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Cruz, Juan de la

(Encyclopedia)Cruz, Juan de la: see John of the Cross, Saint. ...

Coruña, A

(Encyclopedia)Coruña, A, or La Coruña, Spain: see A Coruña. ...

ILAS

(Encyclopedia)ILAS, instrument low-approach system: see instrument-landing system. ...

West, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)West, Thomas: see De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Baron. ...

Fort Polk

(Encyclopedia)Fort Polk, U.S. army post, 200,000 acres (80,937 hectares), SW La.; est. 1941 and named for the Rev. Leonidas Polk. It is a major army warm-weather training center. ...

Coustou

(Encyclopedia)Coustou ko͞osto͞oˈ [key], family of French sculptors. Nicolas Coustou, 1658–1733, studied with his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, with whom he later collaborated on the decorations at Marly and at Vers...
 

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