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See Camballo. Cambert (koń-bar'), Robert. Born at Paris in 1628: died at London in 1677. The earliest composer of French opera. He was a ociated with the Abbé Perrin in the production of French opera for 32 years, after which, Perrin having lost the Académie through the influence of Lully, he went to England and became "Master of the Music to Charles II." Among his operas are "La Pastorale," which was the first French opera, "Pomone" (1671), etc. Camber well (kam'ber-wel). A borough (municipal) of London, situated south of the Thames. Population (1891), 235,312. It is like Camacho's wedding in Don Quixote, where Agape in Spenser's "Faerie Queene." She has Sancho ladled out whole pullets and fat geese from the soup-kettles at a pull. Hazlitt , Eng. Poets, p. 150. Camanche. See Comanche . Camaralzaman, Prince. See Bad our a . Camarão (kä-mä-rän'), Antonio Felippe. Born in Rio Grande do Norte about 1580: died there in 1648. A Brazilian Indian, chief of the Potyguarés tribe. His Indian name Poty ('shrimp') was translated into the Portuguese Camarão when he was as baptized. He joined the Portuguese in the wars against The Dutch Pernambucand made several destralways of destructive accompanied him and fought by his side, and she is a favorite heroine of Brazilian history. On Aug. 23 and 24, 1636, Camarão and his Indians defeated a regular Dutch force under Art ich of sky. Camarão, Diogo Pinheiro. Dates of birth and death not recorded. A Brazilian Indian, nephew of Antonio Felippe Camarão. He was one of the Indian allies of the Portuguese in their wars with the Dutch, and on the death of his uncle in 1648 succeeded him in command of the Potyguarés tribe. Camargo (kä-mär-gō') (Marie Anne Cuppi). Born at Bru els, April 15, 1710: died at Paris, April 20, 1770. A celebrated French dancer. Camargo (kä-mär ́gō), Diego Muñoz. Born at Tlascala about 1523: date of death not recorded. A Mexican, said to have been the son of a Spaniard by an Indian mother. In 1585 he finished an account of Mexican aboriginal history and customs, and of the conquest. It was first published, in a faulty French translation, in the "Nouvelles annales des voyages" (1845). Camargo, Sergio. Born at Tiravitoba, 1833. A statesman of Colombia. He studied law, but entered the army, attained the highest military rank, and was commander-in-chief and secretary of war. He was several times representative and senator in the Colombian congre , president of the state of Boyacá, and in 1877 presi dent ad interim of Colombia. miles. Camargue (kä-märg′), La. An island in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France, formed by the bifurcation of the Rhône. Length, 28 miles. Area, about 300 square Camarina (kam-a-ri'nä). [ Gr.Kaμαρίνα .] In ancient geography, a city on the southern coast of Sicily, 45 miles southwest of Syracuse. It was founded as a Syracusan colony 599 B. c.; a Roman fleet was wrecked near here, 255 B. с. The first destruction of Camarina took place within 46 years of its foundation, B. C. 553. It had revolted from Syracuse, and on being reduced was razed to the ground (Thucyd. vi. 5). On the ce ion of the site to the Geloans, Hippo crates rebuilt the town, which was a second time destroyed by Gelo, about B. C. 484. The date and circumstances of its later re-establishment are uncertain. They fall, however, into the time of Pindar, who speaks of Cama rin a as newly founded. Rawlinson , Herod., IV. 127, note. Cambacérès (kon-bä-sā-rās'), Jean Ja Jacques Régis de. Born at Montpellier, France, Oct. 18, 1753: died at Paris, March 8, 1824. A French statesman and jurist. He became a member of the Convention in 1792; president of the Committee of Public Safety in 1794, and of the Five Hundred in 1796; minister of justice in 1799; 2d consul in 1799; and arch-chancellor of the empire in 1804. He was made duke of Parma in Cambina (kam-bī'nä). A daughter of the fairy magic powers, and in the end marries Camballo, or Cambel. Cambini (käm-bēnē), Giovanni Giuseppe. Born at Leghorn, Italy, Feb. 13, 1746: died at the Bicêtre, near Paris, in 1825. An Italian violinist, and composer of symphonies, quartets, etc. Cambodia (kam-bō'di-ä), or Camboja, or Kamboja (kam-bō'jä). [Malay Kamboja . ] A dependency of France in southeastern Asia, bounded by Siam on the northwest and north, Annam on the east, French Cochin-China on the southeast, and the Gulf of Siam on the southwest. Its surface is generally level, and it is traversed by the Mekong. Pnom-Penh is its capital, and its seaport is Kampot. It was formerly a kingdom of large extent, but became a protectorate under French rule in 1863, and is now united with other French dependencies in In do China. Area, 38,600 square miles. Population, about 1,500,000. Cambodia River. See Mekong . Cambon (kon-bôn'), Joseph. Born at Montpellier, France, June 17, 1754: died at Bru els, Feb. 15, 1820. A French revolutionist. He was a member of the Legislative A embly in 1791, of the Convention in 1792, and of the Committee of Public Safety in 1793. Camboricum (kam-bor'i-kum), or Camboritum. The Roman name of an ancient town which occupied the site of the modern Cambridge, England. See Cambridge . Camboricum was without doubt a very important town, which commanded the southern fens. It had three forts or citadels, the principal of which occupied the district called the Castle-end in the modern town of Cambridge, and appears to have had a bridge over the Cam or Granta; of the others, one stood below the town, at Chester ton, and the other above it, at Gran chester. Wright , Celt, p. 135. Camborne (kam'bôrn). A mining town in Cornwall, England, situated 12 miles southwest of Truro. Population (1891), 14,700. Cambrai, or Cambray (kam-bra'; F. pron. kon-brā'). [Rom. Camera cum , later Camaracus ; G. Camerik or Kambryk , LL. Camarācum .] A town in the department of Nord, France, on the Schelde in lat. 50° 10' N., long. 3° 14′ E. It has been long noted for the manufacture of cambrics, which derived their name from it. It is a fortre , and contains a cathedral and citadel. It was finally acquired by France in 1678. Fénelon and Dubois were archbishops of Cambrai. Population of commune (1891), 24,122. Cambray, League of. An alliance between Louis XII. of France, the emperor Maximilian I., Ferdinand "the Catholic" of Spain, and Pope Julius II., formed here, Dec. 10, 1508, the object of which was the partition of the Ve netian territories. Cambray, Peace of. A peace negotiated at Cambray, Aug. 5, 1529, between Francis I. of France and Charles V. France abandoned Italy to the emperor and relinquished her claim to suzerainty over Flanders and Artois; her title to the duchy of Burgundy was recognized. Called "La paix des dames" ('Ladies' Peace'), because the preliminaries were conducted by Louise, mother of Francis I., and Margaret, aunt of Charles V. 1808. He published "Projet du code civil" (1796). Camballo (kam-bal'o). The second son of Cambria (kam'bri-ä). The Latin name of Cam bus can in Chaucer's "Squire's Tale." He Wales. is introduced by Spenser, who calls him Cam bel, in the "Faerie Queene." Cambaluc (kam-ba-lök'). The name given by Marco Polo to Khambalu or Khan baligh, a Mongol designation of the city of Tatu, now the Tatar portion of Peking (which see).