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Río Grande del Norte National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Río Grande del Norte National Monument, 242,500 acres (98,140 hectares), N central N.Mex, on the Taos Plateau between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mts.; est. 2013. The monument…García Godoy, Héctor
(Encyclopedia) García Godoy, HéctorGarcía Godoy, Héctorĕkˈtōr gärsēˈä gōˈᵺoi [key], 1921–70, president of the Dominican Republic (1965–66). A lawyer and diplomat, he served as foreign minister under…Grabbe, Christian Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Grabbe, Christian DietrichGrabbe, Christian Dietrichkrĭsˈtēän dēˈtrĭkh gräbˈə [key], 1801–36, German dramatist and journalist. Critical of “Shakespearomania,” Grabbe strove for a…Klallam
(Encyclopedia) KlallamKlallamklălˈəm [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They…Joselito
(Encyclopedia) JoselitoJoselitohōsālēˈtō [key], 1895–1920, Spanish matador, b. Seville as José Gómez. A prodigy, he appeared first as a torero in 1908 and later toured Spain as one of a child-…Espanola
(Encyclopedia) Espanola Espanola ĕsˌpənyōlˈə [key], city, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties., N central N.Mex., on the…Morro Castle
(Encyclopedia) Morro CastleMorro Castlemôrˈō [key], fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba. It was erected by the Spanish in 1589 to protect the city from buccaneers. The fort was also…Céspedes, Carlos Manuel de, 1819–74, Cuban revolutionist
(Encyclopedia) Céspedes, Carlos Manuel deCéspedes, Carlos Manuel dekärˈlōs mänwĕlˈ dā sāˈspāᵺās [key], 1819–74, Cuban revolutionist. He completed his education in Spain and there took part (1843) in…Santa Catalina
(Encyclopedia) Santa CatalinaSanta Catalinasănˈtə kătˌəlēˈnə [key] or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Channel Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and…Santa Fe, city, Argentina
(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. On the eastern margin of the Pampa (see…Trending
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