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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count

(Encyclopedia)Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count käˈpō dēˈstrēä [key], Gr. Joannes Antonios Capodistrias or Kapodistrias, 1776–1831, Greek and Russian statesman, b. Corfu. After administrative work in ...

Goliad

(Encyclopedia)Goliad gōˈlēăd [key], city (2020 pop. 1,620), seat of Goliad co., S Tex., on the San Anto...

Texas, University of

(Encyclopedia)Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at Houston and San Anto...

Moor, Antonis

(Encyclopedia)Moor, Antonis: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Mor, Antonis

(Encyclopedia)Mor, Antonis: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Lasca, Il

(Encyclopedia)Lasca, Il: see Grazzini, Antonio Francesco. ...

More, Sir Anthony

(Encyclopedia)More, Sir Anthony: see Moro, Antonio. ...

Vecchio, Il

(Encyclopedia)Vecchio, Il: see Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'. ...

Madeira, river, Bolivia and Brazil

(Encyclopedia)Madeira mədāˈrə [key], river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c.60 mi (100 km), ...