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Ciego de Ávila
(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, FranciscoGil de Taboada y de Lemos, Franciscofränthēsˈkō hēl dā täbōäˈᵺä ē ᵺā lāˈmōs [key], d. 1809, Spanish colonial administrator. After serving as viceroy…Beauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Beauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis deBeauharnois, Charles de la Boische, marquis deshärl də lä bwäsh märkēˈ də bōärnwäˈ [key], 1670–1749, French governor of New France (1726–…Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Boutet de Monvel, Louis MauriceBoutet de Monvel, Louis Mauricelwē mōrēsˈ b&oomacr;tāˈ də môNvĕlˈ [key], 1851–1913, French painter and illustrator. His fame rests chiefly on his…Musset, Alfred de
(Encyclopedia) Musset, Alfred de (Louis Charles Alfred de Musset)Musset, Alfred deälfrĕdˈ də müsāˈ [key], 1810–57, French romantic poet, dramatist, and fiction writer. His first collection of poems,…Broglie
(Encyclopedia) BroglieBrogliebrôˈyə, brôglēˈ [key], French noble family of Piedmontese origin, who settled in France in the 17th cent. Victor Maurice, comte de Broglie, 1647–1727, was marshal of…Velde, van de
(Encyclopedia) Velde, van deVelde, van devän də vĕlˈdə [key], 17th-century Dutch family of artists. Jan van de Velde, 1593–1641, was a draftsman and engraver as well as a painter. His cousin Esaias…Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñez
(Encyclopedia) Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar NúñezCabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñezälˈvär n&oomacr;ˈnyāth käbāˈthä dā väˈkä [key], c.1490–c.1557, Spanish explorer. Cabeza de Vaca [cow's head] was not actually…Noailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Noailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte deNoailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte delwē märēˈ äNˈtwänˈ vēkôNtˈ [key]Noailles, Louis Marie Antoine, vicomte de də nōīˈyə [key], 1756–1804,…La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
(Encyclopedia) La Tour, Maurice Quentin deLa Tour, Maurice Quentin demōrēsˈ käNtăNˈ [key]La Tour, Maurice Quentin de də lä t&oomacr;r [key], 1704–88, French portraitist working in pastel. From…Trending
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