1885, it was proposed to invest Archbishop Labas- tida with the cardinal's hat.
LABAT, John Baptist, clergyman, b. in Paris
in 1663; d. there, 6 Jan., 1738. He entered the
Dominican order at the age of nineteen, and taught
philosophy and mathematics at Nancy as well as
exercising the functions of a preacher. In 1693 he
was in the convent of the Rue St. Honore. Paris,
when he determined to devote himself to foreign
missions. He landed in Martinique, 29 Jan., 1694,
and was intrusted with the care of the parish of
Macouba, where he remained two years. In 1696
he went to Guadeloupe, and on his return was ap-
pointed procurator-general of all the Dominican
convents in the Antilles. Owing to his scientific
knowledge, the French government appointed him
engineer, and in this capacity he visited the whole
chain of the French, Dutch, and English Antilles
from Grenada to Santo Domingo. He served for
two years as engineer in Guadeloupe, and when the
English attacked the island in 1704 took an active
part in the defence, firing several cannon with his
own hand. He also invented new methods for the
manufacture of sugar, which are still in use in the
colony. In 1705 Labat was sent to Europe as
deputy of his order, and after spending several
years in Italy he went to Paris in 1715 and occu-
pied himself with the publication of his travels and
other literary works. Although Labat did not
consider himself a botanist, his description of the
flora of the Antilles is very complete. The genus
Labatia, of the family of Ebenaceae, was named in
his honor. His books that deal with America are
" Nouveau vovage aux iles de l'Amerique " (6 vols.,
Paris, 1722; 2d ed., 8 vols., 1742; Dutch transla-
tion, 4 vols., Amsterdam, 1725 ; German, 6 vols.,
Nuremberg, 1783-'7); and "Voyage du Chevalier
Demarchais en Guinee, iles voisines, et a Cavenne,
fait en 1725, 1726, et 1727 " (4 vols., Paris, 1730).
LABAT, L6on (lah-baf), French physician, b.
in Agde, Herault, in 1803 ; d. in Nice, 16 Jan.,
1847. He visited both Americas from 1824 till 1828,
and afterward went to Algiers, Tunis, Turkey,
Palestine, and Egypt, where he was appointed sur-
geon to the khedive, returning to France in 1832.
Two years later he travelled again through Europe
and Persia, returning to Paris in 1839, and in
1844-'6 he went again to South America, visiting
Chili, Peru, and Brazil. He published "Voyages
en Amerique " (Paris. 1834) ; " Traite sur la fievre
jaune et les maladies pestiientielles propres a l'Ame-
rique " (1839) ; " Influence du climat des tropiques
sur les Europeens vivant dans l'Amerique du Sud "
(1840) ; " Histoire medico-chirurgicale de la maladie
produite par la chique, insecte parasite tres com-
mun dans l'Amerique meridionale " (1843) ; " Rou-
tier de l'Amerique " (1844) : and surgical works.
LA BERG E. Charles Joseph, Canadian jour-
nalist, b. in Montreal in 1827 ; d. in August, 1874.
He was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe,
and was admitted to the bar in 1848. In 1854 he
entered the Canadian parliament as a Liberal, and
in 1858 he was solicitor-general for Canada East.
He was an editor of the " Franco Canadian," was
at a later date chief editor of " Le National," Mon-
treal, and lieutenant-colonel of volunteers.
LABEZARES, Guido de (lah-bay-thah'-rets),
Spanish adventurer, b. in Bilboa in 1510 ; d. in
Manila in 1580. He went in early life to New
Spain, and accompanied Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
in 1542 in his unfortunate expedition to the Spice
islands, which he was not able to leave till 1549.
He returned to the city of Mexico, and when the
viceroy, Luis de Velasco, was preparing an expe-
dition' to conquer and explore Florida, was given
command of a vessel with several pilots, which
was sent in advance to explore the coast for the
most favorable landing-points. He sailed on 3
Sept., 1558, from San Juan de Ulua, and discov-
ered in latitude 29° 30' N. a favorable bay, which
he named Filipina; but sailing for some distance
along the coast and not finding a better port, he
returned on 14 Dec. He wrote a narrative of his
voyage, which greatly aided Luna de Arellano
(q. v.) in his expedition of the next year, in which
he was accompanied by Labezares. The latter re-
turned to Mexico when Legaspi (q. v.) and Andres
de Urdaneta were preparing their expedition for
the conquest of the Philippine islands. He ob-
tained the post of treasurer of the expedition, and
sailed with the same, 21 Nov., 1564, from the port
of Navidad. He accompanied Legaspi during the
conquest, and after the latter's death was called
to the chief command of the Philippines. Not-
withstanding his advanced age, he governed the
islands wisely, conquered the provinces of Pan-
gasinan and I locos, and forced the Chinese general
of the corsair " Li-Ma-Hon " to surrender Manila,
which he fortified. In August, 1575, the newly
appointed governor-general, Dr. Francisco de
Saude, arrived, and Labezares surrendered the
government. His official acts were approved, and
till his death he retained the honorary title and
salary of lieutenant-governor. He wrote a narra-
tive of his two voyages to Florida, and one of the
conquest of the Philippines, published by order
of the Spanish government (Madrid, 1578).
LA BORDE, French traveller. He was em-
ployed in the Jesuit missions in the Antilles to-
ward the middle of the 17th century, and was
probably a member of the Jesuit order. Nothing
is known of his life. He wrote "Relation de
l'origine, mceurs, coutumes, guerres et voyages des
Caraibes, sauvages des iles Antilles de l'Amerique "
(Paris, 1674 ; German translation, Nuremberg, 1783).
The account which this author gives of the man-
ners and customs of the Caribs is among the most
interesting in existence.
LA BORDE, Maximilian, educator, b. in Edge-
field, S. C, 5 June, 1804; d. in Columbia, S. C, 6
Nov., 1873. He was graduated at the College of
South Carolina in 1821, and after studying law for
two years entered the Medical college of Charles-
ton, where he received his degree in 1826. He
practised medicine in Edgefield, was editor of the
"Edgefield Advertiser" in 1836-'8, a member of
the state legislature, and in 1839 became secretary
of the state, and removed to Columbia. He was
elected a trustee of South Carolina college in 1841,
in 1842 became professor of logic and English lit-
erature in that institution, and in 1845 was trans-
ferred to the chair of metaphysics. In 1865 South
Carolina college became the University of South
Carolina, and in this reorganization Dr. La Borde
was put in charge of the school of rhetoric, criti-
cism, elocution, and the English language and lit-
erature. His connection with the university lasted
till his death. During the civil war the central
organization was established under his auspices,
for receiving supplies for the state troops. He
was for a time one of the regents of the state luna-
tic asylum, and subsequently president of the
board. He is the author of " Introduction to
Physiology " (New York, 1855) ; " History of South
Carolina College" (Charleston, S. G, 1859); and
" Story of Lethea and Verona " (1860) ; and con-
tributed to various magazines.
LA BOLLAYE, Edouard René Léfevre', French author, b. in Paris, 18 Jan., 1811: d. there, 25 May, 1883. He studied law while following a
