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Kempener, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia) Kempener, Pieter deKempener, Pieter depēˈtər də kĕmˈpənər [key], c.1503–1580, Flemish painter, b. Brussels. He studied and painted for 10 years in Italy and about 1537 settled in…Petrópolis
(Encyclopedia) PetrópolisPetrópolispətrôˈp&oobreve;lēs [key], city (1996 pop. 267,704), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, picturesquely situated in hills just N of Rio de Janeiro. It is a…Saavedra Lamas, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Saavedra Lamas, CarlosSaavedra Lamas, Carloskärˈlōs sävāˈᵺrä läˈmäs [key], 1880–1959, Argentine statesman, foreign minister (1932–38). An advocate of Pan-Americanism and of the League…Negro, Río, river, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising as the Guainía River in E Colombia where it flows NE before turning south to form part of the Colombia-…Oraibi
(Encyclopedia) OraibiOraibiōrīˈbē [key], pueblo, N Ariz., on a mesa N of Winslow. It was built c.1150 and was discovered in 1540 by Pedro de Tovar, a lieutenant of Coronado. The mission of San…Ayolas, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Ayolas, Juan deAyolas, Juan dehwän dā äyōˈläs [key], d. 1537?, Spanish conquistador, explorer of the Río de la Plata country. He accompanied Pedro de Mendoza on his expedition of 1535–…Cueva, Beatriz de la
(Encyclopedia) Cueva, Beatriz de laCueva, Beatriz de labāätrēsˈ dā lä kwāˈvä [key], d. 1541, governor of Guatemala. After the death of her husband, Pedro de Alvarado, she maneuvered her own election…Chichicastenango
(Encyclopedia) ChichicastenangoChichicastenangochēˌchēkästānängˈgō [key], town, SW Guatemala. In the heart of the highlands, Chichicastenango was a trading town in ancient times. It became the…Ferdinand I, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1379?–1416, king of Aragón and Sicily and count of Barcelona (1412–16), second son of John I of Castile; nephew and successor of Martin of Aragón. In 1406, Ferdinand…Caupolicán
(Encyclopedia) CaupolicánCaupolicánkouˌpōlĭkänˈ [key], d. 1558, leader of the Araucanians who fiercely resisted the Spanish conquest of Chile. He attempted to carry on the reconquest begun by Lautaro…Trending
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