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FABERT, Antoine (fah-bare). French traveller, b. in Moirans, Franche-Comte, in 1532 : d. in Zag- nato, Mexico, 2 March, 1574. He settled in Mexico in 1554, where he soon acquired a competency. Thenceforward he decided to devote himself to ex- ploring the northern part of the country. He de- parted on his first expedition in 15(>5 with Father Pinto, a Franciscan monk. The party, consisting of four Europeans and thirty porters, after thirty- two days of steady marching, reached a large town called Chaco, in the province of Las Tiguas, where tlie hostility of the Indians forced them to turn back, and on the return journey Father Pinto died of a fever. Fabert was made bailiff of Cuatro Gienegas, in New Biscay, in 15G6, retaining the of- fice for four years. He finally decided to under- take a new exploring trip, and set out from Cua- tro Cienegas, 7 Oct., 1570, accompanied by fifteen soldiers, numerous slaves, and one hundred horses and mules laden with arms and provisions. Tak- ing his former route, he had penetrated by Decem- ber to the country of the Tobosos, who disputed his passage. He set out on his return journey on 11 Dec, taking with him as prisoners a dozen Tobosos, after burning two of their viUages. His third expedition was his most important. Leaving Han Bartolome, 8 Nov., 1573, with 25 soldiers, 200 slaves, and 140 baggage-horses and mules, he reached the Conehos territory on the 11th. Turn- ing eastward, he avoided the Tobosos, and on 14 Dec. entered the country of the Cumanes, or Patarabuyes, a warlike tribe, who inhabited the borders of the Rio del Norte, and who were quite advanced in civilization. Their principal town was built of stone, its streets were straight and clean, and it contained several squares, ornamented with fine trees. A march of 140 miles through a pine forest brought Fabert to the borders of the Rio del Norte, a thickly populated region. On 29 Jan. he entered the Cumanes territory, where he saw four cities and estimated their population at about 25,000. The capital was Cia, a commercial city. The inhabitants were clothed in garments of woven cotton. On 11 Feb. he reached the country of the Ameyas, which contained five towns with a popu- lation of about 30,000. On the 16th he visited the city of the Acomas, built in the midst of rocks, and 60 miles farther on he reached, on 20 Feb., the Zuili country, the capital of which was Cibola. Fabert here found the cross planted by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540. marking the graves of three of his companions. On 26 Feb. he arrived at the province of Mohotze and stopped in the principal town. Zaguato, which had a population of about 10,000 inhabitants. Here Fabert died of a fever. His companions raised a tomb to his memo- ry, and conducted the expedition back to San Bar- tolome, where it arrived 15 May, 1574. The coun- tries through which Fabert passed were explored about ten years later by Espejo {q. v.). Fabert is mentioned by Mendoza in his " Historia del Grande Reyno de China" (Madrid, 1589); by Plakluyt in his " Voyages" ; by Humboldt in his " Essai poli- tique sur le Royaume de la Nouvell Espagne " ; and by Bordier in his " Histoire du Mexique."
FABRE, Charles Edward, Canadian R. C.
archbishop, b. in Montreal, 28 Feb., 1827 ; d. there,
30 Dec, 1896. He went to the College of St. Hya-
cinthe, where he remained until 1843. After spend-
ing two years in Paris, he entered the ecclesias-
tical seminary of Issy. In 1846 he visited Italy, obtained an audience with the pope, and returned to
Canada. .He was ordained priest, 23 Feb., 1850,
and stationed as curate in Sorel. On 30 Oct., 1852,
he was appointed pastor of Pointe-Claire, where he
exercised his ministry for two years. He was then
summoned to Montreal, and became distinguished
as a pulpit orator ; also for his influence among the
students of the city, his lectures and retreats hav-
ing wrought a marked change among the medical
students. He made a second visit to Rome in
1869 at the time of the Vatican council, and thence
went to Belgium to study the method of articula-
tion in use in the deaf-and-dumb asylums. He
afterward turned his experience to account in the
institution that he founded in Montreal. On 1
April, 1873, he was consecrated bishop of Gratian-
opolis and coadjutor of Montreal. He was ap-
pointed bishop of Montreal, 11 May, 1876, and in
1886, the diocese of Montreal having been erected
into an archiepiscopal see, Dr. Fabre became the first
archbishop, 8 June. — His brother, Louis K. Hector, Canadian journalist, b. in Montreal, 9 Aug.,
1834, was educated at the College of L'Assomption
and St. Hyacinthe, and at St. Sulpice of Montreal.
He studied law with his brother-in-law, the late
Sir George E. Cartier, and was called to the bar of
Lower Canada in 1856. He has been long con-
nected with the newspaper press of Quebec. He
was for some time editor of " L'Ordre," Montreal,
and from 1862 till 1866 had editorial management
of " Le Canadien," Quebec. In 1869 he founded
" L'Evenement," Quebec, and was its editor and
proprietor. He has been a vice-president of the
Dominion editors' and reporters' association, and
president of the Literary and historical society of
Quebec. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a
seat in the house of commons in 1873, but was
called^ to the senate in 1875. He is the author
of " Esquisse biographic sur Chevalier de Lori-
mier" (Montreal, 1856); " Ecrivains Canadiens"
(" Canadian Review," 1865-'6) ; " Canadian Litera-
ture " (1866) ; and " Confederation, Independence,
Annexation" (Quebec, 1871).
FABREGAT, Luis (fah-bray-gaf), Mexican
scholar, b. in jNIexico in 1746; d. there in 1809.
He was the son of a rich Mexican ship-owner, and
was himself engaged in commerce for some time,
but, after suffering several severe losses, he decided
to give up business and devote himself to study.
He entered the Jesuit's college in Mexico in 1774,
and was debating as to what brancli he should pur-
sue, when Father Figueira, superior of the order,
suggested that he apply himself to deciphering
some Aztec manuscripts in the college library.
Father Fabregat immediately set to work, became
greatly interested, and was soon able to read the
manuscripts. He spent much time in wandering
about the country, examining private libraries,
and searching for stones bearing Aztec inscrip-
tions. He soon gathered a magnificent collection,
which he spent his time in deciphering. The
Jesuits now urged him to go to Rome, where he
could profit by the labors of such men as Boturini,
Veytia, Borunda, and Antonio Gama, some of
whom were still living, and where the treasures of
the Vatican would aid him in his researches. He
accordingly set out for Rome, where, to facilitate
his studies, Cardinal Borgia made him librarian in
1780. Thenceforward Father Fabregat lived al-
ternately in Rome and Mexico. The French in-
vasion of 1800 forced him to return to Mexico
