphia to New York in 1872, where he still resides (1888). He became a National academician in 1884, and is a member of the New York water-color society, of the New York etching club, of the Society of painters and etchers of London, and of the Philadelphia academy of design. In 1886 he was president of the New York art guild. Besides painting in oil and water-color he has illustrated numerous books of travel and history and practised nearly every form of etching, engraving, and lithography. Among his important works are " The Pass of Glencoe " ; " The Mountain of the Holy Cross," which he exhibited at the Centennial of 1876, and for which he received a medal and diploma ; " A Dream of the Orient " ; " Ponce de Leon in Florida" ; " The Azure Cliflf " ; " Green River, Wyoming " : "The Open Sea " ; and " A Storm on the Coast of Easthampton," which he exhibited at the National academy of design in 1887. — Thomas's wife, Mary Nimmo, artist, b. in Strathaven, Scotland, 16 May, 1842, came to this country in 1852 and became a pupil of Mr. Moran, whom she married in 1863. She is a member of the Society of painters and etchers of London and of the New York etching club. Her earliest work was in oil and water-colors, but since 1879 she has etched fifty-four plates of varied sizes, styles, and subjects, ail of which show delicacy of touch and feeling and mastery of the resources of the needle. Her etchings include " A Goose-Pond," " Twilight," " The Coast of Florida," " Summer at Easthampton," " Under the Oaks," and " A Windmill and Pond." — Thomas's brother. Peter, artist, b. in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1842, began the