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See Jauja. disciple of So crates. He joined the expedition of Cyrus the Younger in 401, and after the battle of Cunaxa and the murder of the Greek generals became the chief leader of the 10,000 Greeks in their march to the Black Sea. (See Anabasis .) He later entered the Lacedæmonian service; fought on the Spartan side at the battle of Coronea in 394; was banished from Athens; settled at Scillus in Eleia; and spent his last years in Corinth (?). He wrote the "Anabasis," "Hellenica" (in 7 books), the romance "Cyropædia," "Memorabilia of So crates" (a defense of his master's memory), "Economics," e ays on hunting and horsemanship, "Symposium," "Revenues of Athens," "Hiero," "Agesilaus," etc. Xeres. See Jerez de la Fronter a . Xeres, or Jeres (Ha'rās), Francisco de. Born about 1504: died after 1547. A Spanish historian. From 1530 to 1534 he was secretary of Francisco Pizarro, taking part in the conquest of Peru and returning to Spain with the first instalment of gold obtained from Atahualpa. By order of Pizarro he wrote a history of the conquest down to Atahualpa's death: this was published at Seville 1534 and 1547. There are several translations and modern editions. Xerxés (zérk'sēz) I. [Gr. Ξέρξης , OPers. Khsa yārshā .] Born about 519 B. c.: a a inated 465 or 464 B. c. King of Persia, son of Darius Hystaspes: identical with the biblical Ahasuerus. He succeeded to the throne in 486 or 485, a embled a large army for the conquest of Greece; bridged the Hellespont; traversed Thrace, Macedonia, and The aly; was resisted at Thermopylæ (which see) in 480; burned Athens; and was defeated at Salamis (which see) in 480, and returned to Asia Minor. His generals were defeated at Platea and Mycale in 479, but continued the war with Greece. The site of this [Xerxes's] bridge is supposed to have been from Nagára Point to the low spot eastward of Sestos, where the level shore on either side is convenient for the march of troops. The channel is more than 7 stadia broad, being about 1 miles English. Rawlinson , Herod., IV. 33, note. Xerxes II. King of Persia, son of Artaxerxes I. He reigned for a few weeks in 425 or 424 в. с. Xaver (ksä'ver), (ksä'ver), Prince (Franz August Xa- ver). Born Aug. 25, 1730: died at Dresden, Xerxes. A tragedy by Cibber, produced in 1699. June 20, 1806. Younger son of August us III. of Xibalba. See Votan . Saxony and Poland. He served on the French side Xibitos. See Hibitos . in the Seven Years' War, and was administrator of Saxony Ximanas. See Jumanas . 1763-68. Xavier (zav'i-er; Sp. pron. Hä-vē-ar'), Francisco (Francis), Saint. Born at the castle of Xaviero, Navarre, April 7, 1506: died on the island of Sancian, Dec. 2, 1552. A famous Spanish Jesuit mi ionary, called "the Apostle of the Indies." He was educated at the University of Paris, and was one of the founders of the Society of Jesus. He went to Italy in 1536, and labored there for several years; went to Lisbon in 1540, and sailed from there in 1541 on a Portuguese mi ion to the East Indies; arrived in Goa in 1542; labored in western and southern India, Malacca, the Moluccas, and Japan; and died on his way to undertake a mi ion to China. His letters were edited in 1795. He was canonized in 1622. Xenia (zē ́ni-ä). The capital of Greene County, Ohio, 53 miles northeast of Cincinnati: the seat of several educational institutions. Population (1900), 8,696. Xenien (ksāʼni-en). A series of epigrams by Goethe and Schiller. Most of them were directed against writers of the time. Xenocrates (ze-nok'ra-tez). [Gr. Ξενοκράτης.] A Platonic philosopher (396-314), the succe or of Speusippus as head of the Academy, over which he presided for 25 years. Xenophanes (ze-nof'a-nēz). [Gr. Ξενοφάνης.] Born at Colophon, Asia Minor, about 570 в. с.: died about 480 в. с. А Greek philosopher, the founder of the Eleatic school. He settled at Elea in Italy about 536 B. C. Fragments of his elegies and his didactic poem "On Nature" have been preserved. Xenophon (zen'ō-fon). [Gr. Ξενοφῶν.] Born at Athens about 430 в. с.: died after 357 в. с. A celebrated Greek historian and e ayist, a Ximena (He-ma'nä). In Spanish history, the wife of the Cid. Ximena, or the Heroic Daughter. An adaptation of Corneille's "Cid" by Colley Cibber, produced in 1712, printed in 1718. Ximenes (zi-mēnēz; Sp. pron. He-mā'nās), or Jimenes (He-ma'nās), Francisco. Born at Torrelaguna, Spain, 1436: died Nov. 8, 1517. A Spanish cardinal and statesman. He studied at Alcalá de Henares and Salamanca; went to Rome; took po e ion of a benefice in Spain by virtue of a papal letter; but was dispo e ed by the Archbishop of Toledo and imprisoned. He was afterward restored and made vicar-general; became a Francis can monk and confe or to Queen Isabella (1492), and later a Francis can provincial; and was made archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain in 1495. In 1506-07 he was provisional regent of Castile; became a cardinal in 1507, and inquisitor-general; led an expedition against Oran in 1509; and was regent of Spain 1516-17. He printed the Com plu tens i an polyglot Bible and founded the University of Alcalá de Henares. Ximenes de Quesada (He-ma'nās dā kā-sä'тна), Gonsalo. Born in Granada, Spain, about 1498: died after 1576. Conqueror of New Gra nada. He was a lawyer; was lieutenant of Lugo at Santa Marta; left that place to explore the interior, with 800 men, April 5, 1536; and, after enduring great hardships, reached and conquered the rich plateau of Cundinamarca, and founded Bogotá, Aug. 6, 1538. Charles V. refused to make by Alvarado in 1524, they were savages of a low grade, liv. ing in villages built of wood and thatch. A small vocabulary of their language which has been preserved appears to indicate a distinct stock. It has been supposed that the Xincas occupied the highlands of Guatemala previous to the advent of the Quiches and Cakchiquels. Xingú (shēn-gö'). A southern tributary of the Amazon in the states of Matto Gro o and Pará, Brazil. It was explored by Von den Steinen in 1885. Length, about 1,100 miles; navigable for steamers 110 miles. Sometimes written Chíngú . Xiphias (zif'i-as). [L., 'the Sword-fish.'] 1. A constellation made by Petrus The odor i in the 15th century, in the south pole of the ecliptic, and now named Dorado.-2. In older authors, a sword-shaped comet. Xiquitos. Same as Chiquitos . Xisuthrus (zi-sö' 'thrus). According to Berosus the historiographer of Chaldea, the name of the last of the first decad of mythical kings of Babylonia, who was advised by the gods to save himself and his family from the deluge by building a ship. He corresponds to the Noah of Genesis and the Hasisatra of the cuneiform account of the deluge.