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(Encyclopedia) sandalwood, name for several fragrant tropical woods, especially for Santalum album, an evergreen partially parasitic tree either native to India or introduced there centuries ago. It…Alvarado, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Alvarado, Pedro deAlvarado, Pedro depāˈᵺrō dā [key]Alvarado, Pedro de älväräˈᵺō [key], 1486–1541, Spanish conquistador. He went to Hispaniola (1510), sailed in the expedition (1518) of…Mosquito Coast
(Encyclopedia) Mosquito Coast or MosquitiaMosquitiaməskēˈtēə, mōskētēˈä [key], region, east coast of Nicaragua and Honduras. The name is derived from the Miskito, the indigenous inhabitants and…Spanish art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Spanish art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced in what is now the European country of Spain. Open to a wide variety of cultural influences, the art and…Frondizi, Arturo
(Encyclopedia) Frondizi, ArturoFrondizi, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō frôndēˈsē [key], 1908–95, president of Argentina (1958–62). A lawyer and economist, he opposed Juan Perón and rose to prominence…Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa de
(Encyclopedia) Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deÉboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa deäˈnä ᵺā māndōˈthä ᵺā lä thārˈdä prēnthāˈsä ᵺā āˈbōlē [key], 1540–92, Spanish noblewoman.…Lewisohn, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Lewisohn, LudwigLewisohn, Ludwigl&oomacr;ˈĭzōn [key], 1882–1955, American author, b. Berlin. After teaching German at Ohio State (1911–19), he was associate editor for the Nation (…Espejo, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia) Espejo, Antonio deEspejo, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā āspāˈhō [key], fl. 1582–83, Spanish explorer. In 1582 he was sent out from San Bartolomé, Mexico, to rescue missionaries said to be…Carrera, José Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Carrera, José MiguelCarrera, José Miguelhōsāˈ mēgĕlˈ [key], 1785–1821, Chilean revolutionist. With his brothers, Juan José and Luis, he overthrew the revolutionary junta headed by…Queen Charlotte Islands
(Encyclopedia) Queen Charlotte Islands, archipelago of several large and many small islands, off the coast of W British Columbia, Canada. The main islands are Graham and Moresby. Masset on Graham…Trending
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