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V() hi to n stiev•cd Bobadina as (.0VerliOr of IIc Ava, sent by Ovando in 1504 to subjugate the Indians of the Province of Uiguey, then led in revolt by the cacique Cotabanama. In 1509 he was dispatched by Diego Columbus to conquer the island of Jamaica and establish a colony there. He soon accomplished the sub mission of the Indians and founded the town of Sevilla Nueva. During his few years of rule, the eulony, through his wisdom and moderation, attained to great prosperity.
ESS, es. VAN. The name of two Benedictine monks, cousins, distinguished as Roman Catho lics of the Liberal school. The elder, KARL VAN Ess (1770-1824), was born at Warburg, Westphalia, September 25, 1770. He entered the Benedictine monastery of 1-luysburg. near Hal berstadt, in 1788, became prior of the•eloister in 1801, and episcopal commissary in 1811. Ile died October 22, 1S24. With his cousin he pre pared a translation of the Bible, and made a revision of the Osnabriiek song-book. lie advo cated the use of the German language in the liturgy.—JOBANN HEINRICH VAN Ess, better known by his romantic name of LEANDER (1772-1847), was born at Warburg, February 15, 1772. He was educated at the Dominican gymna
sium of Warburg, and joined the Benedictine monastery of Alariemniinster at Paderborn in 1790. He was ordained priest in l790, was pas tor at Schwalenburg till 1812, and professor of theology in the :Marburg Seminary until 1822_ He then retiyed to private life and devoted himself to the translation of the Bible and the circulation of the Scriptures in the ver nacular. For a time he was agent of the Brit ish Bible Society. In 1807 he published a Ger man translation of the New Testament, the cir culation of which was forbidden at the time by the Pope. It is the version now circulated by the •iirttemberg Bible Society among Roman Catholics. His translation of the entire Bible was completed in 1840. He also prepared edi tions of the Septuagint and Vulgate. He died at Affolderbach. in the Odenwald. October 13, 1847. Van Ess possessed a valuable library, which was purchased after his death for the Union Theological Seminary of New York.