[Maldonado], Uruguay. 34S. 54W. Captured by British, 1806. (See Darwin, 'Voyage of the Beagle.')
Manassas (or Manassas Junction), see [Bull Run].
[Manhattan] Island, N.Y. 40N. 72W. Verazzani on, 1524; explored by Hudson, 1609; early Dutch trading station on; purchased by Dutch from Indians, 1626. (See [New Amsterdam].)
[Manitoba], Canada. 57N. 98W. Early French and English traders in; purchased from Hudson's Bay Company and colony f. by Earl of Selkirk, 1812; repurchased by Hudson's Bay Company, 1836; became property of Imperial government, 1869; organised as a territory, 1870, when the N.-W. Provinces became part of Canada.
[Maracaibo], town, Venezuela, 10N. 71W. Sacked by Morgan and his buccaneers, 1669; naval engagement, defeat of Spaniards and evacuation of town by Morales, 1823 (S. A. W. Ind.).
Maracaibo, Lake of, Venezuela, 10N. 71W. Discovered by Ojeda, 1499.
[Margarita], island, Caribbean Sea. 11N. 64W. Sighted by Columbus, 1498; Ojeda and Vespucci on, 1499.
[Marietta], Ohio. 39N. 81W. F. and named after Marie Antoinette by Putnam and emigrants from New England, 1788; oldest town in Ohio.
[Mariposa], Yosemite Valley. 37N. 119W. Famous for its mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea); the age of one now no longer standing was reckoned at 3400 years.
[Martinique], Lesser Antilles, W. Indies. 14N. 61W. These islands were discovered by Columbus, 1493, and he was at Martinique, 1502; French refugees in, 1625; settled by French, 1635; Admiral Ruyter at Fort-de-France (Fort Royal) about 1675; ravaged by English, 1693; surrendered to Rodney, 1762; restored to France by Treaty of Paris, 1763; thrice retaken and restored finally in 1816; revolt of slaves, 1831; slaves enfranchised, 1833; destructive eruptions of Mont Pelée, May and August 1902. Bp. Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, first wife of Napoleon I. (1763-1814).