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He was superintendent of the United Coast Survey 1889-94, of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1894-1901. Mendere (men'de-re). 1. A river in western Asia Minor, which flows into the Ægean Sea 65 miles south of Smyrna: the ancient Mæander. Its windings are proverbial. Length, about 200 miles. 2. The modern name of the Scamander. Mendes (men'dēz). In ancient geography, a city in Egypt, situated in the Delta about 100 miles east of Alexandria. Men desi an (men-de's hi an) Goat, The. In Egyptian mythology, one of the three most famous sacred animals, the others being the bulls Apis and Mnevis. He was called the Ram, and the seat of his cult, which was similar to that of Apis, was Mendes in the Delta. He was held to be a manifestation of Osiris, with whom were a ociated in him Ra and Shu, and was a symbol of the productive force in nature. Mendez, or Mendes, Pinto. See Pinto . Mendiburu (men-dē-bö'rö), Manuel de. Born at Lima, 1805: died there, Jan. 21, 1885. A Peruvian general and historian. He was minister of war under Gamarra and of finance under Echenique, and special envoy to Europe 1851. His "Diccionario históricobiográfico del Perú" is a work of the highest value: only the first part, including the Inca and colonial periods, has been published (8 vols. 1874 et seq .). Men diet a (men-de-ā'tä), Geronimo de. Born at Victoria, Guipuzcoa, about 1530: died at Mexico City, May 9, 1604. A Spanish Francis can author. He resided in Mexico from 1554, held high positions in his order, and was noted for his wisdom and justice. He is best known for his "Hist or i a Eclesiastica Indiana," first published in 1870 with notes by Icazbalceta: it is of great historical value. Mendinueta y Musquiz (men-de-nö-ā'täē mös-kēth'), Pedro. A Spanish administrator, viceroy of New Granada 1797-1803. Mendip Hills (men ́dip hilz). A range of hills in Somerset, England, south-southwest of Bristol. Highest point, 1,065 feet. Mendive (men-dēvā), Rafael Maria. Born at Havana, Oct. 24, 1821: died at Matanzas, 1886. A Cuban poet and journalist. He was involved in the revolts of 1869, was arrested and sent to Spain, and returned to Cuba only in 1878. Mendizabal (men-de-thäʼbäl), Juan Alvarez y. Born at Cadiz, Spain, about 1790: died at Madrid, Nov. 3, 1853. A Spanish politician, several times minister of finance. Mendocino (men-do-se'no), Cape. The westernmost point of California, in lat. 40° 26′ N., long. 124° 25′ W. Mendocino Indians. See Kulan a pan . Mendota (men-dō'tä). A city in La Salle County, northern Illinois, 80 miles west by south of Chicago. Population (1897), about 4,500. Mendota, Lake. A small lake in Dane County, southern Wisconsin. Mendoza (men-do'thä). 1. A province in the western part of the Argentine Confederation, lying south of San Juan and east of Chile. It is mountainous in the west, but is generally rich in agricultural products. Area, 62,000 square miles. Population (1887), 160,000. 2. The capital of the province of Mendoza, situated about lat. 32° 50′ S., long. 68° 40′ W., on the trans-Andean railroad, at the eastern base of the mountains. It was founded in 1559; was capital of the former province of Cuyo; and was the point whence San Martin made his celebrated march over the Andes. On March 20, 1861, it was entirely destroyed by an earthquake, in which 13,000 people perished, only 1,600 surviving. Population (1892), about 20,000. Mendoza, Mendoza, Andrés Hurtado de. See Hurtado . Mendoza (men-dō'thä), Antonio de. Born about 1590: died in 1644. A Spanish dramatist and lyric poet, secretary of state, and member of the Inquisition. He wrote 7 or 8 plays, a "Life of Our Lady" in about 800 red on dill as, and a number of ballads and short poems. Mendoza, Antonio de. Born about 1485: died at Lima, Peru, July 21, 1552. A Spanish administrator. He was the first viceroy of New Spain, or Mexico, Oct., 1535, to Nov., 1549, and viceroy of Peru from Sept. 23, 1551. In the former country settlements were pushed to the north and northwest, and nev new mines of great wealth were discovered. The viceroy evaded the execution of the new laws in favor of the Indians. In Peru Mendoza ordered the preparation of the code of laws called the "Libro de Tasas" (which see). Mendoza, Diego Hurtado de. Born at Granada, Spain, about 1503: died at Valladolid, 1575. A Spanish diplomatist, politician, novelist, his tori an, and poet. He studied at Granada and Sala manca, and in Italy; took part in the battle of Pavia in 1525; was amba ador of Charles V. to England in 1537, and to Venice in 1538; was imperial plenipotentiary at the Council of Trent; and was amba ador to the papal court in 1547, and governor of Siena. He lived at the court of Philip II. until 1564. His works include the novel "Lazarillo de Tormes" (1553), "Guerra de Granada" ("War of Granada," 1776), poems (1610), etc. See Lazarillo de Tormes .