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John XXI, pope
(Encyclopedia) John XXI, d. 1277, pope (1276–77), a Portuguese named Pedro Giuliano; successor of Adrian V. Known generally as Peter of Spain (Petrus Hispanus), he is the only Portuguese pope. Peter'…Huesca
(Encyclopedia) Huesca Huesca wāˈskä [key], town, capital of Huesca prov., NE Spain, in Aragón, at the…Sonsonate
(Encyclopedia) SonsonateSonsonatesōnsōnäˈtā [key], city (1993 pop. 46,101), capital of Sonsonate dept., SW El Salvador. It is the commercial center of a rich agricultural region, where cacao, coffee…Copiapó
(Encyclopedia) CopiapóCopiapókōpyäpōˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 79,268), capital of Atacama region, N central Chile, on the Copiapó River. An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama…Benalcázar, Sebastián de
(Encyclopedia) Benalcázar or Belalcázar, Sebastián deBenalcázar or Belalcázar, Sebastián desābästyänˈ dā bānälkäˈthär, bāläl– [key], c.1479–1551, Spanish conquistador. After accompanying Columbus on…Castro, Inés de
(Encyclopedia) Castro, Inés de, or Inez de CastroCastro, Inés de,both: īˈnĕz də kăsˈtrō, Port. ēnĕshˈ dĭ käshˈtr&oobreve; [key], d. 1355, Spanish noblewoman, a celebrated beauty, and a tragic…Montt, Jorge
(Encyclopedia) Montt, JorgeMontt, Jorgehôrˈhā mōnt [key], 1846–1922, Chilean vice admiral, president of Chile (1891–96). He was a distant relative of Manuel and Pedro Montt. A leader in the ruinous…Teruel
(Encyclopedia) TeruelTerueltĕrwĕlˈ [key], town (1990. pop. 28,488), capital of Teruel prov., E central Spain, in Aragón, at the confluence of the Guadalaviar and Alfambra rivers. The city is an…González de Ávila, Gil
(Encyclopedia) González de Ávila, GilGonzález de Ávila, Gilhēl gōnthäˈlĕth dā äˈvēlä [key], d. 1543, Spanish conquistador. Despite the opposition of Pedro Arias de Ávila, he conquered Honduras, Costa…Rulfo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Rulfo, JuanRulfo, Juanhwän r&oomacr;lˈfō [key], 1918–86, Mexican writer. In his fiction he recreates the desolation of his native southern Jalisco and brings to life its simple…Trending
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