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Aljubarrota
(Encyclopedia) AljubarrotaAljubarrotaəlzh&oomacr;bər-rôˈtə [key], village, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. On Aug. 14, 1385, it was the site of the momentous battle in which…Alfonsine tables
(Encyclopedia) Alfonsine tables or Alphonsine tablesAlphonsine tablesălfŏnˈsĭn [key], compilation of astronomical data tabulating the positions and movements of the planets, completed c.1252 and…Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of, d. 1219, English nobleman. He became (1170) a guardian of Prince Henry, eldest son of Henry II, and supported him in his abortive rebellion (…John II, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) John II, 1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became…Viseu
(Encyclopedia) ViseuViseuvēzāˈ&oomacr; [key], town (1991 pop. 20,589), capital of Viseu dist. and Beira Alta, N central Portugal. The town has agricultural-processing and textile industries. It…Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia) Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio deHerrera y Tordesillas, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā ārāˈrä ē tôrᵺāsēˈlyäs [key], 1559?–1625, Spanish historian. Appointed official historiographer of Castile…Carmona
(Encyclopedia) Carmona Carmona kärmōˈnä [key], town, Sevilla prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia. It is a farm center…Quadruple Alliance
(Encyclopedia) Quadruple Alliance, any of several European alliances. The Quadruple Alliance of 1718 was formed by Great Britain, France, the Holy Roman emperor, and the Netherlands when Philip V of…Túy
(Encyclopedia) TúyTúyt&oomacr;ˈē [key], town (1990 pop. 16,248), Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Miño River, opposite the Portuguese town of Valença do Minho. The capital of the…Daimiel
(Encyclopedia) Daimiel Daimiel dīmyĕlˈ [key], town, Ciudad Real prov., central Spain, in Castile–La…Trending
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