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(Encyclopedia) Alcobaça Alcobaça əlk&oobreve;bäˈsə [key], town, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. The town, a fruit processing and textile center,…
(Encyclopedia) James I, 1243–1311, king of Majorca (1276–1311), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier, son of James I of Aragón. In 1278 he was forced to become a vassal of his…
(Encyclopedia) Juan Manuel, Infante de CastileJuan Manuel, Infante de Castilehwän mänwĕlˈ, ēnfänˈtā ᵺā kästēˈlā [key], 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called…
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