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Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile
(Encyclopedia)Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile hwän mänwĕlˈ, ēnfänˈtā ᵺā kästēˈlā [key], 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called the Wise). Juan Manuel was a w...San Juan, city, Puerto Rico
(Encyclopedia)San Juan, city (1990 pop. 437,745), capital, largest city, chief port, and commercial and cultural center of Puerto Rico, NE Puerto Rico. Coffee, tobacco, sugar, and fruit are exported from the busy p...León, Juan Ponce de
(Encyclopedia)León, Juan Ponce de: see Ponce de León, Juan. ...Montalván, Juan Pérez de
(Encyclopedia)Montalván, Juan Pérez de: see Pérez de Montalván, Juan. ...Ruiz de Apodaca, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Ruiz de Apodaca, Juan: see Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de. ...Rozas, Juan Martínez de
(Encyclopedia)Rozas, Juan Martínez de: see Martínez de Rozas, Juan. ...La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la. ...Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de
(Encyclopedia)Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de: see Acuña, Juan de. ...Macip, Vicente Juan
(Encyclopedia)Macip or Masip, Vicente Juan vēthānˈtā hwän mäthēpˈ, mäsēpˈ [key], c.1523–1579, Spanish religious painter of the Valencian school, known as Juan de Juanes and Vicente Joanes. One of the S...Juan de Fuca Strait
(Encyclopedia)Juan de Fuca Strait wän də fyo͞oˈkə [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 100 mi (161 km) long and 11 to 17 mi (18–27 km) wide, between Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Washington state, li...Browse by Subject
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