obey the constitutional government. He was buried in the small cemetery there, but under the administration of Gen. Bustamante in 1838 con- gress ordered his remains to be transported to the city of Mexico, and on 25 Sept. of that year, after solemn ceremonies, they were placed in the chapel of San Felipe de Jesus, in the cathedral, in a mar- ble sarcophagus. After his execution congress de- creed that his family should reside in Colombia, giving them a yearly pension of $8,000 ; but, there being no ship for that country, his wife was per- mitted to go to the United States. She lived for many years in Philadelphia, and then went to Ba- yonne, France. — The emperor's elder son, Angel, died in the city of Mexico, 18 July, 1872, leaving a son, Agustix, b. in Washington, D. C, in 1863, who was adopted by Maximilian as heir to the throne, and after the death of his father returned to the United States. — The emperor's younger son died in Paris, France, in May, 1873.
ITUBRI, Francisco Javier (e-toor'-re). South
American missionary, b. in Santa Fe de la Vera
Cruz, Argentine Republic, in 1738 ; d. in Italy after
1800. He was a Jesuit, and labored among the
Paraguay Indians. After the expulsion of the
Jesuits he went to Rome, where he acted as private
tutor to the younger members of the Spanish lega-
tion. He wrote " Carta critica sobre la historia de
America del Sefior D. Juan Bautista Mufioz escrita
de Roma," in which he inveighs bitterly against
Muiioz and other Spanish writers who calumniated
the Americans (Madrid, 1798). and "Dafios, que
debe temer la Espafia de la libertad con que se
calumnian sus colonias " (1800). Both works were
reprinted (Buenos Ayres, 1818). He also wrote
" Historia natural, ecclesiastica, civil, del Vireynato
de Buenos Ayres," the manuscript of which is in
the Jesuit college at Rome.
ITURRIAGA, Manuel Mariano de (e-toor-e-
ah'-gah), Mexican clergyman, b. in Puebla de Los
Angeles. Mexico, 24 Dec, 1728; d. in Italy about
1814. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1744.
and became professor of rhetoric, philosophy, and
theology in Guatemala and Puebla. After the ex-
pulsion of the society in 1767 he went to Italy,
where bishops from every part of Europe consulted him on theology. He was one of the
most voluminous of writers, and published works,
in Spanish, Latin, and Italian, on religion, phi-
losophy, and general literature. He translated
into Spanish most of the dramas of Metastasio, as
well as some of the masterpieces of the French
stage. His works published before he was banished
from America are " El Dolor Rey : Pom pa f unebre
con que la Ciudad de Guatemala oro la Memoria
de la Sefiora Dona Maria Barbara de Portugal,
Kt 'ina de Espafia " (Guatemala, 1759) and " Oracion
funebre pronunciada en la Catedral de Guatemala
en elogio de la espresada Reina" (1759). A full
list of Iturriaga's works will lie found in Backer's
" Bibliotheque des ecrivains de la Compagnie de
Jesus " (2d series, Liege, 1854).
ITCRRIBALZAGA, Antonio de (e-toor-re-bal-
thah'-gah), Spanish naval officer, b. in Motrico, 11
Aug., 1656; d. in 1728. When he was twelve years
old his father, a pilot, took him to sea and in-
structed him in the art of navigation. He was ap-
pointed chief pilot in 1686, and served for thirty
years in South America. He was commissioned
admiral in 1702, and ordered to take command of
the Spanish forces in South American waters, but
was nevertheless permitted as a special favor to
retain the office and the emoluments of chief pilot.
He rendered great service to his country by re-
organizing the Spanish navy, building navy-yards
in Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, and designing
new models for men-of-war. He successfully op-
posed the English Admiral Byng in the Mediter-
ranean sea in 1718, and saved in 1726 an immense
treasure that had been brought by galleons from
New Spain, convoying it safely to Santander. For
this, Phdip V. pensioned and ennobled him. Itur-
ribalzaga published "Las Reglas y proporciones
para la construccion de bajeles," with plans (Se-
ville, 1721), and "Historia de la Nautica en los
Dominios Espafioles de America."
ITURRIGARAY, Jose de (e-too-re-gah-ri),
viceroy of Mexico, b. in Cadiz, Spain, about 1760 ;
d. there about 1815. He distinguished himself as a
colonel in the war between Spain and France, and
came to Mexico in
the first days of
January, 1803, as-
suming office as
vieerov, 5 Feb.,
1803. " During
his administra-
tion the first at-
tempts in vacci-
nation were made
under the direc-
tion of Francisco
Javier Balmis.and
also in using qui-
nine in yellow fe-
ver. Almost all
the time of the
viceroy was occu-
pied in providing
sums of money
that were due to
France, and in
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maintaining Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida in a state of defence, in view of the impending war with England. To provide the necessary sum. amounting to over $41,- 000.000, all sources of public wealth being exhaust- ed, desperate financial measures were resorted to, and much church property was sold. On 9 Dec, 1803. he erected, amid costly festivities, though the funds for necessary public .expenses were exhausted, the bronze statue of Charles IV.. which now si amis on the Paseo de la Refonna. He attended with care to the development of mines. He founded colleges, improved the public roads, organized and disciplined the militia and army, and fortified cities. He had a dispute with the United States about the boundary between Texas and Louisiana, which he arranged to the satisfaction of all. When Charles IV. abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdi- nand VII., Iturrigaray seemed disposed to disobey the government, but was compelled by the audiencia to proclaim the new king. When in May both Charles IV. and Ferdinand VII. were imprisoned by Napoleon in Bayonne, and the French rule began in Spain, he openly disobeyed orders from the popu- lar junta, and it is alleged that he favored the in- dependence of Mexico, intending to proclaim him- self king. A conspiracy was now formed against him under Gabriel Yermo, a rich Spaniard, and during the night of 15 Sept., 1808, the govern- ment palace was occupied by a force of the con- spirators, and Iturrigaray arrested and declared deposed. On 25 Sept. he was transported as pris- oner to San Juan de Ulna, and on 6 Dec. sent to Spain in the frigate " San Justo." He died before the termination of his trial, which was long delayed.
IVERSON. Alfred, senator, b. in Burke countv, Ga., 3 Dee., 1798; d. in Macon, Ga., 4 March, 1873. He was graduated at Princeton in 1820, studied law,