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Agustini, Delmira
(Encyclopedia) Agustini, DelmiraAgustini, Delmiradĕlmēˈrä äg&oomacr;stēˈnē [key], c.1886–1914, Uruguayan poet. Essentially a poet of ideas, Agustini combined deep spiritual and erotic yearnings…Juárez
(Encyclopedia) Juárez, officially Heroica Ciudad Juárez, city (1990 pop. 789,522) Chihuahua state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Tex. Connected with the United States by three…Sisi, Abdul Fattah El-
(Encyclopedia) Sisi or Sissi, Abdul Fattah El-Sisi or Sissi, Abdul Fattah El-äbˈdəl fätˈtä ĕ-sēˈsē [key], 1954–, Egyptian military officer and government official, b. Cairo, grad. Egyptian Military…Vasconcelos, José
(Encyclopedia) Vasconcelos, JoséVasconcelos, Joséhōsāˈ väskōnsāˈlōs [key], 1882–1959, Mexican educator and writer. He headed (1920–24) the National Univ. of Mexico and, as minister of education under…Mayno, Juan Bautista
(Encyclopedia) Mayno or Maino, Juan BautistaMayno or Maino, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä mīˈnō [key], 1578–1649, Spanish painter. He entered the Dominican order in Toledo, where he is thought to have…Asherah
(Encyclopedia) AsherahAsherahăshˈərə [key] or AsherothAsheroth-rŏth [key], Canaanite fertility goddess and the wooden cult symbol that represented her. She is the consort of El in the Ugaritic texts…Aphek
(Encyclopedia) AphekAphekāˈfĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal town, the modern Ras el-Ain or Rosh Hayim (Israel). Herod called it Antipatris. It is mentioned in Egyptian documents dating from…Ciudad Guzmán
(Encyclopedia) Ciudad Guzmán Ciudad Guzmán sy&oomacr;-ᵺäᵺˈ g&oomacr;smänˈ [key…Abreu, José Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Abreu, José Antonio, 1939–2018, Venezuelan music educator, economist, and politician. With degrees in petroleum economics and in organ and composition, Abreu was an economics professor…Alegría, Ciro
(Encyclopedia) Alegría, CiroAlegría, Cirosēˈrō älāgrēˈä [key], 1909–67, Peruvian novelist. Imprisoned several times for his political activities, Alegría was exiled to Chile in 1934. He gained fame…Trending
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