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Chihuahua, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Chihuahua Chihuahua chēwäˈwä [key], state, 94,831 sq mi (245,612 sq km), N Mexico, on the border of…

Logan, John Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Logan, John Alexander, 1826–86, American politician, Union general in the Civil War, b. Murphysboro, Ill. He fought in the Mexican War and practiced law in Illinois. A Democrat who…

Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor

(Encyclopedia) Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor, 1919–2016, Mexican political leader and businessman, b. Camargo, Chihuahua state, Mexico. A textile industry executive, he was a member of the…

Catalonia

(Encyclopedia) Catalonia Catalonia kătəlōˈnēə [key], Catalan Catalunya, Span. Cataluña,…

Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín

(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Lizardi, José JoaquínFernández de Lizardi, José Joaquínhōsāˈ hwäkēnˈ fārnänˈdās dā lēsärˈdē [key], 1776–1827, Mexican journalist, novelist, and dramatist, known by his…

Hardee, William Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hardee, William Joseph, 1815–73, American army officer, Confederate general, b. Camden co., Ga. A graduate of West Point, he served with distinction in the Mexican War and compiled…

Candela, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Candela, Felix (Félix Candela Outeriño)Candela, Felixfāˈlēks kändāˈlä [key], 1910–97, Mexican-American architect, b. Madrid. Candela studied in Madrid but was forced to flee Spain…

White Mountain

(Encyclopedia) White Mountain or White Hill, Czech Bílá Hora, hill near Prague, Czech Republic. There, in Nov., 1620, the Czech Protestants under Christian of Anhalt were routed by the combined…

Trelawny, Edward John

(Encyclopedia) Trelawny, Edward John, 1792–1881, English adventurer. A friend of Byron and Shelley, he was at Livorno when Shelley was drowned, and later served with Byron in the Greek War of…

Bruce, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Edward, d. 1318, Scottish king of Ireland, brother of Robert I of Scotland. He aided his brother in the war for independence from England and in 1315 was declared heir to Robert…