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Mitre, Bartolomé
(Encyclopedia) Mitre, BartoloméMitre, Bartolomébärˌtōlōmāˈ mēˈtrā [key], 1821–1906, Argentine statesman, general, and author, president of the republic (1862–68). An opponent of Juan Manuel de Rosas…Green Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Green Mountains, range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi (402 km) from north to south and extending from S Que., Canada to Vt. Mt. Mansfield, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, in…California
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CaliforniaCaliforniakălˌĭfôrˈnyə [key], most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona…Garay, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Garay, Juan deGaray, Juan dehwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez…Valdés, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Valdés, Juan deValdés, Juan dehwän ᵺā väldāsˈ [key], c.1500–1540, Spanish reformer, b. Cuenca. Suspected by the Inquisition, he went soon after 1530 to Naples, where he became the…Jaime BENÍTEZ, Congress, PR (1908-2001)
BENÍTEZ Jaime , a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Vieques, P.R., October 29, 1908; B.L., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1930; M.L., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C…mountain
(Encyclopedia) mountain, high land mass projecting conspicuously above its surroundings and usually of limited width at its summit. Although isolated mountains are not unusual, mountains commonly…Great Smoky Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, on the N.C.–Tenn. border; highest range E of the Mississippi and one of the oldest uplands on earth. The mountains are named for…Nueva San Salvador
(Encyclopedia) Nueva San SalvadorNueva San Salvadornwāˈvä [key]Nueva San Salvadorsän sälväᵺōrˈ [key] or Santa TeclaSanta Teclasänˈtä tāˈklä [key], city (1993 est. pop. 96,113), central El Salvador.…Don Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Don Giovanni: see Don Juan.Trending
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