assistance of Brothers of the Christian Doctrine, who ultimately founded a college. Sisters of Charity also came to him, and in 1867 the Jesuits opened a college at Las Vegas, and established a journal. In 1875 the see was made archiepiscopal, with Dr. Lamy as archbishop. In 1885 he resigned, leaving the diocese with 34 parish churches, 203 regularly-attended chapels, and 56 priests who have charge of 111,000 Roman Catholics of Span- ish origin. 3,000 that speak English, and 12,000 Pueblo Indians.
LANCASTER, Sir James, English navigator,
b. in England about 1550; d. in 1620. He made a
voyage to the East Indies in 1591, and afterward
sailed round the Cape of Good Hope, visiting Cey-
lon and Palo Penang, where the mutinous conduct
of his crew obliged him to return home. In 1594
he engaged in a predatory expedition to South
America, took several prizes, and captured Per-
nambuco in Brazil, returning in 1595 laden with
immense booty. He sailed from Torbay, 15 Feb.,
1601, with a fleet of five vessels to the East Indies,
formed a commercial treaty with the king of
Achen, established a friendly correspondence with
the state of Bantam in the island of Java, and re-
turned in 1605, with information relative to a
northwest passage to the East Indies, which gave
rise to the subsequent expeditions of Hudson and
others. Baffin gave the name of Lancaster sound
to an inlet that he discovered in latitude 74° N.
This navigator received the honor of knighthood
from Queen Elizabeth.
LANCASTER, Joseph, educator, b. in London,
25 Nov., 1778; d. in New York city. 24 Oct., 1838.
At the age of sixteen he decided to become a cler-
fyman, but afterward united with the Society of
Yiends, by which he was long afterward disowned.
In 1798 he opened at South wark a school for poor
children, whom he taught almost gratuitously.
For many years he was actively engaged in deliv-
ering lectures, and forming schools in various parts
of England on the plan of employing the more ad-
vanced pupils in a school to instruct the class next
below themselves, a plan that had been originally
introduced into England from India by Dr. An-
drew Bell. For many years the contest between
the friends of these two men as to which was en-
titled to priority was very acrimonious. His la-
bors in giving this system a notoriety it would not
otherwise have obtained, while gaining him ap-
plause, kept him poor; and in 1818 he emigrated
to the United States. His system had been pre-
viously introduced into American schools to a con-
siderable extent, so that he was not pecuniarily
benefited by the change. After visiting South
America and the West Indies, he went in 1829 to
Canada, where the legislature made him some pe-
cuniary grants to enable him to give his system a
fair trial. But he soon became embarrassed again ;
some of his friends purchased for him a small an-
nuity, and he removed to New York, where he was
run over by a carriage in the street, and died from
the injuries that he received. His family went to
Mexico, where, under the name of Lancaster- J ones,
several of his grandchildren have attained note in
politics. Under the management of a National
Lancasterian society his system has been adopted in
that country, as it has to a lesser extent in Colom-
bia and other parts of South America. Lancaster
published " Improvements in Education " (London,
1803 ; New York, 1807) ; " The British System of
Education " (Washington, 1812) ; and " Epitome of
the Chief Events and Transactions of my own Life "
(New Haven, 1833). See " Life of Lancaster," by
his friend William Corston.
LANCASTER, Lydia, Quaker preacher, b. in
Graithwaite, Lancashire, England, in 1684 ; d. 30
May, 1761. In the course of her ministry she
visited several times the greater part of England,
Ireland, and Scotland, and did much to advance
the interests of her society there and in the United
States, whither she camein 1718.
LANCASTRO Y ABREU, Maria Ursula (lan-cas'-tro), South American adventuress, b. in Rio Janeiro in 1682; d. in Goa, East Indies, in 1730. She was the only daughter of a family of wealth in Brazil. In 1700 she left her home
secretly, and, dressing herself in male costume, took
the name of Balthazar do Conto Cardoso and sailed
for Portugal. In Lisbon she enlisted as a volun-
teer in an expedition to India, and soon afterward
took part in the attack of Amboina and in the
occupation of the islands of Corjuem and Panelem.
For these deeds she was promoted to captain, and
in 1703 she was appointed governor of an impor-
tant castle. In 1704 the fortress Madre de Deus was
put under her charge, and from that time till 1714
she performed many great exploits that made her
assumed name well known. In 1714 she fell in
love with the captain, Alffonso Teixeira Arras de
Mello, who was the governor of the castle S. Joao
Baptista, and, disclosing her sex, she received per-
mission from the king to marry. On 8 March,
1718, the king of Portugal, Joao V.. granted her
a pension for her services to the nation, with per-
mission to bequeath it to her heirs.
LANCE, William, author, b. in Charleston,
S. C, in 1791 : d. in Texas in 1840. He was
educated in Charleston, studied law, and was ad-
mitted to the bar, and in 1812 was a member of
the legislature. He early attained note as a
scholar and public speaker, and was a diligent
classical student. He wrote frequently, chiefly
as a political essayist, and published in Latin a
" Life of Washington " (Charleston, 1834).
LANCHERO, Luis (lan-tchay'-ro), Spanish sol-
dier, d. in Tunja, Colombia, in 1562. He was cap-
tain of the guards to the Emperor Charles v.,
and served under the Constable of Bourbon at
the siege of Rome in 1527, but in 1533 left the
Spanish army and went to Venezuela in search
of adventures. He entered the service of Geroni-
mo de Ortal ; but not meeting with the success
he expected, he joined Nicholas Federmann. with
whom he crossed the Andes to Santa Fe de Bo-
gota. He filled the highest posts in this colony,
and although he had been persecuted by the visitor
Armendariz, when this officer fell into disgrace,
Lanchero protected him, defrayed the cost of his
journey to Spain, and aided him to justify him-
self. Besides filling many civil posts, Lanchero
was engaged in most of the military expeditions
of his time. In 1559 he founded the "city of Trini-
dad de los Muzos (now Muzo).
LANDA, Diego de (lan'dah), Mexican R. C. bishop, b. in Cifuentes. Guadalajara, Spain. 17 March, 1524; d. in Merida, Mexico. 30 April, 1579. In 1541 he became a Franciscan monk, and soon was sent as one of the first of his order to Yucatan. He founded the convent of Izamal, of which he was elected superior in 1553, and later became
provincial of his order in Yucatan. His severity in repressing the licentious customs of the Spaniards made him many enemies, and he was accused of usurping the powers of the bishop, and ordered to Spain; but he was absolved by the council of the Indies, and in 1573 returned to Yucatan as second bishop of Merida. He had again to suffer persecutions, and an unsuccessful attempt was made against his life. He wrote an interesting "Relaciou
