(Encyclopedia) Child, Lydia Maria, 1802–80, American author and abolitionist, b. Lydia Maria Francis, Medford, Mass. She edited (1826–34) the Juvenile Miscellany, a children's periodical. She and her…
(Encyclopedia) Heredia, José MaríaHeredia, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä ārāˈᵺēä [key], 1803–39, Cuban journalist and poet. He is considered the most lyrical of the poets writing during the period of the…
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, Aristides MariaPereira, Aristides Mariaärĭshˈtēdĭsh märēˈä pərāˈrä [key], 1923–2011, first president of Cape Verde. In the late 1940s he became an activist in the struggle…
(Encyclopedia) Santa MariaSanta Mariasänˈtə mərēˈə [key], city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base.…
(Encyclopedia) Puerto de Santa MaríaPuerto de Santa Maríapwārˈtō [key]Puerto de Santa Maríaᵺā sänˈtä märēˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 64,849), Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Bay of Cádiz at…
(Encyclopedia) Sanguinetti, Julio MaríaSanguinetti, Julio Maríah&oomacr;ˈlēō märēˈä sängēnĕˈtē [key], 1936–, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (1985–90, 1995–2000). A lawyer and…
