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ported bj' the King of Portugal, against Isabella for possession of the Crown.

Among the ancient monuments of interest at Za- morais the fourteenth century bridge over the Duero, with its sixteen pointed arches, and its famous towers which served as a fortress in the time of Isabella the Catholic. These, however, have lost some of their characteristic features, owing to subsequent additions. The ruined tower has a figure on tlie top commonly

Apse and Cupola of the Collegiate Chttrch. Toro

•ailed (lol)ierna, which serves as a vane. On the lighest point of the city stands the ancient palace of Dona Urraca. This enormous building stands near Dne of the city gateways which opens towards the lorlh, and has a portculhs fortified by two smaU lowers. It was used dviring the civil wars of the past lentury. The cathedral is a handsome Romanesque mildingof the twelfth century. One of its prominent 'oatures is a striking cupola flanked on four sides by jmall towers terminating in lantern-like openings, rhe whole is dominated by a majestic quadrangular dows. A modern clock tower has been added. The >xterior of the principal chapel is Florid (iothic. The Tiain faj;ade ha^ a great (Jrxco-Roman arch with r'orinthian columns and an .\ttic pediment. The 'a<;ade of the south transept, called del ohispo, is a ine specimen of architecture in pure Byzantine. The nterior of the church carries out the same style of irchitecture. In the sjjace behind the choir there are hree very notable arches, and each of the three naves jpens into three chapels, those nf l^an Ildefonso, San Juan EvangeHsta, and San Migiiel. One of the measures of the cathedral is a monstrance, an exqui.s- .'e work of art in the Gothic style ornamented with nnumenable small figures, the pedestal bearing the Jale 1.508.
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Among the other churches of Zamora which are ivorthy of .special mention is that of La Magdalena, Romanesque in style, which belonged to the Knights if St. ,Fohn. On the flo.spd side is a be.autiful sepul- •hre. finer than anything r)f the same kind to be seen in the south of Fr.ance, according to the testimony of b^mile Berteaux. The Church of San Pedro po8.scBSC8

the relics of St. Ildefonsus and St, Atilanus, the shrines containing the sacred remains having been opened for Juan II in 1427, for Charles V in 1.522, PhiUp II in 1554, and Philip III in 11502. The episcopal palace, rebuilt at the end of the eighteenth century by Bishop Cabanillas, is spacious and has a beautiful view overlooking the river. The concihar seminary of San Atilano was founded by Bishop Ramon Fal- con y Salcedo, in 1797, and incorporated at once with the University of Salamanca. At present it is inde- pendent and occupies the former college of the Jesuits. There are in Zamora: .an institute for secondary education, a normal college for teachers of both sexes, good hospitals, and a jioor housi\

QUADRADO, Zamora in E.sp. , N^ .1/ • ,. '- r.uri.ni Issr.);

La FlTENTE, Hist, ecles. de E.^p- 1; n. 1. ■ i 1 ■. . I i < ■ . I . / .in

Tcairo ectes. de Z.; BVBO. Memn.> ! I. ■ i. A.. \l,,i|.i m, /, /.Ym de la Aend. de la Hist. (July-Scpt., lillO).

Ram6n Ruiz Amado.

Zamora, Diocese of (Zamorensis), in the Repub- lic of Mexico, comprises almost one half of the State of Michoacdn and has a population of 400,000. The city of Zamora, founded in 1540 by Antonio de Mendoza, and built with fortifications (a privilege at that time) to serve as a barrier against the onslaughts of the Chichimecas Indians, has a population of 14,000. Vasco de Quiroga, first Bi.shop of Michoacan (d. at Uruapan, 14 ^lar., 1.505), made it a p.arish and placed a rector in charge. It was there, in fact, that the Franciscan Fathers had baptized the Indians many years before. When Michoacan became an archbishopric Zamora was made an episcojjal see with t he mountainous part of the State of Michoaciin under il>; jurisdiction. The diocese has: 2 .seminaries and 2SS students, 1.59 p.arochial schools, and 12 Cathohc colleges, with about 11,000 jiupils. Protestants have neither churches nor colleges in this dioce.se, A new ciithedral is being built in the city of Zamora, the birlhpliicc of Mgr, Labastida y Davalos, Arch- ])isiio]i iif Mexico, who took such an active part in the affairs of JMexico during the wars of reform and under the empire, Uruajian, founded by Father Juan de S. Miguel (one of the first Franciscans in Mexico), belongs to the Diocese of Zamora.

Vera, Catecismo geogrd. histdr. estad. de hi Iglesia Mex. (Amecamoca, 1881).

Camillus Crivelli.

Zamora, Vic.\ri.\te Apcstolic of, in South Ecuador, created 3 Feb., 1S93, by Leo XIII. The second Provincial Council of Quito (1809) established for the savages of that territory a mission with four chief residences, Napo, Macas, Gualaquiza, and Zamora, entru.sted to the Society of Jesus, whose activity was much hampered by rebellious tribes. In 18,89 Z.amora came under the jurisdiction of the Franciscans, and at the end of 1892 Father Luis Torra took up his residence .among these savages, in number from 700 to 1000, and with difficulty evangel- izefl them, as they were cruel and loath to live in villages. The vicariate takes its name from a former Spanish settlement destroyed in 1.5.59. The country is beautiful, and its fertile plains are watered by fine rivers. Recent revolts of the savages have compelled the missionaries to withdraw to the Franciscan con- vent of Loja.

Missionea Catholkir (Rome, 1907).

Alberto Odonez.

Zampieri, Domenico. See Domenichino.

Zangerle, Roman Sebastian, Prince-Bishop of Seckau, 1). at Ober-Kirchberg near Ulm, 20 .Ian., 1771; d. .at Seckau, 27 April, 1848. Having studied the Humanities with the Benedictines at Wiblingen, he became novice at that mon.a.stery in 1788, took vows, 5 Feb., 1702, ,and w.as ordained priest, 21 Dec, 1793. From 1704-5 he stu.lied t)rifntal languages at the monastery of Zwiefalten, taught Holy