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'''Mariano Velázquez''' (June 28, 1778 – February 19, 1860), (full name '''Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena''') was an accomplished Mexican grammarian, scholar, and author in the 19th century. He was appointed Professor of the Spanish Language and Literature at [[Columbia University|Columbia College]] in 1830, a position that he held until his death in 1861.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CWPOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=mariano+velazquez+de+la+cadena+columbia+college&source=bl&ots=SNJkX9TNPY&sig=cxyxt7_Zoe0EDdk11DeSquIPh9M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Rd_FU6jrLpCvyASWsYAg&ved=0CCQQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=mariano%20velazquez%20de%20la%20cadena%20columbia%20college&f=false |title=Catalogue of the officers and graduates of Columbia college (originally King's college) in the city of New York, 1754-1888 |date=1888 |page=28 |publisher=[[Columbia University|Columbia College]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1860/02/21/news/died.html |title=Died |date=February 21, 1860 |newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref>
==Early life==
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==Legacy==
In 1852, Velázquez used [[Dr. Don Mateo Seoane]]'s edition of the revered [[Neumon and Baretti Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages]] as a basis for his version, A Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages. Velázquez's dictionary became the preeminent authority in Spanish-English dictionaries, giving editors and publishers the model for Spanish-English dictionaries. Edward Gray revised the first edition, creating A New Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages almost a half century later. Several revisions have been made to Velazquez's first edition, the most recent by [[Velázquez Press]] in 2003, helping it remain a venerable dictionary throughout the world.
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