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San Francisco, Calif.
Mayor: Edwin M. Lee (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 805,235 (13); Male: 408,462 (50.7%); Female: 396,…San Jose, Calif.
Mayor: Chuck Reed (to Nov. 2014) City Manager: Debra Figone 2010 census population (rank): 945,942 (10); Male: 475…San Francisco Landmarks
by Liz Olson photos by Carol M. Highsmith A city rich in culture and diversity, San Francisco sits on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Millions have entered San…Jorge Luis CÓRDOVA DÍAZ, Congress, PR (1907-1994)
CÓRDOVA DÍAZ, Jorge Luis, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Manatí, P.R., April 20, 1907; A.B., Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1928; LL.B., Harvard University,…San Francisco Bay
(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. The bay is as deep as 100 ft (30…Rogers, Woodes
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Woodes, 1679?–1732, British privateer and colonial administrator. A romantic figure, Rogers plundered (1708–9) Spanish commerce in the Pacific and rescued Alexander Selkirk…Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco, d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, FranciscoFernández de Córdoba, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he…Baltasar CORRADA-del RÍO, Congress, PR (1935)
CORRADA-DEL RÍO Baltasar , A Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Morovis, P.R., April 10, 1935; attended Morovis Public Elementary School; graduated from Colegio Ponceno de Varones High…John Clay DAVIES, Congress, NY (1920-2002)
DAVIES John Clay , a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 1, 1920; attended Camden (N.Y.) High School; attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Hamilton…Lavalleja, Juan Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Lavalleja, Juan AntonioLavalleja, Juan Antoniohwän äntōˈnyō läväyāˈhä [key], c.1786–1853, Uruguayan revolutionist. After serving under José Gervasio Artigas, Lavalleja was imprisoned…Trending
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