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Menéndez Pidal, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Menéndez Pidal, RamónMenéndez Pidal, Ramónrämōnˈ mānānˈdĕth pēᵺälˈ [key], 1869–1968, Spanish scholar and philologist. Menéndez Pidal was a noted authority on Spanish epic literature…

El-beth-el

(Encyclopedia) El-beth-el [Heb.,=God of the house of God], in the Bible, name given by Jacob to a place in Canaan where God appeared to him.

The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives"

The Question: How do they decide who are the FBI's 10 most wanted criminals? The Answer: According to the FBI web site, the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) at FBI headquarters calls upon…

Zaragoza

(Encyclopedia) ZaragozaZaragozathärägōˈthä [key] or SaragossaZaragozasârˌəgōˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 592,686), capital of Zaragoza prov. and leading city of Aragón, NE Spain, on the Ebro River. An…

State Department Notes on El Salvador

U.S. Department of State Background Note PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Republic of El Salvador Geography Area: 20,742. (8,008 sq. mi.); about the size of…

(Encyclopedia) Lissitzky, El (Eliezer Markovich Lissitzky)Lissitzky, Ellyĭsyētsˈkē [key], 1890–1941, Russian painter, designer, teacher, and architect. Lissitzky studied at Darmstadt and later taught…

Migdal-el

(Encyclopedia) Migdal-elMigdal-elmĭgˈdəl-ĕl [key], fortified town, N ancient Palestine. It is believed to be identical with the biblical Magdala.

Misti, El

(Encyclopedia) Misti, ElMisti, Elĕl mēˈstē [key], dormant volcano, c.19,150 ft (5,840 m) high, in the Cordillera Occidental, S Peru, rising over the city of Arequipa. El Misti is flanked by two other…

Kantara, El

(Encyclopedia) Kantara, El, Egypt: see Qantarah esh Sharqiya.

Greco, El

(Encyclopedia) Greco, ElGreco, Elĕl grĕkˈō [key], c.1541–1614, Greek painter in Spain, b. Candia (Iráklion), Crete. His real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos, of which several Italian and Spanish…