Gaspar de Portolá
Gaspar de Portolá , fl. 1734-84, Spanish explorer in the Far West. After serving in Italy and Portugal, he was sent (1767) to America as governor of the Californias to expel the Jesuits and to save Franciscan missions. In 1769, Portolá commanded an expedition sent out from Mexico to extend Spain's control up the Pacific coast by establishing a colony at Monterey Bay, which had been discovered and described by earlier explorers. Portolá's expedition, composed of two ships and two land parties, left Velicatá and met at San Diego Bay, where Portolá established a small colony. From there he continued with a small land party to Monterey Bay, which he failed to recognize. After exploring the region, he returned (1770) to San Diego. Convinced by one of his captains that he had actually seen Monterey Bay, Portolá again marched north. Recognizing at last the bay described by earlier explorers and the site chosen for Spanish occupation of Upper California, he established the mission and presidio of San Carlos. Portolá became governor of Puebla, Mexico, in 1776 and in 1784 returned to Spain.
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Ancient & modern
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 7/4/1998; ; 591 words
; ...Philoctetes, Odysseus tells his idealistic young companion Neoptolemus (son of Achilles) that Neoptolemus' mission is to get Philoctetes to return to Troy. `Good,' says Neoptolemus, `can I use force?' `No,' says Odysseus, `Philoctetes...
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Philoktetes.(Theater review)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 10/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Will Badgett Philoktetes Louis Cancelmi Neoptolemus Jason Lew It's worth letting the experience...him, however, and has brought along Neoptolemus (Jason Lew), a callow and idealistic...playwright gives him and the uncertain Neoptolemus a number of visually different ways...
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'CURE' BETRAYS A TIMELESS QUALITY PLAY REWORKS A LESSER-KNOWN SOPHOCLES TALE.(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Odysseus and the late Achilles' son Neoptolemus must retrieve the bow of Heracles from...indulgent at this stage." It is left to Neoptolemus (Seth Numrich) to execute this betrayal...for death once the guilt-stricken Neoptolemus reveals his deception. The guile of...
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Chamber offers potent `Cure' Seamus Heaney successfully adapts ancient Greek tragedy
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Odysseus persuades a young man named Neoptolemus to feign friendship with Philoctetes...questions: Will the morally upright Neoptolemus go ahead with his deception? And will...a real bond between Philoctetes and Neoptolemus (Jens Rasmussen), I would have liked...
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`Feathers' Takes Stryker
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/2/1992; 251 words
; ...Festive Feathers crossed the wire a nose in front of Neoptolemus in the Goss L. Stryker Stakes yesterday at Laurel...by Elaine Bassford and trained by Richard Sillaman. Neoptolemus paid $7.20 and $3.20, 6 1/2 lengths in front...
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Sore loser
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 2/19/2002; ; 522 words
; ...defeat the Trojans. The wily leader employs fresh-- faced Neoptolemus to trick the outcast. The youth struggles between compassion...performance doesn't jibe with Ian Oldaker's tentative Neoptolemus and Rainard Rachele's slimy, one-note Odysseus. Whether...
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THIS IS NOT A NOVEL By David M ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...French poet and playwright for writing well. He will casually mention Neoptolemus -- Achilles' son -- on one page, then a few lines later remember that it was Neoptolemus who "flings Hector's baby son from the battlements, after the Greek...
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The Cure at Troy Venue C Theatre ***Until 30 August
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/12/1999; ; 444 words
; ...Troy cannot be taken without his arrows, and so Odysseus and Neoptolemus, Achilles's son, arrive at the island to deceive or persuade him into handing them over. Neoptolemus's battle with his conscience (to trick Philoctetes and leave...
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Sahlins delivers a healthy `Cure'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/15/1997; ; 521 words
; ...him off? The use by the trickster Odysseus of the young Neoptolemus, the impressionable son of Achilles, itself challenges...and heart, by Nicholas Rudall. Mervon Mehta is the noble Neoptolemus. Rengin Altay, Linda Kimbrough and Suzanne Petri are the...
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`The Wound and the Bow'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/14/1998; ; 608 words
; ...devises a scheme to use the naive and seemingly obedient young soldier Neoptolemus (Jon Mozes) to cajole the desperately lonely Philoctetes into giving up his weapon. Neoptolemus' conscience eventually gets the better of him, but the play is...
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Neoptolemus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Neoptolemus , in Greek legend, son of Achilles. In the Trojan War he proved himself brave but cruel. He killed Priam at the altar of Zeus...
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Philoctetes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...not be taken without the weapons of Hercules, Philoctetes was brought to Troy by Neoptolemus (or Diomedes) and Odysseus. Sophocles' drama Philoctetes is based on the efforts of Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring Philoctetes to Troy.
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Epirus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...whose chiefs became the paramount rulers in the 4th cent. BC A Molossian ruler, Neoptolemus, married his daughter to Philip II of Macedon, who placed Neoptolemus' son Alexander on the throne of Molossia (most of Epirus). Alexander died on...
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Priam
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...son Polites killed in the royal palace by the warrior Neoptolemus. Aroused to fury, the aged king hurled a spear at the Greek, but his throw was too weak to cause any harm. Neoptolemus responded to Priam's act by dragging the king to the...
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Pyrrhus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Demetrius I ) of Macedon, and by the aid of Ptolemy I he became (297 BC) joint king of Epirus with Neoptolemus. He removed (295) Neoptolemus from the throne, but before his kingdom was consolidated he went to war with Demetrius (291-286...
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