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Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín

(Encyclopedia) Moreto y Cabaña, AgustínMoreto y Cabaña, Agustínäg&oomacr;stēnˈ mōrāˈtō ē käbäˈnyä [key], 1618–69, dramatic poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. Moreto borrowed and often…

Egypt Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 8/22/2022[source] Pres. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Vice Pres. restored in 2014, but still VACANT…

Gracián, Baltasar

(Encyclopedia) Gracián, BaltasarGracián, Baltasarbältäsärˈ gräthyänˈ [key], 1601–58, Spanish Jesuit philosopher and writer. A scholar, satirist, and epigrammatist, Gracián frequently ran afoul of…

Tirso de Molina

(Encyclopedia) Tirso de MolinaTirso de Molinatērˈsō dā mōlēˈnä [key], pseud. of Fray Gabriel TéllezTirso de Molinagäbrēĕlˈ tĕlˈyĕth [key], 1584?–1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age…

Richard Crawford WHITE, Congress, TX (1923-1998)

WHITE, Richard Crawford, a Representative from Texas; born in El Paso, Tex., April 29, 1923; graduated from Dudley Primary School, and the El Paso High School, and the Citizen’s Military…

Weather: Child's Play

Child's PlayWeatherEl Nio: The Grown-Up ChildThe Connection Between the Sea and the AtmosphereChild's PlayLa Nia: The Kid's Sister El Nio has always been associated with economic hardship along the…

Reyles, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Reyles, CarlosReyles, Carloskärˈlōs rāˈlās [key], 1868–1938, Uruguayan novelist. A wealthy breeder of horses, Reyles traveled extensively and devoted himself to writing. His…

Lempa

(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…

Pendlebury, John Devitt Stringfellow

(Encyclopedia) Pendlebury, John Devitt Stringfellow, 1904–41, British archaeologist. He participated in expeditions to Macedonia (1928) and Tell el Amarna (1928–29 and 1930–36). From 1930 to 1934 he…

Sudd

(Encyclopedia) SuddSudds&oobreve;d [key], swampy region, c.200 mi (320 km) long, and c.150 mi (240 km) wide, central South Sudan, E central Africa. It is fed by the Bahr el Jebel, the Bahr el…