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San Pedro de Macorís

(Encyclopedia) San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macoríssän pāˈᵺrō ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 123,987), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Higuamo River. It is the…

Folgore da San Geminiano

(Encyclopedia) Folgore da San GeminianoFolgore da San Geminianofôlˈgōrā dä sän jāmēnyäˈnō [key], fl. 1308–16, Italian poet. Mesi, his cycle of sonnets on the seasons and their appropriate pleasures,…

San Blas Islands

(Encyclopedia) San Blas IslandsSan Blas Islandssän bläs [key], formerly MulatasSan Blas Islandsm&oomacr;läˈtäs [key], archipelago off the northeast coast of Panama. It consists of 332 coral…

San Germán

(Encyclopedia) San GermánSan Germánsän hārmänˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 34,962), SW Puerto Rico, in an agricultural area producing coffee, sugar, tobacco, and fruit. The original village was founded in…

San Ildefonso, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) San Ildefonso, Treaty of, any of several treaties signed at the royal residence of San Ildefonso, Spain. 1 The Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1796 was an alliance of France with Spain…

San Marino, country, Europe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 San MarinoSan Marinosän märēˈnō [key], officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2015 est. pop. 33,000), 24 sq mi (62 sq km), in the Apennines near the Adriatic Sea, SW of…

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Richmond–San Rafael Bridge, W Calif., c.4 mi (6 km) long, part of the network of bridges serving the San Francisco Bay area; completed in 1957. It provides an essential link between…

San Gabriel

(Encyclopedia) San GabrielSan Gabrielsăn gāˈbrēəl [key], city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured…

Rosas, Juan Manuel de

(Encyclopedia) Rosas, Juan Manuel deRosas, Juan Manuel dehwän mänwĕlˈ dā rôˈsäs [key], 1793–1877, Argentine dictator, governor of Buenos Aires prov. (1829–32, 1835–52). As a boy he served under…

Sierra Nevada, mountain range, United States

(Encyclopedia) Sierra NevadaSierra Nevadasēĕrˈə nəväˈdə [key], mountain range, c.400 mi (640 km) long and from c.40 to 80 mi (60–130 km) wide, mostly in E Calif. It rises to 14,495 ft (4,418 m) in Mt…