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COKDOVA. 410 CORFE. to sever his allegiance to Pedrarias and to estab- lish a government of liis own. Upon being in- formed of the treachery of his lieutenant, Pe- drarias personally conducted an army into Nic- aragua, and after ilefeating Cordova in battle, ordered his execution. CORDOVA, GoNSALVo de. See Gonsalvo de ColtDOVA. COR'DOVAN, or CORDTJAM. A species of leather jirepared from goat-skins or split horse- hide, and used tlirougliout Europe during the lliddle Ages for the boots of the wealth}-. It ■was originally, and at one time exclusively, man- ufactured by the floors of Cordova, and hence its name. CORDOVA Y FIGXTEROA, e fe'ga-ro'a, Pedbo de (1692-0.1770). A Chilean historian, born at Concepcion. He entered the army in 1725. In 1739, by order of President Velasco, he founded Los Angeles, the capital of Arau- oania. About 1745 he wrote a history of Chile from the conquest until 1717. It has been pub- lished in the Colcccion de historiadores de Chile, and was long regarded as the highest authority on the subject. COR'DUROY (probably for Fr. corde du roi, King's cord ) . A cotton material having a cut pile like velvet, but with the surface ribbed. The gut or division which separates the ribs is pro- duced by binding the jule weft to the cloth. See FUSTIAX. CORDUROY ROAD. A roadway in marshy places formed by laying logs side by side. It takes its name from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. This method of road- building is rarely employed now except for tem- porary purposes, as in military operations. It is still in use, however, in sparsely settled regions where nothing better can be afforded. See Road ; Roads and Railroads, IMilitaky. COR'DTJS, Cremutils. A Roman historian, who in a.d. 25 was, according to Tacitus {An- iialcs iv., 34, 35), accused before Tiberius of having praised Coesar's assassin, Brutus, and of having termed Cassius the 'last of the Romans.' The true causa for this accusation, however, was his free expression of opinion regarding Sejanus, the influential ministerof Tiberius (q.v.). Having pronounced an apolog-, he. anticipating no favor from the Emperor, starved himself to death. Some copies of his works escaped destruction by the officials, but there are now extant only a few fragments preserved in the Suasoricr of Seneca. Consult Rathlef, De Cremutio Cordo (Dorpat, 1860). COR'DYLINE. See Ti. CORE (OF. cor, Fr. cceiir, from Lat. cor, heart ) . In masonry, the central portion of any heavy part of the structure, such as pier, but- tress, main wall, etc., which is not visible, but is covered with a sheathing or surface of another material. Roman buildings have a concrete or rubble core, :ith a facing of brick or coarse stone construction; sometimes of marble slabs or stucco. In media'val structures the core is sometimes of brick, with stone facing. COREA. See Korea. COREAI;, kiVrS-al', Francisco. Probably the pseudonym of an author who in 1722 published a book entitled Voyaqe aux hides. According to the statements of the author, he was born in Cartagena, Spain, in 1048, and spent more than thirty years in travel, chiclly in the Caribbean region and in South America. Tlie work passed through .several editions, one of the most im- portant of these being published in Brussels in 1730. The numerous errors which it contains and the doubts which have been cast upon its authenticity justify the belief that it was a pseudonymous publication. COREL'LI, Arcaxgei.o (1053-1713). An eminent Italian violinist and composer, sur- named // Diiino. He was born at Fusignano, near Bologna, and studied in Rome under Bas- sani and Matteo Simonelli. He is said to have been in Paris in 1072, and subsequently passed several years in Germany in the service of the Elector of Bavaria. In 1681 we find him settled in Rome, where he found a generous patron in Cardinal Ottol)oni, and soon acquired fame as a virtuoso, teacher, and composer. He was esjie- eially admired for the beauty of his tone and expressive execution, and laid the foundation for the development of superior violin technique. His compositions rank among the best of his time and continue to this day models of classical study in instrumental music. The finest and most famous among them are twelve Concerti gross!, op. 6 { 1712) . CORELLI, Marie (1864—). An English novelist, the adopted daughter of Charles Haekay. the poet. She was born in Italy and educated in London and in a convent in France. A mvisical career was planned for her, but she early adopted literature instead. Among her writings are: The Romance of Two Worlds (1880): Thelma (1887); The Sorroics of Halan (1895); The Miqhty Atom (1896); The Murder of Delicia (1890); Ziska (1897): Jnne (1897); The Master-Christian (1900); Boif (1900); and Temporal Poiccr (1902). CORENTYN, ko'ren-ten' (Dutch Corantyn) . A river of Guiana, South America. It rises on the boundary of Brazil and flows in a northerly direction and empties into the Atlantic. Through- out its length it forms the boundary line between British and Dutch Guiana (Map: Guiana, P 3). It is navigable for a distance of over 40 miles for large steamers, while light vessels can ascend as high as 170 miles from its mouth, where navi- gation is interrupted by cataracts, which occur at a number of points on its middle and upper course. CO'REOP'SIS (Xeo-Lat., from Gk. Kipa, l-oris, bedbug -f- Sfis, opsis. appearance) . An herbaceous annual or perennial plant of the order Composita^. nearly all natives of eastern Xorth .America, and popularly known as tick-seed, the fruit being in the shape of a small tick. It is often raised for its showy yellow or rose-purple flowers with yellow or brown disks. The peren- nials are grown in hardy borders; the annuals in the garden in almost any soil. For illustra- tion see Plate of Cranberry. CORFE (k.-,rf) CASTLE. A village of Dor- set. England, in the middle of Purbeck Isle or Peninsula. 24 miles east -southeast of Dor- chester (Map: England. D 6). In the vicin- ity are stone and marble quarries, and clay- works for potteries. Population of parish, in 1901, 1067. A castle, giving its name to the village, stands on a neighboring hill. Founded in the tenth century, it was long