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Population (1890), 19,793. Naupactus. See Lepanto . Nauplia (na'pli-ä), Venetian Napoli di Romania (nä po-lē dē rō-mä-nē'ä). [Gr. Ναυπλία .] A seaport in the nomarchy of Argolis and Corinth, Greece, situated at the head of the Gulf of Nauplia, 25 miles south by west of Corinth. It was the port of the ancient Argos, and was the seat of the Greek government 1824-34. Popu lati on (1889), 5,459; commune, 10,879. Nauplia, Gulf of, or Argolic (är-gol'ik) Gulf. An arm of the Ægean Sea, east of the Pelopon nesus, Greece: the ancient Argolicus Sinus. Length, about 30 miles. Nausa. See Niagusta . Nauset (nâ'set). [Pl., also Nausetts .] A tribe of North American Indians, which once lived on Cape Cod and the eastern part of Barns table County, Ma achusetts. They were subject in his toric times to the Wampanoags, and early lost their iden tity. Nausett Beach (na's et bēch). A long beach on the eastern coast of Cape Cod, southeastern Ma achusetts. Naushon (na-shon'). The largest of the Elizabeth Islands, situated northwest of Martha's Vineyard, Ma achusetts. Nausicaa (nâ-sik'ā-ä). [Gr. Ναυσικάα .] In the Ody ey, the daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phœacians. Nauvoo (nâ-vö'). A city in Hancock County, Illinois, situated on the Mi i ippi 42 miles north of Quincy. It was founded in 1840 by the Mormons, who were expelled in 1846. It was the seat of the Icarian community 1850-57. Population (1900), 1,321. Navajo (nav'a-hō), or Tennai (the name used by themselves). [Origin of the name doubtful.] The leading tribe of the southern division of the At hap as can stock of North American Indians. Since first known they have occupied the country on and south of the San Juan River in northern New Mexico and Arizona, and extended into Colorado and Utah. They were surrounded on all sides by the cognate Apache käs'tro), or Pylos (pēʻlos). A small seaport in the nomarchy of Me enia, Greece, situated on the Bay of Navarino in lat. 36° 54′ N., long. 21° 43′ Ε. Navarino, Battle of. A battle fought Oct. 20, 1827, in which the English, French, and Ru ian fleets, united for the protection of Greece, entering the harbor of Navarino under the command of Codrington, annihilated the Turkish Egyptian fleet. Navarino, Bay of. A small bay west of Me enia, Greece. Navarra y Rocafull (nä-värrä ē rō-kä-föl'), Melchor de, Duke of La Palata. Born in Aragon: died at Porto Bello, Isthmus of Panama, April 13, 1691. A Spanish administrator. was vice-chancellor of Aragon and president of the royal council during the minority of Charles II. From Nov. 20, 1681, to Aug. 15, 1689, he was viceroy of Peru. He Navarre (na-vär'; F. pron. nä-vär'), Sp. Navarra (nä-vär'rä). 1. An ancient kingdom which comprised the modern province of Navarre in Spain and part of the department of Ba es-Pyrénées in France. It arose about 900, and und Casinos de comprises an under Sancho the Great (1000-1035) also Aragon etc. were separated. Navarre was later united to Aragon, and later still to France, from which it was separated in 1328. The part south of the Pyrenees was acquired by Spain in 1513. The part north of the Pyrenees was united with France under its king, Henry IV., in 1589. 2. A province of Spain. Capital, Pamplona. It is bounded by France on the north, Huesca and Sarago a on the east, Sarago a on the south, Logroño on the southwest, and Alava and Guipuzcoa on the west. The surface is generally mountainous. Area, 4,046 square miles. Population (1887), 304,122. Navarrete (nä-vär-rā'tā). A place near Logroño, in Spain, from which the battle of Nájera is sometimes named. Navarrete, Domingo Fernandez. Born in Spain about 1610: died in Santo Domingo, 1689. A Spanish mi ionary, author of a work on China bishop of Santo Domingo from 1678. There is an English ("Tratados históricos," etc., 1676). He was arch- translation of his book in Church ill's "Voyages." Navarrete, or Navarete, Juan Fernandez, surnamed El Mudo ('The Mute'). Born at Logroño, Spain, 1526: died about 1579. A Span- ish painter of religious subjects. Navarrete, Martin Fernandez de. Born at Oct. 8,184 Spanish naval meer madrid, Avalos, Logroño, Nov. 8, 1765: died at tori an. He attained the rank of captain in 1796, and sub- sequently held high offices in the department of ma- rine. In 1789-92 he was commi ioned to collect docu- ments relating to the history of the Spanish navy. From 1823 he was director of the hydrographic department, and from 1824 director of the Madrid Academy of History. His principal works are "Coleccion de los viages y descubri- mientos que hicieron por mar los Españoles desde fines del siglo XV., etc." (7 vols. 1825-65), and "Biblioteca marí- tim a española" (posthumous, 1851). He planned and ed- ited the first 4 volumes of the great collection of docu- ments relating to Spanish history. During his later years he was a peer and senator. Navarro, Mrs. See Anderson , Mary Antoinette . Navas de Tolosa (nä'väs dā tō-lō'sä). A small village in the province of Jaen, southern Spain, 43 miles north by east of Jaen. It is famous for the victory gained there, July 16, 1212, by the allied Christian forces of Spain over the Almohades under Mohammed, followed by the breaking up of the Moorish empire in Spain. Navesink (nav'e-singk), or Never sink (nev'ér-singk), Highlands of. A range of hills on the eastern coast of New Jersey, near Sandy Hook. Navez (nä-vā'), François Joseph. Born at Charleroi, Belgium, 1787: died in 1869. A Belgian painter. He studied at Paris with David. He was director of the Royal Academy of Beaux Arts at Bru els, and profe or of painting there, and also at the Ecole Normale. Among his pictures are "Hagar in the Desert,' "Meeting of Isaac and Rebecca," "Resurrection of Lazarus," etc. tribes, except on the north, where they met the tribes of Navidad, La. See La Navidad . the Shoshonean family. At present the Navajo are on the Navigators' Islands. See Samoan Islands . reservation bearing their name in Utah, New Mexico, and Nawanagar. See Now an agar.