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São João de Meriti
(Encyclopedia)São João de Meriti souN zhwouN ᵺĭ mərēˈtĭ, də mĭrētēˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 508,200), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, a residential suburb northwest of the city of Rio de Janeiro....Chavín de Huántar
(Encyclopedia)Chavín de Huántar chävēnˈ dā wänˈtär [key], archaeological site in the northeastern highlands of Peru, near the headwaters of the Marañon River. It flourished between c.900 b.c. and 200 b.c....Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1833–91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several novels, including El sombrero de tres picos (1874, tr. The Three-cornered Hat,...González de Ávila, Gil
(Encyclopedia)González de Ávila, Gil hēl gōnthäˈlĕth dā äˈvēlä [key], d. 1543, Spanish conquistador. Despite the opposition of Pedro Arias de Ávila, he conquered Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua in ...Heem, Jan Davidszoon de
(Encyclopedia)Heem, Jan Davidszoon de kōrˈnāˌlĭs [key], c.1631–1695, painted works that were often confused with his father's. ...Benoît de Sainte-More
(Encyclopedia)Benoît de Sainte-More or Benoît de Sainte-Maure bĕnwäˈ də săNt–môrˈ [key], 1154–73, French trouvère. He was the author of the Roman de Troie, a romance in 30,000 verses. It became a prim...Girardin, Delphine Gay de
(Encyclopedia)Girardin, Delphine Gay de dĕlfēnˈ gā də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1804–55, French writer; wife of Émile de Girardin. She wrote patriotic poems and, under the pseudonym Vicomte Charles de Launay, w...Mendoza, Iñigo López de
(Encyclopedia)Mendoza, Iñigo López de: see Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de. ...Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego
(Encyclopedia)Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego: see Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de. ...Étoile, Place de l'
(Encyclopedia)Étoile, Place de l', Paris: see Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. ...Browse by Subject
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