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(Encyclopedia) Saint-LouisSaint-LouissăN-lwē [key], city (1988 pop. 160,689), NW Senegal, a port at the mouth of the Senegal River. The terminus of a railroad from Dakar, it is a fishing, trade, and…repartimiento
(Encyclopedia) repartimientorepartimientorāpärtēmyĕnˈtō [key], in Spanish colonial practice, usually, the distribution of indigenous people for forced labor. In a broader sense it referred to any…Shirley, William
(Encyclopedia) Shirley, William, 1694–1771, colonial governor in British North America, b. England. He became a lawyer and in 1731 emigrated to Massachusetts. In 1741 he became governor of…Printz, Johan Björnsson
(Encyclopedia) Printz, Johan BjörnssonPrintz, Johan Björnssony&oomacr;ˈhän byörnˈsōn prĭnts [key], 1592–1663, colonial governor of New Sweden, b. Bottnaryd, Sweden. After serving as a mercenary…Potosí
(Encyclopedia) PotosíPotosípōtōsēˈ [key], city (1992 pop. 112,078), capital of Potosí dept., S Bolivia, at the foot of one of the world's richest ore mountains. In the cold, bleak, high Andes at an…Pendleton, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, Edmund, 1721–1803, American jurist and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Caroline co., Va. He began law practice in 1741 and was elected (1752) to the Virginia…Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen
(Encyclopedia) Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen, 1944–, Hong Kong government official and political leader. He joined the Hong Kong colonial civil service in 1967, and served in a variety of posts concerned…Croix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Croix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués deCroix, Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués dekärˈlōs fränthēsˈkō dā krəwäˈ märkāsˈ dā krəwäˈ [key], 1699–1786, Spanish colonial administrator…George, Lake
(Encyclopedia) George, Lake, glacial lake, 33 mi (53 km) long and 1 to 3 mi (1.6–5 km) wide, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y.; it drains NE via rapids and waterfalls into Lake…Gipson, Lawrence Henry
(Encyclopedia) Gipson, Lawrence HenryGipson, Lawrence Henrygĭpˈsən [key], 1880–1971, American historian, b. Greeley, Colo. A Rhodes scholar, he received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1918 and taught at…Trending
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