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(Encyclopedia) CaucaCaucakouˈkä [key], river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, near Popayán, W Colombia. It flows north in a rift valley between the Cordillera Central and…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W
Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…Machar, Josef Svatopluk
(Encyclopedia) Machar, Josef SvatoplukMachar, Josef Svatoplukyôˈzĕf sväˈtôpl&oobreve;k mäˈkhär [key], 1854–1942, Czech poet and essayist. A leader of the realist movement in Czech poetry and a…Barranquilla
(Encyclopedia) Barranquilla Barranquilla bärängkēˈyä [key], city, capital of Atlántico dept., N Colombia, on the…Jiménez de Quesada, Gonzalo
(Encyclopedia) Jiménez de Quesada, GonzaloJiménez de Quesada, Gonzalogōnthäˈlō hēmāˈnĕth dā kāsäˈᵺä [key], c.1499–1579, Spanish conquistador in Colombia. Chief magistrate of Santa Marta, he was…Hebbel, Christian Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Hebbel, Christian FriedrichHebbel, Christian Friedrichkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭkh hĕbˈəl [key], 1813–63, German tragic dramatist. Born poor, he was largely self-educated. Hegel's historical…Colosio Murrieta, Luis Donaldo
(Encyclopedia) Colosio Murrieta, Luis DonaldoColosio Murrieta, Luis Donaldol&oomacr;ēsˈ ᵺônälˈdō kôlôˈsyō m&oobreve;ryāˈtä [key], 1948–94, Mexican politician and government official, b.…Bastidas, Rodrigo de
(Encyclopedia) Bastidas, Rodrigo deBastidas, Rodrigo derôᵺrēˈgō dā bästēˈᵺäs [key], c.1460–1526, Spanish conquistador in Colombia. In 1501, accompanied by Balboa and Juan de la Cosa, he discovered…Santander
(Encyclopedia) Santander, city (1990 pop. 194,221), capital of the autonomous region and coextensive prov. of Cantabria, N Spain, on Santander Bay and the Bay of Biscay. It is a seaport, fishing…Kahlo, Frida
(Encyclopedia) Kahlo, FridaKahlo, Fridafrēˈdä käˈlō [key], 1907–54, Mexican painter, b. Coyoacán as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón. As a result of an accident at age 15, Kahlo turned her…Trending
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