An Act passed in 1784, restoring the estates forfeited for high treason in 1745, to the descendants of their former owners.
Graces.
A number of concessions granted to Ireland by Lord Falkland in 1628, in return for the aids which were destined to relieve the embarrassed exchequer of James I.
Grágás.
A codification of the laws of the Norsemen, made by Magnus the Good, King of Denmark and Norway (1035-1047).
Gran Capitan, El.
Gonsalvo of Cordova, the famous Spanish Captain (1453-1515), was so called.
Gran Reunion Americana.
A secret society formed in London about 1800 to aid the movement in the Spanish-American Colonies in the direction of independence. Among its leaders were O’Higgins, Miranda and Bolivar.