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Zumárraga, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Zumárraga, Juan de hwän dā tho͞omäˈrägä [key], 1468–1548, Spanish churchman, first bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan. Going to Mexico in 1528, he became prominent in governmental affairs and op...Plata, Río de la
(Encyclopedia)Plata, Río de la rēˈō ᵺā lä pläˈtä [key], estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the estuary is c.120 mi...Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de (Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupéry) äNtwänˈ-märēˈ-rôzhāˈ də săNtĕgzüpārēˈ [key], 1900–1944, French aviator and writer. He became a commercial pilot and...Coningh, Philips de
(Encyclopedia)Coningh, Philips de: see Koninck, Philips de. ...Commines, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia)Commines, Philippe de: see Comines, Philippe de. ...Commynes, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia)Commynes, Philippe de: see Comines, Philippe de. ...Coster, Charles de
(Encyclopedia)Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles. ...Cosimo de' Medici
(Encyclopedia)Cosimo de' Medici: see Medici, Cosimo de'. ...Gasperi, Alcide de
(Encyclopedia)Gasperi, Alcide de: see De Gasperi, Alcide. ...Gaulle, Charles de
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