(Encyclopedia) ValparaisoValparaisovălpərīˈzō [key], Span. ValparaísoValparaisobälpäräēˈsō [key] [Span.,=vale of paradise], city (1992 pop. 276,737), capital of Valparaiso region, central Chile. It…
(Encyclopedia) QuichéQuichékēchāˈ [key], indigenous peoples of Mayan linguistic stock, in the western highlands of Guatemala; most important group of the ancient southern Maya. The largest of the…
(Encyclopedia) Panama, city (1990 pop. 584,803), central Panama, capital and largest city of Panama, on the Gulf of Panama. Founded in 1519 by Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city flourished in early…
Portugal: End of an Empire
The Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner
On December 20, 1999, Portugal gave up the last colony in its…
(Encyclopedia) La PazLa Pazlä päs [key], city (1992 pop. 713,378), W Bolivia, administrative capital (since 1898) and largest city of Bolivia. The constitutional capital is Sucre. La Paz, the highest…
(Encyclopedia) Las Casas, Bartolomé deLas Casas, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā läs käˈsäs [key], 1474–1566, Spanish missionary and historian, called the apostle of the Indies. He went to Hispaniola with…
(Encyclopedia) Martin V, 1368–1431, pope (1417–31), a Roman named Oddone Colonna; successor of Gregory XII. He was created cardinal by Innocent VII, and in the schism (see Schism, Great) he attended…
2001 National League Preview by Michael Morrison National League East Atlanta Braves They're similar to the Minnesota Twins in that they have a fantastic righty/lefty combo (…
