CAPMANY, Antonio de Montpalany (1743-1813), a Spanish historian and philosopher, was born at Barcelona. He spent the early part of his life in military service, and after his retirement in 1770 removed to Madrid, where he was elected secretary of the Royal Academy of History. His principal works are,— Memorias historicas sobre la Marina, Commercio, y Artes de l' antigua ciudad de Barcelona, 4to, Madrid, -1779-1792; Teatro liistorico-critico de la Eloquencia Española, 4to, Madrid, 1786; Dictionario Frances-Español, 4to, Madrid, 1805; Filosofia de l’Elo-cuencia, 1776; and Questiones criticas sobre varios puntos de historia economica, politisa, y militar, 8vo, 1807.