(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…
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Indigenous peoples exist throughout the world, from South America to Asia, Europe to Australia. And North America is no different— with 574 recognized tribes in the continental…
(Encyclopedia) Cornelius, PeterCornelius, Peterpāˈtər kôrnāˈlē&oobreve;s [key], 1824–74, German composer and poet; follower of Liszt and Wagner. He wrote music criticism, songs, and poetry but is…
(Encyclopedia) Chapelain, JeanChapelain, JeanzhäN shäplăNˈ [key], 1595–1674, French critic and poet. His works include La Pucelle (1656), an epic poem about Joan of Arc. Chapelain was a founding…
(Encyclopedia) El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)El Niño–Southern Oscillationĕl nēnˈyō [key], large-scale climatic fluctuation of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the overlying atmosphere. The El Niño…
(Encyclopedia) Sisi or Sissi, Abdul Fattah El-Sisi or Sissi, Abdul Fattah El-äbˈdəl fätˈtä ĕ-sēˈsē [key], 1954–, Egyptian military officer and government official, b. Cairo, grad. Egyptian Military…
