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Antofagasta
(Encyclopedia) Antofagasta Antofagasta äntōfägäˈstä [key], city, capital of Antofagasta region, N Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta was founded by Chileans in…Irala, Domingo Martínez de
(Encyclopedia) Irala, Domingo Martínez deIrala, Domingo Martínez dedōmēngˈgō märtēˈnās dā ēräˈlä [key], d. 1556 or 1557, first governor of Paraguay. Of Basque origin, he accompanied Pedro de Mendoza…Concepción
(Encyclopedia) Concepción Concepción kōnsĕpsēōnˈ [key], city, capital of Biobío region, S central Chile, near the…Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez
(Encyclopedia) Cabrillo, Juan RodríguezCabrillo, Juan Rodríguezhwän rôᵺrēˈgāth käbrēˈlyō [key], Port. João Rodrigues Cabrilho, d. 1543, Spanish conquistador and discoverer of California, b. Portugal…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act II, Scene III
Scene IIILeonato's orchardEnter BenedickBenedickBoy!Enter BoyBoySignior?BenedickIn my chamber-window lies a book: bring it hither to me in the orchard.BoyI am here already, sir.BenedickI know…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act V
Act VScene IBefore Leonato's houseEnter Leonato and AntonioAntonioIf you go on thus, you will kill yourself: And 'tis not wisdom thus to second grief Against yourself.LeonatoI pray thee,…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act I
Act IScene IBefore Leonato's houseEnter Leonato, Hero, and Beatrice, with a MessengerLeonatoI learn in this letter that Don Peter of Arragon comes this night to Messina.MessengerHe is very…Rajoy Brey, Mariano
(Encyclopedia) Rajoy Brey, MarianoRajoy Brey, Marianomärēäˈnō rähoiˈ brā [key], 1955–, Spanish political leader, b. Santiago de Compostela. The son of a prominent Galician lawyer, he received (1978)…Plata, Río de la
(Encyclopedia) Plata, Río de laPlata, Río de larēˈō ᵺā lä pläˈtä [key], estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the…Gregory XII
(Encyclopedia) Gregory XII, c.1327–1417, pope (1406–15), a Venetian named Angelo Correr; successor of Innocent VII. As a condition of election, Gregory promised to do everything possible to end the…