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Olisipo

(Encyclopedia)Olisipo: see Lisbon, Portugal.

Busaco

(Encyclopedia)Busaco: see Bussaco, Portugal.

Buçaco

(Encyclopedia)Buçaco: see Bussaco, Portugal.

Pôrto

(Encyclopedia)Pôrto: see Oporto, Portugal.

Açores

(Encyclopedia)Açores: see Azores, Portugal.

Eanes, António dos Santos Ramalho

(Encyclopedia)Eanes, António dos Santos Ramalho äNtônˈyo͞o do͞os säNˈto͞oz rämälˈyo͞o yäˈnēsh [key], 1935–, Portuguese military leader and politician. Eanes became disillusioned with Portugal's co...

Coimbra

(Encyclopedia)Coimbra kōēmˈbrə [key], city, capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego ...

Fanshawe, Sir Richard

(Encyclopedia)Fanshawe, Sir Richard fănˈshô [key], 1608–66, English diplomat and man of letters. He was secretary to the ambassador to Spain (1635–38) and chargé d'affaires there (1638). During the English ...

Iberian Peninsula

(Encyclopedia)Iberian Peninsula, c.230,400 sq mi (596,740 sq km), SW Europe, separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees. Comprising Spain and Portugal, it is washed on the N and W by the Atlantic Ocean and o...

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