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Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Rio GrandeRio Granderēˈō grănd, rēˈō gränˈdē [key], river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past…

Where Spanish Is Spoken

Source: Ethnologue The places listed below have Spanish-speaking populations greater than 100,000. Mexico104,000,000 Colombia 42,300,000 Argentina 39,500,000…

FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists

The FBI's newest tactic (Images Source/FBI) Related Links Al-QaedaOsama bin Laden is SEALed and DeliveredHezbollahTerrorism Around the WorldTerrorist Trouble SpotsInt'l Terrorist…

Alegría, Claribel

(Encyclopedia) Alegría, Claribel, 1924–2018, Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, b. Nicaragua as Clara Isabel Alegría Vides, grad. George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1948). Her family went into exile in El…

Chibcha

(Encyclopedia) ChibchaChibchachĭbˈchə [key], indigenous people of the eastern cordillera of the Andes of Colombia. Although trade with neighboring tribes was common, the Chibcha seem to have evolved…

Federmann, Nikolaus

(Encyclopedia) Federmann, NikolausFedermann, Nikolausnēˈkōlous fāˈdərmän [key], 1501–42, German adventurer in Venezuela and Colombia. In the service of the Welser brothers, Augsburg bankers to whom…

Hatshepsut

(Encyclopedia) HatshepsutHatshepsuthätshĕpˈs&oobreve;t [key], d. 1458 b.c., ruler of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; eldest daughter of Thutmose I. She managed to rule Egypt by relegating…

O'Connor, Sandra Day

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930–2023, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1981–2006), b. El Paso, Tex. Graduating…